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 – Gujarat – India – The Optimism in the Air! – Dr. Balaji B. Singh I recently had an opportunity to visit India, my home country to attend “Vibrant Gujarat!” organized in the state of Gujarat – the chemical/plastics capital of India. The state of Gujarat […]

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 – 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 […]