Helping you navigate the new normal
The past few years have seen an increasing number of countries and major companies moving to ban or reduce the use of plastic bags. Now Austin, state capital of Texas, and the 14th largest US city has voted to introduce criminal penalties for any reta…
The blog is quite surprised at the mainstream media’s lack of interest in the fact that average Brent oil prices were at record levels in 2011 in real terms (adjusted for inflation).
The annual average of Brent prices recorded by the US Energy Infor…
The world’s leading retailers have been extremely reliable leading indicators for the chemical industry, since the Great Recession began.
They were the first, back in July 2007, to highlight the major changes underway in consumer markets. Tesco, the …