New York - Innovest, the global leader in analyzing extra-financial sources of investment risk, has released its most recent report on the Chemical Sector. As the only investment research firm that currently identifies chemical product risk prior to incident, the Innovest report examines how product liability is likely to be a significant driver of volatility over the next several years.

An excerpt from this report including a list of the 61 companies covered is available in pdf format by clicking here.

The cost for the sector report is $3,000. The sector report plus all 61 individual company Intangible Value Assessment (IVA) reports, plus access to the senior analysts is $15,000. Individual company IVA reports can be purchased for $195 each. Click here to purchase any of the above.

"In the chemical universe, we have identified specific themes that overlap between the three sub-sectors: the commodity, diversified and specialty firms," said Heather Langsner, the senior Innovest analyst on the project. " While return on capital and improved business model are important, the companies that stand out in terms of leading new technology trends are the ones that could yield greater returns over the next 2-3 years. Additionally, we're happy to report that our in depth review of regulatory and other event drivers helped our clients avoid missteps in the industry several times over this past year."

In addition to the product liability issue, the report takes a look at the European Chemicals Policy (REACH), in-depth analysis of Biobased Plastics, Ethanol, and Bio-fuels, as well as a first-time look at emerging markets exposure, especially as it relates to China.

As each company in the industry is analyzed, they receive a rating from Innovest relative to their peer group (AAA to CCC). In a time series analysis of the 61 companies in the Chemical Sector, the top rated companies outperformed the bottom rated companies by 122% over the last 7 years.

About Innovest

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an internationally recognized investment research and advisory firm specializing in analyzing companies' performance on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues, with a particular focus on their impact on competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance. By assessing differentials typically not identified by traditional securities analysis, Innovest's IVA ratings uncover hidden risks and value potential for investors.

Innovest was judged the #1 global provider of "extra-financial" research in the Thomson Extel 2006 survey of institutional investors.

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Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an internationally recognized investment research and advisory firm specializing in analyzing companies’ performance on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues, with a particular focus on their impact on competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance. Innovest currently has offices in New York City, Toronto, San Francisco, London, Paris, Sydney, and Tokyo.

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