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World financial turmoil has depressed petrochemical demand

“Deteriorating fundamentals” has become the watchword phrase of economists and market analysts studying the chemicals marketplace. Already, there are signs of weakening domestic and global demand and expanding supply that will depress pricing for several quarters to come. “Looking at the business of chemistry, the latest production and demand figures indicate that generally flat global activity since January has weakened further,” says Kevin Swift, chief economist at the American Chemistry Council in Arlington, Va. “Global chemical industry production activity through September (and) leading indicators of global industrial production continue to suggest softening activity ahead.

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