There are plenty of things to worry about at the start of 2016: a subdued and recently downgraded global growth outlook; oil price volatility and a still-falling rig count; the potential for a hard landing in China; the Brexit vote and its implications for sterling. Nevertheless, we think this should be a positive year for the UK chemicals sector. There is plenty of evidence that consumer-driven chemicals demand is picking up and, to a degree, offsetting weaker industrial demand. Meanwhile, a si ....
18 Apr 2016
Consumer and FX bright spots lifting the gloom
Elementis plc (ELM:LON), 136 | Synthomer plc (SYNT:LON), 235 | Victrex plc (VCT:LON), 1,236 | Zotefoams plc (ZTF:LON), 376 | Byotrol plc (BYOT:LON), 0.1 | Plant Impact (PIM:LON), 0 | Itaconix plc (ITX:LON), 153 | Versarien Plc (VRS:LON), 0.1 | Croda International Plc (CRDA:LON), 4,678 | Synergia Energy Ltd (SYN:LON), 0.1
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Consumer and FX bright spots lifting the gloom
Elementis plc (ELM:LON), 136 | Synthomer plc (SYNT:LON), 235 | Victrex plc (VCT:LON), 1,236 | Zotefoams plc (ZTF:LON), 376 | Byotrol plc (BYOT:LON), 0.1 | Plant Impact (PIM:LON), 0 | Itaconix plc (ITX:LON), 153 | Versarien Plc (VRS:LON), 0.1 | Croda International Plc (CRDA:LON), 4,678 | Synergia Energy Ltd (SYN:LON), 0.1
- Published:
18 Apr 2016 -
Author:
N+1 Singer Team -
Pages:
40
There are plenty of things to worry about at the start of 2016: a subdued and recently downgraded global growth outlook; oil price volatility and a still-falling rig count; the potential for a hard landing in China; the Brexit vote and its implications for sterling. Nevertheless, we think this should be a positive year for the UK chemicals sector. There is plenty of evidence that consumer-driven chemicals demand is picking up and, to a degree, offsetting weaker industrial demand. Meanwhile, a si ....