Chemical industry faces volatile backdrop on road to recovery

摘要

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.