Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'chemicals and polymers'

China Govt Confirms Post-CNY Labour Shortages

The great news behind rising labour costs: Shan Dalin, pictured with his family, is a crane operator from Southwest China's Guizhou province who has worked in eastern Zhejiang province for 10 years. In 2012, Shan's monthly income rose to...

Demand Is The Thing

By John Richardson In the second of a series of three blog posts, we gauge the reaction of the market to last week's sharp decline in polyolefin prices. Yesterday, we focused on the Middle East. Today, we interview a source...

Foxconn And Chemicals

By John Richardson THE recent investigation by the US-based Fair Labor Association into Foxconn is a further indication of how China is transforming its economic model. It was found that Foxconn breached several Chinese regulations, including a maximum working week...