By Malini Hariharan After a record year of M&A activity will uncertainty about the global economy and weakness in many chemical markets dampen the appetite for new deals? Nearly $82bn of deals were completed last year, more than double the dollar volume in 2010, said Peter Young, president and managing director of Young & Partners, […]
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Chemical Shares Fall From “Buzz Mountain” Summit
By John Richardson CHEMICAL share prices have surged to the top of what one industry observer calls “buzz mountain” during the last six months. The buzz has been centred on the supercycle theory which holds that recent corrections in commodity prices are nothing more than a temporary blip. Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC) and Formosa Chemicals […]
Saudi Arabia: The Implications Of Going Downstream
An example of how Lexan solar control IR sheets (made by SABIC Innovative Plastics) can be put to use Source of picture: SABIC By John Richardson SAUDI ARABIA is busy reshaping its petrochemical industry to reflect a drastic shift in priorities. Such is the change in the kingdom that commentators are going so as […]
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