Market Outlook and Forecasts

ABS Demand Continues To Climb (3/97) ABS Demand Increasing Rapidly (5/96) Absorbent Resin Demand Rising (1/98) Acetic Acid Industry Capacity (5/97) Acetic Acid Output Increased Sharply In 1990s (9/97) Acetone Consumption And Production Outlook (11/97) Acetone Demand In 1996 (3/96) Acrylics Production And Demand In China (11/96) Acrylonitrile Production And Industry Trend In China (1/96) Activated Carbon Production (3/96) Alkyd Resin Paints Demand And Market Outlook (1/97) Alkylbenzene Demand Increasing (5/97) Aniline Output (11/96) Asia Financial Crisis Impact On China (1/98) Auto Industry Fuels Demand for Nylon-11 (7/98) Automotive Chemicals Will Enjoy Rapid Growth (3/96) Automotive Coatings Market Demand And Outlook (5/96) Automotive Plastics Supply Remains Short (9/97) Benzene Demand (3/97) Bisphenol-A Supply Remains Short In China (3/98) Bituminous Paints Demand Growing (9/97) Booming Construction Market Fuels Demand for Specialty Elastomers (9/98) BOPP Film Market Outlook (7/97) Boric Acid Imports Rising (9/98) Building Materials Market Outlook (1/96) Butyl Alcohol Demand (5/97) Calcium Carbide Consumption Will Decline In China (5/97) Capacity Of Barium Carbonate Carbon Black Industry Overview (3/97) Carbon Black Production And Market Forecasts (1/96) Carbon Dioxide Industry Development Trend (9/98) Caustic Soda Production And Demand (3/98) Chemical Catalyst Industry Development (1/97) Chemical Medicine Imports Growing (3/98) Chemicals Imports Rising In China (1/97) Chemicals Output Rising In 1996 (3/97) China And Hong Kong Economic Ties (7/97) China Continues Polyethylene Capacity Expansions (9/98) China Deepens Reforms (3/98) China Expands Polyethylene Capacity (1/98) China Increases Xylene Imports (9/96) China Petrochemical Industry (7/96) China Restructures Chemical Industry (11/97) China Sulfuric Acid Industry Focuses On Technical Improvement (5/96) China Targets To Double Ethylene Capacity By 2010 (3/98) Chinese Chemical Industry Development Focus In 1996 (3/96) Chinese Chemical Industry Faces Obstacles To Growth (1/96) Chinese Chemical Producers Face Challenges (11/98) Chinese Chemicals Export Surging (5/96) Chinese Demand For Textile Chemicals (5/96) Chinese Market For Architectural Paints (9/96) Chinese Medical Plastics Market Outlook (5/96) Chlorine Output (3/98) Chlorobenzene Consumption Growing in China (9/98) Chlorobenzene Output (5/98) Chlorobenzene Output Rising (7/97) Construction Industry Trends (3/98) Consumption Of Natural Oil And Resin Paints Declining (3/97) Consumption Of Pure Benzene Growing (9/96) Cosmetic Market Growing 35% Annually (5/97) Cyclohexanone Output (3/98) Demand for Acetic Acid (7/98) Demand For Acrylic Acid (7/97) Demand For Automotive Adhesives (1/98) Demand for Butyl Elastomers (7/98) Demand For Caprolactam Rising (5/98) Demand For Chlorinated Rubber (5/98) Demand For Epoxy Resin Paints In 2000 (7/96) Demand For Nylon 11 And 12 (3/97) Demand For Phenolic Resin Paints To The Year 2000 (9/96) Demand For Phthalic Anhydride Growing In China (1/96) Demand For Polyacrylamide (1/98) Demand For Polyethylene Growing 52% (5/97) Demand for Solvents (7/98) Demand For Unsaturated Polyester Resins (9/97) Demand of Lecithin (9/98) Dyestuff Output Growing 8% (1/98) Elastomers Markets Outlook (1/97) Engineered Plastics Demand And Outlook (3/96) Epoxy Resins Market Outlook (11/97) Ethyl Alcohol Demand To 2000 (5/96) Ethylene Capacity Expansion In China (1/96) Ethylene Demand Outstrips Supply (11/98) Ethylene Glycol Consumption Trend In China (5/96) Ethylene Industry Outlook (9/97) Ethylene-Propylene Elastomers Demand Outlook (3/97) Fertilizer Output Growing 6% This Year (5/97) Fertilizer Production Rising By 4% In 1996 (3/96) Fertilizer Supply Remain Short (11/98) Flame Retardants Market Offers Growth Opportunities (1/97) Food Additive Industry (7/98) Foreign Investment In Chemical Industry (5/97) Foreign Investments In Plastic Industry Rising (11/97) Foreign-Funded Auto Ventures Spur Chemical Industry Growth (5/98) Gasoline Output (11/98) Glacial Acetic Acid Output (1/98) Herbicides Lead Pesticides Industry Growth (9/96) Housing Reform & Construction Boost Economic Growth (7/98) Imports Of Paints And Coatings Rising Steadily (11/96) Imports Of Technical Naphthalene Are Rising (11/96) Industrial Coatings Remain The Largest End-Use Market (7/96) Industrial Gas Output Rising (9/98) Industrial Rubber Hose And Belt Market Outlook (5/96) Industry Development Outlook (11/96) Inorganic Salts Exports Increasing (1/96) Inorganic Salts Industry (5/98) Leather Processing Chemicals Demand (9/98) Lubricating Oil Consumption Outlook (7/97) Major Chemical Imports (9/98) Market Demand For Acrylic Resin Paints (1/96) Market Demand For Petrochemicals To 2000 (11/96) Market For Agricultural Plastics To The Year 2000 (11/96) Market For Chemical Machinery (9/96) Methanol Demand And Market Outlook (3/96) Methanol Output Surging (11/97) Methyl Acrylate Demand Rising (5/97) Methylamine Demand (7/96) MTBE Demand Will Continue to Rise (7/98) Natural Gas Industry (11/98) Oilfield Chemicals Market Outlook (7/97) Output And Demand Of Acrylonitrile (5/98) Paints And Coatings Industry Overview (11/96) Paints And Coatings Market Attracts Foreign Investment (9/97) Paraformaldehyde Consumption Growing In China (7/96) PBT Output Remains Below 6,000 Mt/Yr (11/97) Pesticides Industry Is Becoming More Competitive (7/97) Pet Bottle Market Outlook (9/97) Pet Film Industry Continues To Expand In China (5/97) Petroleum Refining Industry (11/98) Petroleum Refining Industry Development (9/97) Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook (9/98) Pharmaceuticals Grow 22% Annually (9/97) Phenol Demand (5/96) Phenol Imports Rising (7/98) Phosphate Imports Into China (7/96) Plastic Additives Demand (7/97) Plastic Additives Enjoy Growth Opportunities (1/97) Plastic Consumption In Consumer Products To 2000 (1/97) Plastic Packaging Demand In China (3/96) Plastic Processing Machinery Industry (1/97) Plasticizers Output Will Rise 13.8% In China (3/98) Plastics Demand Surging In Construction (11/96) Plastics Imports Increasing Each Year (7/96) Plastics Production To 2000 (7/96) Polycarbonate Production And Demand (7/97) Polyether Capacity (7/97) Polyethylene Market Outlook In China (9/96) Polyethylene Production And Demand Outlook To 2000 (3/97) Polypropylene Capacity In China (1/96) Polyurethane Enjoys Strong Growth In China (1/96) Polyurethane Adhesive Demand In Auto Industry (5/96) Polyurethane Adhesives Output (11/97) Polyurethane Demand Continues To Climb In China (9/97) Polyurethane Products Demand (9/98) Polyvinyl Chloride Demand (7/96) Potassium Hydroxide Output (1/96) Potassium Sulfate Capacity Expansion (11/97) Powder Coatings Demand Surging In China (3/98) Production And Consumption Of Dicyandiamide (5/98) Production and Demand of Caprolactam (11/98) Production And Demand Of Dimethylamine (1/98) Production and Demand of Dioctyl Phthalate in China (7/98) Production And Demand Of Polyvinyl Alcohol (5/98) Production Capacity of Phenol (11/98) Production Capacity of Sorbitol (7/98) Production Of Aluminium Tripolyphosphate (1/98) Production of Trimethylamine (11/98) Propylene Oxide Output Growing 24% Annually (7/98) PTA Output Growing 13% Annually (5/98) Pulp And Paper Chemicals Production (7/96) Rare Earth Industry (1/98) Refined Naphthalene Supply Continues To Remain Short (11/96) Roofing Market Changing Rapidly (3/97) Rubber Consumption In Auto Industry (9/96) Rubber Consumption Rising (1/97) Rubber Production Forecast For 1996 (3/96) Silicone Market Demand (1/98) Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Market Outlook (5/97) Sulfuric Acid Output Meets 95% Of Market Demand (1/97) Surfactant Industry Composition (11/97) Surfactant Production Increasing Rapidly (3/96) Sweetener Market Offers Growth Opportunities (3/96) Synthetic Fibers Market Growing Strong (7/96) Synthetic Rubber Consumption Rising 13.4% (11/97) Synthetic Rubber Demand In Construction Rising Rapidly (5/98) Synthetic Rubber Imports Rising (9/97) Synthetic Rubber Market Outlook (1/96) Synthetic Rubber Markets Outlook (3/98) Textile Dyeing Industry Enjoys Rapid Growth In China (9/96) The Production and Application of Sodium Cyanide In China (11/98) The Production and Consumption of Fumaric Acid in China (11/98) Thermoplastic Elastomer Capacity (5/97) Thermoset Production Rising In China (3/97) Thermosets Production And Demand (9/96) Tire Market Outlook (1/98) Tire Market Oversupply (7/97) Titanium Dioxide Demand (5/96) Toluene Demand Continues To Rise (9/96) Unsaturated Polyester Demand (1/97) VCM Capacity (11/97) Water Treatment Chemical Industry Trend (3/96) Water Treatment Industry Expecting Strong Growth (9/98) Water-Borne Coatings Demand Rising In China (7/97) Wood Treatment Chemicals (11/97)