Episode 1048: Think Tank: What China’s economic malaise means for chemicals

As China’s manufacturing economy stagnates, chemical companies may have to close plants amid rampant overcapacity.  -          China’s manufacturing economy is shrinking-          Demographics, construction bubble, poor export markets fuel downturn-          Expect China’s economy to be flat or very slow to grow-          Polypropylene (PP) and other capacity may need to close as overcapacity rises-          Governments now saddled with rising repayments on stimulus-          Energy sector investment in net zero projects is disappointing