Wild World – Commodity Market Volatility Persists Amid Supply Scramble, Sector ESG Efforts Progress

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Wild World – Commodity Market Volatility Persists Amid Supply Scramble, Sector ESG Efforts Progress

Key Points:

• Commodity chemical markets reflect an abnormal level of volatility YTD. This report comments on relevant chemical market trends and US wholesale inventory-to-sale ratios that provide proof of far-from-normal conditions.
• We flag pertinent chemical sector corporate items (e.g., DuPont, Ganfeng Lithium & McDermott strategic moves, Multiple global production updates, price hike announcements, & chemical sector capital deployment items)  
• This report’s other relevant items include a discussion of the development of a CO2-free hydrogen value chain, an increased focus on carbon capture & sequestration (CCS) opportunities, and the deployment of capital to increase the production capacity of several global base chemical products.

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