最近苯乙烯市场的好转可能已使许多业主大为吃惊,而且在生产商中终于出现了大范围的解困现象。问题是市场的好转是否标志着苯乙烯生产商赚钱的机会到来了。绝大多数厂商的乐观是值得警惕的。CMAI的Vince Sinclair说:“虽然这是市场保持上升的开始,但仍会遇到一些不顺利。”生产商中新产生的希望来自于前几个月他们获得的价格上涨。难以相信1999年初仍停滞在每吨400美元的苯乙 The recent improvement in the styrene market may have surprised many homeowners, and finally there has been a wide range of relief efforts among manufacturers. The question is whether the market’s improvement marks the opportunity for styrene producers to make money. The optimism of the vast majority of manufacturers is worthy of vigilance. CMAI’s Vince Sinclair said: “While this is the beginning of a sustained rise in the market, there will still be some unsuccessful outcomes.” The new hopes generated by the producers come from the price rise they had received in the past few months. It is hard to believe that at the beginning of 1999, it was still stagnating at 400 US dollars per ton of benzene.