Kevin Swift

Chief Economist and Senior Director
American Chemistry Council

Dr. Swift is the chief economist at the American Chemistry Council (ACC) where he is responsible for economic and other analyses dealing with markets, energy, trade, tax, and innovation, as well as monitoring business conditions and identifying emerging trends. He assess the economic and societal contributions of the business of chemistry and disseminates general information about the industry to ACC member companies, the media, Wall Street analysts, the academic community and the public in general. Prior to joining the ACC, Dr. Swift held executive and senior level positions at several business research companies. He started his career at Dow Chemical USA.

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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

09:40 State Of The Industry: The Chemical Activity Barometer & Global Outlook

Kevin Swift, Chief Economist, American Chemistry Council

The American Chemistry Council's Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) recently showed that the industry is at its highest level since February 2008, posting the higher year over year gain since September 2010. The CAB is based on four indicators - production, equity prices, product prices and inventories. There are a number of areas leading the charge - activity within pigments and performance chemistry markets (adhesives, sealants, paint additives), electronics chemicals (semiconductor industry) and oilfield chemicals, which have benefited from the boom in unconventional oil and gas. Join Kevin Swift for a candid look at industry performance and insights into what may await in the future