What happens to your business, or your investments, if demand fails to return to the supply-driven Comfortable Middle Scenario forecast by consensus thinking? This is the question raised in our new Study, Demand – the New Direction for Profit (jointly produced by International eChem and ICIS). We suggest that access to a low-cost position on […]
Chemicals and the Economy
China’s PTA market moves to self-sufficiency and exports
Credit conditions are tightening day by day in China. Companies with good payment records over many years are seeing their borrowing limits cut back. 2016 is indeed proving to be the year that President Xi Jinping “takes the pain of restructuring”. At the same time, self-sufficiency has become a key strategy for many industries, in […]
Chemical companies see difficult times ahead in 2016
The chemical industry remains the best leading indicator for the global economy. That much is clear from the warnings it has delivered over the past year: Q3 results in November highlighted the need for “new strategies and business models“ Q2 results in July suggested “continued uncertainty over outlook“ Q1 2015 results in May revealed “increased […]
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