Industry: Methanol & ammonia

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh THREE TOP REASONS FOR YOU TO ATTEND FLEXPO – OCT 17-19 in Bangkok Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come and Meet your future customers – the downstream converting industry in Thailand, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh THREE TOP REASONS FOR YOU TO ATTEND FLEXPO – OCT 17-19 in Bangkok Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come and Meet your future customers – the downstream converting industry in Thailand, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh THREE TOP REASONS FOR YOU TO ATTEND FLEXPO – OCT 17-19 in Bangkok Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come and Meet your future customers – the downstream converting industry in Thailand, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Specialties are Special The advanced nations with low projected polyolefins growth, the Middle East/China the future commodity players, ASEAN countries who are worried about the future impact of Chinese imports – everyone alike is focusing on specialties. Specialties as a means of product differentiation via innovation, R&D, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Plan on attending the FlexPO2007 Polyolefins and Elastomers Conference October 17-19, 2007 where we are bringing together for the first time, the whole Polyolefins world to Bangkok to meet, exchange and plan for Global growth. For more information visit www.CMRHouTex.com Basell sells 50th Lupotech T technology license […]

My Turn –the Quiet Growth in South East Asia – Dr. Balaji B. Singh Most of the current Global focus is on China, India, and the Middle East – as the potential saviors, and harbingers of future petrochemicals and plastics growth for the next 5 to seven years – growing at “rabbit’s speed” both literally […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Semi-Retirement of Mr. Kurt Swogger, VP of Technology, Dow Chemical Company Mr. Kurt Swogger left his position as the Global Vice President of Technology at Dow Chemical Company after an illustrious career. He will continue with Dow Chemical Company as a part-time Vice President of Business Development […]

My Turn –Growing exodus of basic 6 and level I operations by traditional organizations Dr. Balaji B. Singh Globalization trends are here – As more and more developing countries are focused on monetizing raw material, labor, and investment-advantaged commodity products, the traditional players, especially in North America and Europe are packing their bags and retrenching […]

My Turn – Comments on Global Polyolefins & Elastomers – Globalization Trends – Dr. Balaji B. Singh Globalization trends are here – Most organizations including resin producers, molders, end users, and WalMarts are banking on future growth in Asia – the Middle East, and Europe; Within the Middle East, The GCC (Gulf Cooperative Countries) are […]

My Turn – Comments on global polyolefins & elastomers innovations – Where’s the beef??? – Dr. Balaji B. Singh Reminiscent of the early 80s Wendy’s commercial, the polyolefins and elastomers industry seem to be settling down with China, India, and commodities with very few significant innovations – There’s nobody back there with new stuff. Just […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Petrochemical Industry Issues – Happy Holidays We want to thank all of our clients and wish them a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year. Like most of our clients, we had more opportunities in China, Saudi Arabia, and ASEAN Countries than the traditional U.S based innovative firms. […]

My Turn – Commentary on global petrochemical industry issues – The future options for the U.S Gulf Coast – The panel discussion at FlexPO 2006 by Dr. Balaji B. Singh At our recent FlexPO2006 conference at Houston/Galveston, we invited several retired senior executives from the chemical industry including (1) Mr. Eugene Allspach – Ex CEO […]