The Chemical Processing Industry Maintains Strength and Spending Level, a Feature of Industry Today on Industrialinfo.com Radio

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). The Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) has successfully endured a steady increase in both feedstock and energy costs over the last three to five years. Current expectations reveal that capital investments in the CPI will remain strong in 2006 and quite possibly through 2007. Industrial Info will highlight some of the most significant trends driving spending in the CPI on its weekly broadcast of Industry Today on Industrialinfo.com Radio, Monday April 24, 2006.

As recently reported by Industrial Info in an Industry Alert titled The Close of the First Quarter Brings in Renewed Confidence for CPI Spending, most CPI plant owners continue to develop plans for capital investments as the industry remains profitable and demand continues. During this special segment of Industry Today, Trey Hamblet, VP Production Research – Chemicals Group will provide an over view of what to expect from the CPI for the remainder of the year, which industry segments are performing the strongest and an overview of GAP Measurement for the industry comparing actual versus forecast spending and the level of project fallout. Gap Measurement refers to a method of benchmarking active capital projects and capital spending forecasts from two periods and measuring the gap or fallout between the two periods. The fallout relates to projects that have been cancelled, delayed, or put on hold.

Environmental compliance requirements for air emissions, the potential of unified or enforced security measures across the industry and the cost of oil will all continue to play influencing roles in the future level of capital available for growth related projects. Join Mr. Hamblet along with Crazy Al of Industry Today for a discussion and overview on some of the industry’s largest projects and what to expect as the year progresses.

Click Here!, April 24, 2006 at 10:30 AM (EST), to hear the LIVE interview. If you miss the show, Click Here to hear this or any of the over 100 previous Industry Today shows covering topics important to industry spending, including trends, outlooks, and focus segments on specific industries.

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