As delegates gather for this year’s European Petrochemical Association meeting in the unreal world of Monaco (unreal for the 99.9 per cent recurring of us who don’t own Ferraris), I thought it was worth summarising some of the issues discussed on this blog over the last few months. We’ve dealt with: *Oil-price volatility and the […]
Asian Chemical Connections
Crikey, did I eat that much?
Pimco, Mohamed El-Erian, financial meltdown, financial rescue package, American Chemistry Council
Even Middle East funding is under threat
Dow Chemical, Ras Tanura, the deadly duo, Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, financial meltdown, financial rescue package, Saudi Aramco
Historic polyolefin market collapse
polyolefin market collapse, financial meltdown, financial rescue package, oil-supply crisis,
Eggheads are annoying
BASF, eggheads, integration benefits, McKinsey, counter-cyclical investment, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Clariant
The world is round after all
Thomas Friedman, globalisation, global warming, Peak Oil, Hot, Flat and Crowded, climate change, SABIC
A drowning man will clutch onto anything
Peak Oil, Deutsche Bank, gas pricing, coal-o-chemicals, coal gasification, PetroRabigh, Saudi Aramco, Sumitomo Chemical
Uncle Sam back from the dead?
Shell Chemicals, oil price, McKinsey, shipping costs,
Yes, I know – I was wrong!
Peak Oil, falling crude, being Scottish, Asian shares collapse, Brent crude
India petchem hubs – no chance!
Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, yellow dahl, vested interests, West Bengal, integration benefits, site efficiencies