THE EPOXY BLOG

Posted January 12, 2023 by David Patten

EVERCHEM UPDATE: VOL. 07 – Green Lights and Bailouts

GREEN LIGHT: It’s that unwonted time of year again, the slow drag of December selloffs has finalized, and the purchasing department dogs are let loose. BAILOUTS: Once an economic downturn presents itself in grandiose enough manner to be leveraged, victimhood goes in vogue.

Posted July 31, 2019 by David Patten

80 Year OId Music and Still The Best

Posted July 30, 2019 by David Patten

Capital Spending Rises to Record

New orders for core capital goods—a proxy for capital spending in the U.S. economy—increased 1.9% in June,

Posted July 30, 2019 by David Patten

Pending Home Sales Jump

Pending Home Sales Jump In June, Break 17-Month Losing Streak

by Tyler Durden
Tue, 07/30/2019 – 10:20

After mixed home sales data (new higher and existing lower),

Posted July 26, 2019 by David Patten

Propylene Settles Higher

US July propylene contracts settle higher, tracking spot prices

Source: ICIS News

2019/07/25

HOUSTON (ICIS)–US July propylene contracts settled up by 1.5 cents/lb ($33/tonne) for a majority of the market,

Posted July 25, 2019 by David Patten

Carpet Shipments and Forecast

Updated my quarterly #forecast #model for US #carpet shipments. Softness in #housing,

Posted July 24, 2019 by David Patten

New Home Sales Rise

US new home sales rise 7% in June after 2 months of decline

By:

• CHRISTOPHER RUGABER,

Posted July 24, 2019 by David Patten

Trucking Index

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 1.1% in June
Index 1.5% Higher than June 2018

Arlington,

Posted July 22, 2019 by David Patten

Q2 Chemical M&A Deals

Chemical Deal Results

Seller
Buyer
Business
Date

Custom Ingredients and CA Specialties
Charkit (LBB Specialties)
manufacture and distribution of specialty ingredients for the personal care market
2nd Quarter 2019

Molecule Corp.

Posted July 19, 2019 by David Patten

Baseball Cartoon from 1856

Some things never change . . .

Posted July 17, 2019 by David Patten

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