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Factors influencing global demand for chemical products
Download the DocumentThe background
Although prices for the main raw materials used in chemical production rose in 2017, they remain low by historical standards, as do crude oil prices. Activity generally remains below potential, having peaked back in 2006. US producers have a built-in advantage, with ready access to cheap natural gas.
The future
Market growth is expected in Western Europe, although the consequences of Brexit could potentially put a brake on this, because so much of Europe’s production is for home consumption. In the US, demand is set to rise, despite struggling automotive and home building sectors. In China Coface analysts anticipate restrained growth with industrial production slowing and general overcapacity in petrochemicals.
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