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Managing the supply chain in uncertain times - report

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Worrying outlook for China chemicals in 2012

China's leaders are going to be hard-pressed to repeat the country's economic boom years, especially with eurozone problems threatening to cause more havoc

Short of achieving an economic miracle, there seems to be little that China's leaders can do to avoid 2012 being at least as disappointing as 2011.

 Chinese leaders cannot simply pull rabbits out of hats

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INSIGHT: Operating environment is improving, prices pushed higher
"The European ethylene contract settled up €99/tonne ($130/tonne) at €1,219/tonne on Friday." more

VIDEO - ICIS Americas Lunchtime Bulletin 27 January 2012

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