The global outlook series on Chemicals Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. A quantitatively compelling research analysis, the global outlook series provides the reader with a statistical overview of the global chemicals industry. The research paper also provides a rudimentary overview of the industry’s segmentation, and outlines the competition, and structure of the industry in 8 data rich tables that examine sales, R&D expenditures, and capital spending by companies. The sectoral review contains 48 tables, which numerically encapsulate sales, consumption, and production capacities in markets such as Agrochemicals, Petrochemicals, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Carbon Black, Titanium Dioxide, and Soda Ash. Also provided is a compilation of all recent mergers, acquisitions and strategic corporate developments. The reader also stands to gain a macro level understanding of the scenario prevalent in regional markets. Annotated with tables that enumerate key research findings, the regional markets briefly abstracted, and summarized include the US, Japan, Europe, Germany, UK, Asia, China, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Brazil, and Mexico. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 2,591 companies worldwide.