2021 |
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Jan |
Brexit’s Red Tape Is Just Beginning New York Times |
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Look for Winners and Losers in 2021 |
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PODCAST: Faltering China chemicals signal caution for 2021 |
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2020 |
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Dec |
PODCAST: Brexit like a slow puncture as investment gets diverted elsewhere |
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PODCAST: Economists more optimistic, but logistics risks a threat to chemicals |
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PODCAST: ExxonMobil write downs signal end of fossil fuels, need for new thinking in chemicals |
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Nov |
PODCAST: New Asia trade bloc is good news for China chemicals, disaster for US |
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PODCAST: Chemical market disruptions will persist, despite vaccine progress |
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PODCAST: US election – Trump versus Biden on chemicals |
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Oct |
Real Vision: The Global Macro Litmus Test — Live With Paul Hodges |
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PODCAST: China’s key planning meeting has huge implications |
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PODCAST: Dr Dark, after Dark. Macro, Chemicals & Innovation |
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PODCAST: UK-EU27 chemicals face severe Brexit disruption with or without a deal |
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PODCAST: EPCA CEO Caroline CiuCiu – Capturing growth from sustainability tops agenda |
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Pandemic redraws the map |
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PODCAST: EPCA president Marc Schuller – Pandemic has accelerated pre-existing trends |
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Sep |
PODCAST: China bounce back may be on shaky foundations |
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PODCAST: Europe refineries, petrochemicals may close as demand fails to recover |
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Sustainability can boost the impact of stimulus packages |
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PODCAST: Why ‘peak oil’ may coincide with ‘peak plastic’ |
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PODCAST: No-deal Brexit increasingly likely from January 2021 |
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PODCAST: Downturn began in 2017 and has accelerated |
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Aug |
PODCAST: China flooding displaces 60m people, $40bn in damage, hindering recovery |
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PODCAST: Virus vaccine could be years away so pivot now for permanent changes in demand |
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PODCAST: focus on radical new business models to survive |
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Jul |
June’s data suggests only a weak recovery – India ET TV interview |
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Road to recovery? – Fx Strategies video interview |
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PODCAST: EU €800/t plastic waste tax supports recycling, may drive product substitution |
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PODCAST: Coronavirus boosts digitisation in chemicals R&D, new manufacturing technologies |
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PODCAST: Chemicals demand is improving, but recovery a long way off |
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The Top 5 pandemic paradigm shifts |
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Jun |
The New Normal for global industry – Real Vision video interview |
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PODCAST: BP disposal raises questions over petchems as oil and gas sector lifeline |
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5 major paradigm shifts will impact industry and markets Video interview |
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PODCAST: Is the global recession really just because of Covid-19? |
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PODCAST: Chemicals could face L-shaped recovery, rapid shift from oil to renewables |
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PODCAST: Virus to accelerate China self-sufficiency in chemicals, overcapacity elsewhere |
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PODCAST: Ethylene cycle points to project cancellations, overcapacity |
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PODCAST: Optimism for June/July may be misplaced, focus on remodelling business |
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May |
PODCAST: Chemicals to be squeezed between rising costs, collapsing demand |
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PODCAST: Sustainability’s importance to grow after the pandemic as supply chains become local |
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PODCAST: Next steps for chemicals amid pandemic – ICIS advisory board |
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PODCAST: As lockdowns are eased, identify pockets of demand, long-term trends |
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Coronavirus dims chemistry job market prospects |
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PODCAST: New data shows depth of downturn – expect steep contraction for chemicals |
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Apr |
The bill for two decades of doomed stimulus measures is due Financial Times letter |
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PODCAST: New data shows depth of downturn – expect steep contraction for chemicals |
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PODCAST: Era of cost-advantaged ethane crackers ends |
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Industry needs wartime focus on meeting basic needs |
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Mar |
A new recession era to emerge |
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PODCAST: Businesses need to plan for collapse in demand, prolonged downturn |
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Crude collapse to crush US petchem advantage, virus spread boosts global recession risk |
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PODCAST: Expect global recession, disruption to chemicals and other major markets after oil crash |
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Feb |
Virus slams stocks |
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Jan |
Synchronised slowdown to persist in 2020 |
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2019 |
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Dec |
Automakers face stiff headwinds in big emerging markets Financial Times beyondbrics |
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Oct |
Chemicals face paradigm shift |
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Aug |
China’s renminbi and the global ring of fire Financial Times beyondbrics |
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Asian petrochemical profits slammed by trade war crossfire, oversupply Reuters |
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It’s time for companies to take control on Brexit |
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Jun |
Resilience amid headwinds is key |
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May |
Por trás da cara pintada Plásticos em revista interview |
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Apr |
Don’t get carried away by Beijing’s stimulus FT Beyondbrics |
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Mar |
Stormy weather ahead for chemicals |
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Paul Hodges on chemical industry challenges podcast |
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Are your clients ready for Brexit? Accountancy Age |
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Kopieermachine van Britse handelsminister hapert Het Financieele Dagblad |
Feb |
The BoE’s pre-emptive strike is not without risk Financial Times letter |
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Jan |
CEOs need new business models amid downturn |
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Prepare now for synchronised global downturn YouTube video interview |
2018 |
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Dec |
Brexit will not be decided before Christmas Channel 4 News |
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Government edits own documents to remove claim no-deal Brexit is ‘unlikely’ Sky News |
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UK businesses not ready for Brexit Sunday Express |
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Small businesses urged to prepare for hard Brexit Daily Mail |
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BBC Radio Kent interview with Paul Hodges on Brexit |
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All roads lead to No Deal Breaking News |
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Nov |
Brexit worsens global recession risk ICIS podcast |
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The global economy: key indicators pointing to just how bad things are MoneyWeek podcast |
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Will UK house prices ever rise again? |
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BBC News interview with Paul Hodges on Brexit |
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Chemical output signals trouble for global economy FT Beyondbrics |
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Oct |
Petrochemicals face multiple challenges ICIS news podcast interview with Paul Hodges |
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Is your business ready for Brexit? |
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Sep |
Financial crises and the five stages of loss Financial Times letter |
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Jul |
US-China tariffs could lead to global Polyethylene price war |
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Jun |
Recycling moves up the agenda |
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Recycle revolution |
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May |
Polymer recycling comes of age |
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China’s lending bubble is history FT Beyondbrics |
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Nada será como antes |
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Mar |
Goodbye to business as usual model |
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Sustainability and the circular economy create major new opportunities YouTube video interview |
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Feb |
Older workers are looking for something more Financial Times letter |
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China’s role in market volatility FT Beyondbrics |
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Jan |
Oil, interest rates, debt and protectionism highlight risks for 2018 |
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The return of volatility is the key market risk for 2018 YouTube video interview |
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2017 |
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Dec |
Anything to declare? |
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Anti-pollution drive hits China’s role as global growth engine FT Beyondbrics |
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Nov |
Brexit reality hits U.K. chemical companies |
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Verso una produzione sostenibile |
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Oct |
Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ is looking a lot less clear FT Beyondbrics |
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Hurricane Harvey marks new beginning for the chemical industry |
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Too early to count the cost of Hurricane Harvey YouTube video interview |
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Sep |
Baby boomers’ spending decline has hit demand and inflation Financial Times letter |
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Aug |
Investors ponder further shocks after N Korea jolt Reuters interview |
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China’s used cars put a dent in global industry FT Beyondbrics |
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Jul |
O negócio é largar na frente plásticos em revista |
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Jun |
Supply chains to shift from global to local |
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What’s May’s car-crash election means for us all MoneyWeek cover story |
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Supply chains go local as BabyBoomers age YouTube video interview |
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China’s changed priorities indicate end to stimulus FT Beyondbrics |
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Apr |
Ageing boomers are no longer spending Financial Times letter |
Mar |
US polyethylene exports on front-line in the War of Words |
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Trump, China in War of Words on trade YouTube video |
Feb |
The effectiveness and impact of post-2008 UK monetary policy Evidence to UK Treasury Committee Inquiry |
Jan |
2017 will see further rise in protectionism |
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What the New Year may hold in store for investors MoneyWeek Round Table |
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Supply/demand fundamentals set to challenge central banks YouTube video interview |
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Demographics are critical to economic forecasting Andy Haldane (Chief Economist, Bank of England) |
2016 |
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Dec |
A new strategy for profit |
Nov |
Forget the IMF: global chemicals are your guide to future performance Financial Times |
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Italy’s referendum is next test for Eurozone stability |
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Industry needs new strategy to spread benefits of globalisation |
Oct |
Fed’s economic models applied to a past era Financial Times letter |
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Markets struggle with political risk |
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Hope is not a strategy YouTube video interview |
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Hope is not a strategy Chemical industry analysis |
Sep |
What is wrong with a little deflation? Portfolio Adviser podcast |
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Quantitative Easing could become the next subprime |
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Shifting population driving economics FT Adviser |
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You’ve seen the Great Unwinding; get ready for the Great Reckoning Financial Times |
Aug |
Brexit risks for the UK economy EuroMoney interview |
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Oil price to sink back to $30 a barrel Interactive Investor |
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Demand – the New Direction for profit Premium magazine |
Jul |
Auto sales and the oil price: the Great Unwinding continues Financial Times |
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Polymers face challenging times |
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Adapting to changing global demographics |
May |
Chemical industry is best indicator of EM outlook – and the outlook is not good Financial Times |
Apr |
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco valued at more than $1tn ahead of flotation Daily Telegraph |
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Saudi Aramco to become holding company Wall Street Journal |
Mar |
Demand – the new direction for profit |
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Oil price rise unsustainable YouTube video interview |
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China’s rising exports: less about growth, more about exporting deflation Financial Times |
Feb |
If only the central banks could print babies Financial Timess |
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China’s lending bubble is being deflated Financial Times |
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The world’s economy soared last year (or plunged) New York Times |
Jan |
The Great Unwind will continue MoneyWeek Outlook for 2016 |
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Painful return to reality beckons |
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Expect $25-$30/bbl oil and lower chemical prices in 2016 YouTube interview |
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Mudou a fase da lua |
2015 |
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Dec |
Xi in Paris: all part of China’s New Normal Financial Times blog post |
Oct |
Investing in oil is a slippery slope Financial Times report |
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Commodity bubble pops as China model changes |
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Printed money won’t save us MoneyWeek interview |
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The wave of immigration is a positive thing MoneyWeek video interview |
Sep |
Chemicals chaos |
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Europe’s migrant influx threatens Shengen BBC World Business Report interview |
Jul |
Supply chain revolution is on the way Video interview |
Jun |
Europe can win despite age trends |
May |
Business models have to change as BabyBoom dividend ends Video interview |
Apr |
A toxic combination for economic policy |
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Emerging markets: a Great Unravelling |
Mar |
‘No country for young men’ Nick Ferrari, LBC, radio interview |
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Low oil is here to stay |
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O peso da idade Interview in Portuguese |
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Oil prices have further to fall YouTube video interview |
Feb |
Oil price collapse brings deflation closer |
Jan |
Winners and losers in the New Normal |
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How to invest during the Great Unwinding MoneyWeek video interview by Merryn Somerset Webb |
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MoneyWeek feature article |
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Oil price collapse and China slowdown create New Normal world YouTube video interview |
2014 |
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Dec |
Oil prices keep bouncing down the stairs A ‘pH Report’ Research Note |
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A great unwinding |
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Aging Europe needs the migrants it doesn’t want |
Nov |
Employment Outlook – getting back to work |
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The Great Unwinding is underway |
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Saudi Arabia needs much lower oil prices Research Note |
Oct |
Too many unanswered questions on China growth Financial Times |
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The Great Unwinding of policymaker stimulus is underway Research Note |
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Time to look forwards, not back |
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European companies and investors are missing a major growth opportunity video interview |
Sep |
China’s economic transformation |
Jul |
The economic impact of today’s major demographic changes Euromoney video interview |
Jun |
US housing hit by demographic shift |
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Here today and gone tomorrow? A simple guide to China’s world of trade finance |
May |
Geopolitics and demand |
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China accelerates reform of its financial sector Research Note |
Apr |
Population aging creates capital repayment risk for government bonds Allianz Project M magazine |
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US shale gas expansions highlight lack of demand YouTube interview |
Mar |
Will market forces start to play a role in China? Research Note |
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US boom is a dangerous game |
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Demographics drive demand, and fertility rates are falling |
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Feb |
China bank lending: From $1tn to $10tn and back again Research Note |
Jan |
Plan for a volatile world |
2013 |
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Nov |
Iran talks offer hope |
Oct |
Deal with union prevents closing of Scottish plant New York Times |
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Last-ditch scramble to save Grangemouth Financial Times front page headline story |
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Unite union to make last-ditch attempt to save plant and 800 jobs Daily Telegraph |
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This is the end of constant growth |
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Ageing populations create new opportunities YouTube interview |
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Sep |
The tide is turning on chemical growth |
Aug |
Sinopec’s big picture strategy |
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A flap of a butterfly’s wings to freeze the UK economy |
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Fair play at work |
Jul |
Women in the US labour force |
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Ageing UK population will have lower economic growth |
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Population Problems Barron’s letter |
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Oil markets risk rapid repricing as Japan stimulates Research Note |
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Demography drives business volatility |
May |
Population problems |
Apr |
The impact of the central banks’ stimulus programmes on oil markets Conference presentation |
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Ageing boomers change demand patterns |
Mar |
Sustaining Growth as the West Arrives at the Demographic Cliff Conference keynote presentation |
Feb |
Risks to growth overshadow ‘false dawn’ on financial markets |
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The impact of an ageing population on GDP UK Treasury Committee evidence |
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Jan |
Global economy faces tough 2013 |
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2013 Outlook – Challenges and Opportunities Video interview |
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Happy 55th Birthday, Mr and Ms Average BabyBoomer Financial Times |
2012 |
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Dec |
MONEY WEEK video tutorial on the importance of demographics |
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Growth won’t save us, there won’t be any Money Week |
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Could 2013 be the year of BabyBoom doom? |
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CNBC Africa interview on the impact of the New Normal on demand patterns Video interview |
Nov |
Demographics slowdown hits company results |
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Industry must respond to changing demographics |
Oct |
The cost of growing old frugally Financial Times |
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US economy: Demographics the ‘silent witness’ RESEARCH NOTE |
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The global economy: Demographics the ‘silent witness’ RESEARCH NOTE |
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UK Economy: Demographics the ‘silent witness’ RESEARCH NOTE |
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Purchasing in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world |
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Central banks make the downturn worse |
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Major recession ahead warns leading industry consultant |
Sep |
Central banks will make global downturn worse RESEARCH NOTE |
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The New Retirement (US radio interview podcast) |
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How the West’s ageing population is already altering stock market returns |
Aug |
An end to constant growth |
Jun |
Auto sector needs new direction |
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A window on the outlook |
May |
Prepare for a New Normal |
Apr |
A road map for success |
Mar |
New policies needed to restore growth |
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Chinese want affordability not luxury Financial Times letter |
Feb |
New ways of manufacturing will be vital (video interview) |
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A changing landscape – issues for manufacturers |
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Oil price highs mean trouble lies ahead |
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The products of the future – doing more with less |
Jan |
Welcome to Austeria |
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Policy makers should learn from their mistakes (video interview) |
2011 |
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Nov |
Time to alter strategy (includes video interview) |
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BabyBoomers change the markets |
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Don’t rely on Asia to save the chemical industry (video interview) |
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The risks to China and India growth |
Oct |
Middle East companies aim to capture emerging markets |
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The outlook for Q4 and beyond (video interview) |
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Longer-term strategies needed |
Sep |
‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ (YouTube video interview) |
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‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ |
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‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ (YouTube video interview) |
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Boom, Gloom and the New Normal – Chapter 5 |
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The influence of demographics on future demand Interview |
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New Normal challenges firms to think differently |
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The golden age of the boomers is gone – for ever Financial Times letter |
Aug |
The world in 2021 (YouTube video interview) |
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The world in 2021 |
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Boom, Gloom and the New Normal – Chapter 4 |
Jul |
Boom, Gloom and the New Normal – Chapter 3 |
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Oil prices distorted by Wall Street’s computer trading (YouTube video interview) |
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Oil prices distorted by computer trading |
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Future great chemical companies need long-term thinking |
Jun |
Chemical demand demographics are changing rapidly (YouTube video interview) |
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Boom, Gloom and the New Normal – Chapter 2 |
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The financial crisis and the New Normal |
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China plastic demand slump may crimp Asian naphtha demand |
May |
Global economy entering New Normal (YouTube video interview) |
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The Challenges of the New Normal |
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Boom, Gloom and the New Normal – Chapter 1 |
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Welcome to Austeria – 4 risks to chemical company profits |
Apr |
High oil price means chemicals market heading for major downturn (YouTube video interview) |
Mar |
Middle East uprising can impact your chemistry job |
Jan |
Time is Ripe to Plan for Uncertainty |
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Survive by Planning for Uncertainty YouTube video interview |
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INSIGHT – Taking Time to Consider Alternative Futures |
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Budgeting for Uncertainty – the New White Paper |
2010 |
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Dec |
Crude likely to fall on slow economic growth |
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Petrobras leads project development in Latin America |
Nov |
Benzene buyers need to evaulate sourcing strategies YouTube video interview |
Oct |
NiTech wins ICIS Innovation Award |
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Recovery is supply-driven YouTube video interview |
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Changes leave the markets in turmoil |
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Major changes underway in chemical markets YouTube video interview |
Sep |
Riskiness of bonds may be over-inflated Financial Times article |
Aug |
Dr Ralf Kuhlmann joins IeC |
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The real bottom line is what we need |
Jul |
View American Chemical Society webinar on the H2 Outlook |
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US Institute for Supply Management – summary of the mid-year White Paper Update |
Jun |
Petchem upturn may just be temporary respite |
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Budgeting for a New Normal |
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A mid-year White Paper Update |
Apr |
Strategies for success in the US petchem and polymer business YouTube Video interview |
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Be a winner, not a victim |
Mar |
The need for Innovation during the downturn YouTube Video interview |
Feb |
‘Budgeting for a New Normal’ White Paper (5MB) |
Jan |
Restocking not the same as Recovery |
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Paul Hodges’s chemical industry outlookYouTube Video interview |
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Prepare for the great petchem marathon |
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Recession prompts shift in chemical company strategies |
2009 |
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Dec |
Downturn prompts chemical strategy shift |
Nov |
Bloomberg, ICIS reports on IeC Amsterdam Conference |
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Strong crude weighs on Asian chemicals demand |
Oct |
New reality for chemicals |
Sep |
How to tell if your company is in financial trouble, or recovering |
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Reducing energy costs in the water industry |
Aug |
The China question |
Jul |
Chemicals sector struggles in recession |
Apr |
IeC’s Paul Hodges to judge annual ICIS Innovation Awards |
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Restocking begins but the downturn continues |
Mar |
Low-cost operation key to survival |
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Radio interview with IeC’s Paul Hodges |
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Interview summary |
Feb |
Domino effect fears over chemical industry |
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Coping with oil price volatility |
Jan |
The CEO’s checklist for survival |
2008 |
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Nov |
Financial Times recognises IeC “warned of coming downturn” |
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European demand to be more robust in downturn |
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The “crystal blog” foresaw the global financial crisis |
Oct |
Petrochemicals: capacity crunch |
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Weaker oil prices – a mixed blessing |
Sep |
Credit crunch causes demand destruction (radio interview) |
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Polymer demand hit by credit crunch, over-capacity |
Aug |
Integration will be key |
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How significantly will the petchem world change? |
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Only the strongest will prosper |
Jul |
Capacity grows despite slowdown |
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A mood swing in aromatics |
Jun |
Chemicals feel the wind of change |
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Crunch time for non-integrated petchem producers |
Apr |
Building your defenses |
Mar |
Europe chems get jitters due to weak dollar |
Feb |
How to run a business during a recession |
2007 |
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Nov |
Farewell ICI |
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Chem makers can expect naphtha battle |
Oct |
US credit crisis could spread |
Sep |
A logistical nightmare |