IHS: Commodity Producers at Considerable Risk

摘要

Low profitability has undermined commodity producers and brings high risks to the supply chain, according to a new analysis by IHS Inc. The IHS Materials Price Index, a weighted average of the 10 most common commodities, fell 40 percent in 2015, bringing it below the lows of the economic crisis. "The risk to the supply base for long-term commodities is rising rapidly," says Jason Kaplan, senior research manager at the IHS Pricing & Purchasing Service.