Study Group: Industrial Hose Pipe Experts(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 39
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West Branch LLC
Jeff Moser is the President of West Branch, an Independent Consulting Company. Previously Mr. Moser was the Global Market Manager for Dow Automotive, a unit of Dow Chemical , a plastics, adhesives, sealants, structural enhancements, acoustical materials, films, and fluids supplier for the global automotive...
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Dow Chemical must bridge a $7 Billion gap to pay for Rohm & Haas now that the Kuwaitis have bailed out of the proposed JV. With business valuations sharply lower today Dow may have to assume significant additional debt in order to close the R&H acquisition.
Oil has likely hit its lowest level (sub $40 per bbl) we will see in 2009. Gold is expected to be in a trading range with an overall upward trend as well. Copper has bounced off lows and is anticipated to also be in a trading range with an upward trend.
Dow CEO Andrew Liveris bet the future of the entire company on his 2-stage M&A based transformation: Sell commodity businesses into a Kuwaiti JV and use the proceeds to buy Rohm & Haas. Priced at obsolete valuations both of these deals now seem questionable. Any fallout could...
Obama's call for significant new renewable energy generation may drive the need for more solar / PV capacity. Dow Corning and Hemlock may be relying on this prospect to pay back their $3 Billion polysilicon investment.
Cheaper feedstocks and new ethylene capacity in the Middle East have threatened the critical mass of US petrochemical infrastructure. Redundant plants may be permanently closed as new production grows offshore.
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