Charles Fryer

Charles Fryer is the founder of Tecnon OrbiChem. He guided the launch of many of the market monitoring services that Tecnon OrbiChem pioneered and has provided to the chemical sector since the 1980s.

Man using mobile apps to monitor stock market analysis and trading activities on his laptop

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Navigating the Cycles of Chlor-Alkali Markets: Insights from Market Behavior and Forecasting Trends

Chlor-alkali plants produce caustic soda and chlorine in fixed proportions, 1.10:1.00, respectively, by weight. However, market demand is not fixed in this proportion. It can swing from a caustic soda shortage when the market demand ratio is...

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Removing carbon dioxide from the air: Direct air capture

Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2 has hit headlines recently. A concept related to strategies of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture...

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New Chemical Industry Imperatives: Expanding Inventory & Making Supply Chains Robust

Factories need to keep inventory, to guard against delayed delivery of vital feedstocks or components. This is especially the case for chemical...

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Cheap Crude Oil Helps Some Chemicals More Than Others

In the space of 11 weeks we have seen Brent crude oil prices fall from just under $70/bbl to $29/bbl. Lower crude oil prices are generally welcomed...

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