Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'US dollar'

China Hints At Yuan Depreciation

By John Richardson LABOUR markets are tight in China and so on the surface there appears to be no great pressure on Beijing to attempt to export its way out of an unemployment crisis. But what happens if, as we...

The False Promise Of US Petrochemicals?

By John Richardson THE remarkable shift in the competitive landscape of petrochemicals resulting from shale gas was highlighted yesterday in an excellent post by our fellow blogger, Paul Hodges. Drawing on data from the NPRA, with analysis from the ICIS data...

Indian PP Growth On The Right Track

Here's the stereotype.... Source of picture: www.watblog.com   By John Richardson WE talked last week about how emerging markets continue to astound when it comes to demand, meaning that we might have to take a long and hard look at...