Approaching the mid-point of 2025, the Chemicals & Plastics (C&P) industry is facing a perfect storm. Widespread overcapacity, waning demand, and escalating trade tensions are reshaping the gl...
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As the prices of most commodities declined, 2024 was largely favorable for buyers, with the exception of agricultural products. This report provides both an analysis of global commodity price trends (...
In today’s business environment, sustainability objectives are increasing as focal points for many companies. A key component of this is understanding the concept of a company’s carbon footprint and t...
In January, my article “Chemical & Plastics Prices – 2023 & Outlook” expressed the view that chemicals and plastics prices would decrease this year. Six months later, it looks like I was right...
2023 was a very good year for purchasing, where most products showed price decreases. This is in contrast to 2022, which was one of worst years for purchasing over the last 16 years. In August of last...
Happy new year! The starting days of 2024 have already been eventful – including the recent rebrand of Dial P for Procurement into the Art of Supply podcast. To learn more about what this means (and c...
In January of this year my article, Chemical Prices Through Pandemic and War, published by Buyers Meeting Point, provided price analyses from 2019 to 2022. The article also predicted, based on third-p...
