General Thoughts: Western commodity chemical markets were tighter in 1H24, than most expected at its start because of a mixture of outages and global freight
General Thoughts: We view the maturing of the seed trait and crop protection industry as beneficial to distributors and farmers but negative for global seed
General Thoughts: The global Butadiene market faces higher costs, production cuts, and still tepid downstream demand in 1H24, causing substantial pressure for Europe and Asia
Many companies will evaluate transaction options over the next few years, but valuation mismatches and unclear regulations could produce significant hurdles.