Improving Industry Fundamentals Drive Stable Credit Environment in 2005

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Investment and Capital Markets
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Crude Oil,
Producers,
Pricing Strategy,
Pricing,
Marketing Research,
Marketing,
Industry,
Fitch Ratings,
Fitch,
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Overview: Producers have many reasons to look forward to 2005. Fitch Ratings anticipates demand to remain healthy with further tightening of supply/demand fundamentals for most chemicals and additional export opportunities. Natural gas and crude oil costs are expected to remain above historical averages in North America; however, these costs are likely to trend lower compared with prices realized in 2004. Producers' ability to increase selling prices successfully, by reducing pricing protection, should continue to allow them to mitigate margin pressure and manage volatile raw material prices. Volume growth is likely to remain healthy but slower in 2005, compared with 2004, due to Fitch's forecast of slower economic growth domestically.

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Format: PDF | Size: 128KB | Date: Dec 2004 | Pages: 4

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