Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> September 15, 2003

Outlook For Commodity Chemicals: Jeffrey Peck – Janney Montgomery Scott Llc

JEFFREY PECK is a Senior Chemical Analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott, LCC. Formerly, Mr. Peck was a major Chemicals Equity Research Analyst at Bear Sterns, where he covered the Chemical and Ag Biotech Industries and published company reports on DuPont, Millennium, Monsanto, and PPG. Frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal and other business publications, he holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo and an MBA with high distinction from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, where he was a Stern Scholar. Profile
TWST: What has gone on in the commodity chemicals space so far this year

from a business point of view?

Mr. Peck: There have been some ups and downs. From a pricing

perspective, we saw prices