Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'China exports'
A Chilling Chinese Export Rumour
"They are so cheap, I might even buy one as a hedge against global warming"Source of picture: www.formalwilderness.blogspot.com This blog has spent a lot of time tormenting itself over the sustainability of China's extraordinary economic rebound during 2009. "Just...
More Questionable Chinese Data Clouds The Picture
It seems as if Lex of the Financial Times is finally catching up with this blog by questioning the validity of some of the official data coming out of China. We take this as a compliment. In today's column it talks about...
For Hands That Don't Want To Do Dishes
Buy now, pay later.... Source: www.examiner.com Note: There is a special prize for the first blog reader who can explain the above headline. In the 2001 recession, US consumer spending slowed but did not fall, and picked up...
More Muddle And Confusion
By John Richardson Manufacturers yesterday reported rising output and improved employment prospects in the US, Europe and Asia. China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), involving a survey of more than 700 manufacturers, increased for the eighth straight month in a row...
China's chemical imports up - again!
By John Richardson We don't have the actual data yet (hopefully, we'll be able to give you the numbers later this week), but...... ......China's commodity chemicals and polymer imports "continued to amaze" in September with monoethylene glycol (MEG) shipments hitting...
What's China's real consumption growth?
Source of picture: millermmccune.com How quickly is China shifting its economy away from exports towards stronger domestic consumption? The answer to this question is, of course, critical to the global chemicals industry. On the surface it looks good: Retail...
Asia Polyolefins: "Bloodbath" Postponed
Source of Picture : purchasing.com In his own words, here is how one contact describes the current situation with a couple of extra points added by yours truly (with links) "We've seen arbitrage close from Europe on polyolefins with...
Futures, Recycling Behind China PE Mystery?
Picture: The China Daily "I've given up trying to read the polyolefin market in China. I just can't figure out what's going on," said a senior source with a major North American producer late last week. "I keep returning...
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