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New US ethane restrictions put strong export volumes to China ‘at risk’

TradeWinds · last updated

US ethane exports to China, which have remained resilient despite a trade war, are facing a threat from new rules imposed by Washington.

Ethane and butane market stakeholders received letters from the Bureau of Industry and Security stating that licenses will be required to ship the petroleum gases to China, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Enterprise Product Partners.