INSIGHT: Chemicals industry faces volatile backdrop on road to recovery

摘要

NEW YORK (ICIS)-The coronavirus crisis may simply accelerate key macro trends already underway, creating a volatile backdrop for chemical companies to navigate on the road to recovery. Four key macro trends are shaping global discontentment: growing income inequality; the displacement of labour from automation, technology, immigration and free trade; wars displacing investment in infrastructure, healthcare and education; and increasing polarisation via social media, said Ian Bremmer, president of global political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group.