Industry: Refining & fuels

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 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 Dow Chemical denies discussions of leveraged buyout & […]

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. The Year 2006 will go down in history as: 1. China! – The New Frontier; The mad rush to China is so intense […]

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 […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Petrochemical Industry Issues – Saudi Arabia Downstream Developments – Dr. Balaji B. Singh The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the largest of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries has always been at the forefront of petrochemical developments in the Persian Gulf. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KAS) is interested in increasing […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Petrochemical Industry Issues – Dr. Balaji B. Singh ExxonMobil’s announcement of Qatar Petrochemicals sets the right direction for the future Global petrochemical industry – a movement towards feedstock-rich regions of the world. Despite these developments, the U.S. Gulf Coast will remain the world’s largest single site. If it is […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh We look forward to seeing you at this year’s FlexPO2006. We have selected the best topics/best speakers in an organized fashion – Some good reasons to attend Flexpo2006 in Houston, Sept 20-22, 2006 – Just see the program. Reliance selects Unipol and Aker Kvaerner for the […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh The Globe is becoming one village – in the future, the Middle East, with its raw material cost advantages will become the basic producer of commodities, China will be the processor, and both China/India because of their phenomenal growth will become the new consumers – thus […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh We look forward to seeing you at this year’s FlexPO2006. We have selected the best topics/best speakers in an organized fashion – Some good reasons to attend Flexpo2006 in Houston, Sept 20-22, 2006 – Just see the program. Polyolefin producers announce 2ndquarter earnings Dow Chemical Dow […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh Some good reasons to attend Flexpo2006 in Houston, Sept 20-22, 2006 1. Overview of innovative developments in Olefin Block Copolymers from most major organizations including, Dow, ExxonMobil, Sumitomo, Mitsui, Universities, etc., Get a good start on this new growth area – what is it? When was […]