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High Gas Prices, Falling Production Could Crowd Out Chemical Manufacturers

As natural gas production falls and prices remain high, U.S. chemical producers may be “crowded out” by price-insensitive customers that bid up the prices to a level that manufacturers cannot afford to pay, according to a comprehensive analysis unveiled Friday by two Lehman Brothers analysts.

April 21, 2003

High Gas Prices, Falling Production Crowd Out Chemical Manufacturers

As natural gas production falls and prices remain high, U.S. chemical producers will be “crowded out” by price-insensitive customers that bid up the prices to a level that manufacturers cannot afford to pay, according to a comprehensive analysis unveiled Thursday by two Lehman Brothers analysts.

April 21, 2003