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US butane freight costs squeeze Asia arbitrage as Europe faces supply shortfall

Asian demand for replacement Gulf supplies and Atlantic winter blending requirements have pushed butane prices to multi-year highs.

Newsdesk5 November 20262 min readAggregated

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US butane freight costs squeeze Asia arbitrage as Europe faces supply shortfall

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