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And plastics are cheaper than ever in N. America.

We fractionate the ethane out from natural gas, and we’re fracking a lot of natural gas.

And it isn’t easy to store ethane, so we’re turning on more and more plants to turn it into polyethylene.

At least in winter, the ethane can be used to froth up gasoline, but in summer, there’s not a lot to do with ethane.