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Supply Crisis
28 May 2026
The MDI Squeeze: Why European Polyurethane Procurement Is Entering Its Hardest Year Since 2018
MDI supply in Europe is tighter than at any point since the 2018 Brunsbüttel force majeure. BASF is permanently reducing capacity. Covestro is constrained. Middle Eastern arbitrage supply has been removed by Hormuz. And construction demand is recovering under EU renovation mandates. The combination is structural, not cyclical.
10 min read
Executive Brief
21 April 2026
Capacity Discipline Is Replacing Growth-at-Any-Cost
European chemical producers are exiting commodity categories, rationalising integrated sites, and redirecting capital to specialty applications. The supply surplus that defined procurement leverage from 2022 to 2025 is ending. Procurement strategies built on that assumption need to be revised.
9 min read
Supply Crisis
19 June 2026
The Hormuz Shock Is Not a Price Story. It Is a Supply Chain Architecture Story.
The US Iran conflict disrupted approximately 20% of global seaborne oil supply and 12% of global ethylene production. Three months later, procurement teams are discovering that the damage is structural, not cyclical — and that the supply chain designs that worked in 2024 are not adequate for the market they are operating in now.
14 min read
Regulatory Brief
14 June 2026
The Carbon Border Adjustment Is Not a Compliance Problem. It Is a Procurement Strategy Problem.
CBAM Phase 1 financial obligations began in January 2026. For most procurement teams, the framing has been wrong from the start - and that misframing is now becoming a commercial exposure.
11 min read
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