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Global overcapacity has long shaped the polyester value chain. In recent years, capacity expansions—led primarily by China but not limited to it—have...
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We all know how quickly the global business landscape is shifting to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance. Even though it’s often...
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The pulp, paper, and forest products industry endured another year of uncertainty and significant change in 2025. From new tariffs and widespread...
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The UK government’s recent call for evidence on crop-derived sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) signals a notable shift in policy. For years, official...
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North America’s softwood sawlog market is undergoing significant change as economic pressures, environmental priorities, and new policy decisions...
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The global UPR market in 2025 was characterized by subdued demand, declining feedstock costs, and increasing competitive intensity. Across North...
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The global chlor-alkali and PVC sectors spent 2025 adjusting to a set of structural pressures that reshaped trade routes, altered operating...
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At the start of the year, we outlined six key predictions shaping how biofuels markets would evolve in 2025. Now that new mandates have taken effect...
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During our latest ResourceWise webinar, Biofuels Market Outlook 2026, VP of Low-Carbon Fuels, Matthew Stone, highlighted the market signals that will...
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Early this month, UPM and Sappi signed a non-binding letter of intent to create a 50/50 joint venture that would unite nearly all of their graphic...
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The global nylon 66 industry has undergone a dramatic reversal over the past few years. Not long ago, producers were struggling with a shortage of...
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In 2025, the global plasticizer market has been squeezed by weak macroeconomic conditions, soft construction demand, and shifting trade barriers....
