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When trade war breaks out, globalised industries ship out to dodge tariffs

Chemicals trade in a global marketplace. And the flow of goods around that marketplace generally follows the path of least resistance for highest reward. So anything that disrupts that flow (or threatens to) has to be taken seriously. The prospect of escalating trade protectionism between the US and China – to the extent it may kick off an all-out trade war – has businesses thinking very hard about their future plans.