China appears to be pumping money into ailing companies for social stability reasons, resulting in a build-up in inventory of unsold finished goods. Anecdotal evidence from ICIS pricing, and analysis by JP Morgan Asset Management and the China Economic Quarterly supports this view. Comparatively stronger exports to China, as my fellow blogger Paul Hodges points […]
Asian Chemical Connections
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