Tag Archives: Business Monitor International (BMI)
Germany Petrochemicals Market Report Q1 2012
The German chemicals and petrochemicals industries experienced a slowdown in H211 as manufacturing sectors were hit by the effects of the eurozone crisis. Nonetheless, BMI’s latest Germany Petrochemicals Report remains optimistic that producers...
France Petrochemicals Market Report Q1 2012
The supportive operating environment the French chemicals and petrochemicals industries witnessed in the first few months of 2011 is likely to be wiped away, as the eurozone crisis grips the country, according to BMI’s latest France Petrochemicals...
Philippines Shipping Market Report Q1 2012
BMI View For 2012, the Port of Cebu has positioned itself as the trailblazer as far as Philippines ports sector is concerned, with highly impressive year-on-year (y-o-y) tonnage throughput growth of 24.43% forecast. This increase would see the...
Israel Shipping Market Report Q1 2012
BMI View Israel’s ports continue to enjoy healthy growth, and are projected to do so over the mid term. It remains to be seen, however, how ongoing uncertainties in the country’s key export markets in the US and eurozone will affect...
Croatia Shipping Market Report Q1 2012
The Port of Rijeka is set to hold the top position in Croatia’s maritime sector in terms of both total tonnage and container throughput in 2012, after an estimated return to positive growth in total throughput and another year of expansion...
Italy Oil and Gas Market Report Q1 2012
BMI View: Economic challenges aside, Italy is at something of a crossroads in terms of energy market development. A U-turn on nuclear appears to have been blocked by the people, leaving the way clear for gas volumes to march steadily higher...
Germany Oil and Gas Market Report Q1 2012
BMI View: For a country keen to wean itself off of fossil fuels, the decision to phase out nuclear energy represents a fresh and unwelcome challenge. Gas consumption seems certain to grow more quickly than expected as demand for power rises...
France Oil and Gas Market Report Q1 2012
BMI View: Subdued oil demand growth means the prospects for refiners and fuels distributors – already faced with strong competition and the need to maintain investment for environmental reasons – are not good. The gas market has...
Croatia Oil and Gas Market Report Q1 2012
BMI View: Uncertainty over LNG hangs over the Croatian energy sector, with a decision over a proposed Adriatic hub still more than a year away, while a floating LNG scheme has yet to find full support. Croatia’s limited domestic upstream prospects...
Germany Food and Drink Market Report Q1 2012
A more challenging global economic environment and the intensifying sovereign debt crisis plaguing the eurozone continue to undermine the outlook for German household consumption growth.
Recent data releases from Germany point to slowing economic...
