亚洲金融危机对石化工业的影响及思考

1997年的亚洲金融危机对全球的石油及石油化工行业产生了重大影响,石油需求下降,油价下跌,石化产品市场低迷。世界的石化产品贸易格局出现了新的变化,兼并、联合、重组掀起热潮。作为资金和技术密集型的石化工业要注重经济效益,提高国际竞争力,走集约化发展的道路。

Influence of Asia Financial Crisis on Petrochemical Industry and Ponderation thereof

Asia financial crisis in 1997 had so significant influence on the worldwide petroleum andpetrochemical industries that the demand on oil came down, oil price decreased, market of petrochemicalproducts was in depression, operating rate of plants was on the low side and many constructionprojects and plans were cancelled. As a result, the trade pattern for petrochemical products appears newchanges and the prevailing practice of merger, combination and restructuring is starting quietly.Because of the fund and technology intensive characteristics, the petrochemical industry must lay stresson economic benefit, increase international competitiveness and take paths of intensive management.