Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'NAFTA'
China's PE market down 2.5% in H1
China's surging demand led the chemical world out of recession and into boom territory. Its 53% increase in polyethylene (PE) demand between 2008 - 2010 (up 6.2 MT), was typical of the support it provided. But H1 2011 has not...
Global chemical output returns to growth
The above chart, based on data from the excellent weekly American Chemistry Council report, highlights the changes in chemical production over the past year. November saw world production (black line) finally turn positive again versus the previous 12 months, for...
The end of 'stretch targets'
There is little doubt that chemical growth is weakening. The above chart, taken from Kevin Swift's excellent weekly report for the American Chemistry Council, indicates that a serious downturn is underway....
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