AJOT Digital Edition #623

Construction challenges and the harsh 2014 winter has led the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to push back the completion of the raising of the Bayonne Bridge to late 2017.

The increased supplies of natural gas from shale deposits is changing the landscape for the chemical trades. With abundant feeder stocks at historically low prices, the global chemical industry is in growth mode while the performance in other industry sectors is slow or flat. But will demand match supply? Can low cost energy and cheap feedstock be enough to sustain growth in the U.S. chemical industry? Or will over capacity tilt the scales downward?