Episode 1330: Think Tank: Focus on markets, customers to survive trade war chaos

Chemical companies need a razor-sharp focus on identifying and nurturing markets and customers as the trade war pulls apart decades of established ways of doing business.  

-          Cheap material being offered to Europe from Asian countries outside China

-          We are witnessing the breakup of the post-World War 2 Western Alliance

-          CEOs now have 90-day window of opportunity for scenario planning 

-          Uncertainty about tariffs makes it difficult to plan

-          Focus on locating markets and customers amid the chaos 

-          Major economies threatened with recession

-          Asset bubbles may be deflating