Episode 1330: Think Tank: Focus on markets, customers to survive trade war chaos

Chemical companies need a razor-sharp focus on identifying and nurturing markets and customers as the trade war pulls apart decades of established ways of doing business.  -          Cheap material being offered to Europe from Asian countries outside China-          We are witnessing the breakup of the post-World War 2 Western Alliance-          CEOs now have 90-day window of opportunity for scenario planning -          Uncertainty about tariffs makes it difficult to plan-          Focus on locating markets and customers amid the chaos -          Major economies threatened with recession-          Asset bubbles may be deflating