But with a global capacity glut in 2001 chemical prices softened, even as raw material costs like natural gas began a fivefold price increase.

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But it, like many other chemical companies, feel the pain more acutely because petroleum is used as a raw material and to transport their goods.

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Like many chemical companies, Huntsman suffered from rapidly escalating petroleum costs, which is used as a raw material, to power its processes and transport its goods.

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