Demand Shifts to Regions with Higher GDP Growth

North American demand for synthetic latex, still reeling from the one-two punch of the global recession and U.S. housing crisis, is not expected to return to pre-recession levels for at least a year, consultants and producers say. Bright spots remain, however, in emerging markets and applications. Shifting East: Paper coatings demand in Asia is expected to be strong, Styron says. Many synthetic latex polymer end-use markets are tied directly to GDP growth, says market research firm Kline & Company...

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