Daily Chemical Reaction
The Next Episode – Raw Material Costs Could Stay Stronger for Longer, Demand Growth Is Critical
Key Points:
- Input cost inflation remains a major margin headwind for many specialty producers, with commodity players reaping the benefits. We highlight a few product chains and discuss why this setting may not dissipate quickly.
- We highlight pertinent energy, chemical, and other corporate updates (e.g., Ganfeng Lithium, 3M, Shikoku Chemicals, Trinseo, Showa Denko, & others).
- We note relevant ESG items, ranging from a breakdown of materials used in the energy transition to several global renewable industry updates.
- We discuss numerous other pertinent chemical sector items in this report.
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