The Zacks Chemicals Specialty industry is mired with challenges from sluggish demand, largely due to the 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 Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) , Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN) and AdvanSix Inc. (ASIX) are banking on strategic measures, including operating cost reductions, to tide over a persistently challenging env ...