据美国化学委员会(ACC)最新发布的年终市场回顾和未来展望报告,受益于低成本页岩原料,美国化工行业正在加快复苏。ACC首席经济学家和总经理凯文·斯威夫特表示,2013年,美国化学品产量将增长1.6%,2014年和2015年的增速将分别达到2.5%和3.5%。在经历了过去10年竞争力日趋下降的困境后,美国化学工业正重新恢复增长势头。2015年至2020年,美国化工业的年均增速将超过4%,快于美国经济 According to the latest release of year-end market review and future outlook report by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the chemical industry in the United States is accelerating the recovery from the benefit of low-cost shale raw materials. Kevin Swift, ACC chief economist and managing director, said U.S. chemical production will grow 1.6% in 2013 and reach 2.5% and 3.5% in 2014 and 2015, respectively. After experiencing the dwindling competitiveness of the past 10 years, the chemical industry in the United States is regaining growth momentum. From 2015 to 2020, the U.S. chemical industry will grow at an average annual rate of more than 4% faster than the U.S. economy