High Costs, Waning Demand Pile Pressure on Chemicals: The Brink

Welcome to The Brink . I’m Ed Clark, a reporter in London, where I’ve been looking at the sell-off in the European chemicals sector. We also have news on First Brands, Bally’s and the Dublin office real estate market. Follow this link to subscribe . Send us feedback and tips at debtnews@bloomberg.net .

Toxic Chemicals

Chemical companies are seeing their debt sell off sharply, with once-performing companies looking stressed and others tumbling into distress. A slew of negative announcements and weak earnings have undermined hopes of a recovery for an industry grappling with waning demand, high costs and competition from ...