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European Firms Assess China Exit

By John Richardson CHINA’S rising labour costs and a worsening regulatory environment had resulted in almost a quarter of European firms to consider relocating their activities elsewhere, said a survey by the EU Chamber of Commerce and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Twenty-two percent of 557 respondents said they may move investment to other developing economies, […]

Economic concerns dampen EPCA meeting

By Malini Hariharan On a day when Asian stock markets tumbled on fresh worries about Europe’s debt problems and a wider economic slowdown, it was not surprising to read about the downbeat mood at this year’s European Petrochemical Association’s (EPCA) meeting in Berlin. Reports by the blog’s colleagues on ICIS news indicate that economic concerns […]

Huntsman to scale up India capacities

By Malini Hariharan US chemical producer Huntsman plans to rapidly expand capacities and sales in India, a country that has caught the attention of global majors. The blog caught up with the company’s President and CEO Peter Huntsman in Mumbai yesterday. “In every one of our businesses, except titanium dioxide, we will be spending money […]

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