Fertilizer and industrial gas companies are increasing their capital investments as measured by the ratio of capital expenditures to revenue levels according to a study by the ICIS Chemical Business magazine. From the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies 2012 report: For the second year running, the biggest spenders were dominated by fertilizer producers and industrial gas companies, as …
The chemicals sector is generally suitable for investment during any market condition due to the simple fact that chemicals are an essential ingredient in many of the products we use on a daily basis. For example, in a modern-day kitchen, chemicals are found in appliances, food items, packaging for foods, flooring, dish washing liquids, etc. Some …
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Here is an interesting chart on the future of the Top 10 Tobacco markets: Click to enlarge Source: Euromonitor International Also checkout: A Review of the Global Tobacco Industry
The Top 10 Hotel Groups in the World for 2012 is shown below: Click to enlarge Source: Hotel Online Of the top 10, four groups have more than 600,00o rooms each. UK-based Intercontinental Hotels Group plc (IHG) tops the ranking with about 660,000 rooms. Seven of the ten hotel groups are US-based. In this year’s ranking, …