Daily Chemical Reaction
Good Times Roll – 2H21 Sector Outlooks Broadly Optimistic, Support Factors Remain Under Review
Key Points:
- Chemical producer 2H21 profit outlooks generally reflect a continuation of 2Q21 demand trends and lingering global supply chain issues. We highlight a few items supporting management expectations and relevant risk factors.
- We highlight pertinent chemical sector corporate updates (e.g., DuPont, Eastman Chemical, Westlake, Ube Industrials, Inter Pipeline & other items).
- We find numerous ESG announcements worth note, ranging from several corporate ESG initiative updates to sustainable-product growth trends.
- We note numerous other pertinent chemical sector items in this report.
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