The beginning of 2010 has been marked by, among other things, a slight reverse in industry fortunes, and while it is clear that market demand has certainly increased (particularly in Asia were the economy in China grew in the first quarter of 2010 by over 12%), the economic revival has caused a supply/demand imbalance on the raw material markets. The economic collapse at the end of 2008 was followed by a significant de-stocking of most raw material supply chains. As a consequence, the costs o...