Europe’s chemical groups told to adapt or lose out to emerging market rivals

European chemical companies must make radical changes to product ranges and the size of operations or risk losing out to rivals in emerging markets, according to a report by KPMG published in January 2010.

KPMG: Global M&A: Outlook for Chemicals, January 2010 http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/Global-MA-outlook-for-Chemicals.pdf

European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC): Homepage http://www.cefic.be/

CEFIC: Press Release, 17.11.09: EU chemical industry expected to follow a modest and fragile recovery in 2010 http://www.cefic.be/Files/NewsReleases/Cefic-Economic-outlook-Press-Release-Nov-2009.pdf

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Sectors: Chemicals http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/index_en.htm

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