Industry: Specialty chemicals

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 – Congratulations to Montedison-Himont-Montell-Basell – LionMont??? – for their perseverance and focus to be the best and biggest polyolefin company in the world The first time I came across Montedison was in 1982-83, an impressive organization dedicated to polypropylene. It was also humbling to visit their Ferrara facility […]

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 –Rumors, rumors & more rumors – Dr. Balaji B. Singh I gave an interview to a Global magazine at the end of January 2007, in which the reporter asked me if anything was exciting happening in 2007 – is it the end of all the M&As for now? I told him – it […]

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 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 […]

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 – Growth in the Indian Petrochemicals & Plastics A Reality Check- Dr. Balaji B. Singh India is the waking giant in the Global economy. The excitement in the air, increasing consumer confidence, and purchasing power are transforming India into an economic powerhouse. India is on the […]

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 on Global Polyolefins and Elastomers – Dr. Balaji B. Singh The FlexPO conference, again was a bittersweet success. We worked all year to bring the best possible speakers, well thought program, most thought-provoking presentations. Everyone who comes to attend the conference is highly complimentary of the program and tells us it […]