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Aussie on a losing wicket

The timing of when to strike the ball is everything in the wonderful sport of cricket - and also, apparently, in the American pastime of baseball. An Australian banker is fond of reminding the English how much better his country is at playing cricket...

Published 9 May 2009 17:25 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, aromatics, Polyolefins, Business, Markets, Australia, inventory management, cricket, house prices, The Ashes, housing markets, Q1 bank results, fiscal stimulus, credit-card debt
The China Recovery Conundrum

Good news, bad or indifferent? It was hard to gauge a clear picture from the Q1 macroeconomic numbers for China. While retail sales grew at 14.7% in March compared with 11.5% in February, exports fell 20% during the first quarter. GDP (gross domestic...

Published 17 Apr 2009 7:24 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, China, aromatics, Olefins, Polyolefins, Business, Markets, China economy, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Deutsche Bank, China Q1, China Q1 growth
Asian petchems: A H2 Outlook

Petrochemical markets, as is the case with stock markets, are I believe in the midst of a bear-market rally. As chemicals consultant Paul Hodges predicted on his blog last year, restocking in Q1 was inevitable after the great inventory run-down of the...

Published 13 Apr 2009 10:48 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, China, Europe, aromatics, Olefins, Polyolefins, Oil & Gas, Markets, Naphtha & other feedstocks, Bear Stearns, International eChem, Dalian Commodity Exchange, bear-market rally, China speculation, ethane versus naphtha prices
How to make money in a downturn Part 1

Herein begins an occasional series where I offer advice on how to make a little cash. By the way, is it me or do I get the sense that a lot companies haven't woken up to the severity of the crisis we are in? A recovery this, and I think quite probably...

Published 9 Feb 2009 13:16 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: Economics, China, Indonesia, Europe, India, aromatics, Japan, Middle East, Olefins, Polyolefins, Styrenics, Business, Markets, Methanol & Derivatives, Malaysia, Philippines, Fibre Intermediates, Company Strategy, South Korea, financial meltdown, Kate Beckinsale, trade protection, antidumping petitions, living in cloud cuckoo land, John Cusack
Chem engineers back with avengeance

At the moment, a shell-shocked chemicals industry is still recovering from the impact of destocking following the huge inventory write downs in Q4. The next step will be to measure the state of genuine, end-user demand and how this compares with the fantastic...

Published 28 Jan 2009 8:17 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, China, technology, Europe, aromatics, Olefins, Polyolefins, Business, Oil & Gas, Markets, Naphtha & other feedstocks, Company Strategy, financial meltdown, M&A, inventory management, chemical engineers, H2 2009 recovery, Nigel Davis
Uncle Sam back from the dead?

A very interesting report by McKinsey (you can sign up free for their online newsletter which only takes a minute) expands on the theme of reverse globalisation which I talked about last week. The cost of shipping a standard 40-foot container has tripled...

Published 10 Sep 2008 9:38 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, China, Environment, technology, Europe, aromatics, Middle East, Olefins, Business, Oil & Gas, Naphtha & other feedstocks, sustainability, Shell Chemicals, McKinsey, Company Strategy, Innnovation, oil price, shipping costs
It's a whole new ball game

First of all, apologies to readers for my complete neglect of this blog over the last six weeks. I can only plead overwork and being too stunned by the collapse of the global economy to think about the blogosphere. I promise regular posts from now on...

Published 21 Jul 2008 9:37 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: Economics, India, Admin, aromatics, Olefins, Oil & Gas, Markets
History will surely repeat itself

The mood at the recent NPRA International Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas, was mixed, despite all the economic gloom. Some producers said they were still making money - especially those selling into manufacturing sectors benefiting from...

Published 8 Apr 2008 8:05 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: Economics, China, technology, aromatics, Japan, oil prices, Polyolefins, Projects, Business, Oil & Gas, Markets, US recession, gasoline, US housing
More talk of credit tightening in China

Call me a bitter old cynic, but some of the talk in this ICIS news article about a government lending crackdown might be from a few traders taking positions. But still, it does seem as if the government is taking some measures to restrict loan growth...

Published 14 Dec 2007 8:07 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: Economics, China, aromatics, Olefins, Polyolefins, Styrenics, more blue-eared pig problems, letters of credit, traders telling lies

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