3 Chemical Specialty Stocks to Escape Industry Headwinds

The Zacks Chemicals Specialty industry is facing challenges from demand softness, largely due to a slowdown in Europe and a slow economic recovery in China. Margins of companies in this space also remain under pressure due to the still-elevated input, supply chain and logistics costs.Industry players like Celanese Corporation (CE) , Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) and Element Solutions Inc (ESI) are banking on strategic measures, including operating cost reductions, to tide over a persistently challengin ...