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Continued economic downturn ripples across manufacturing. Sentiment is down somewhat, but the services sector is showing promise after an unexpectedly high number of new jobs added to the economy. However, the wood products market continues its dip...
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Increases in sawlog pricing applied to all global markets throughout 2022. Where and how will these trends potentially impact 2023 prices in North...
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As we look to the PET sector's high season - Q2 2023 - market participants will be keen to lower the paraxylene cost disparity compared to Asia. It...
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Several changes to report in the southeast US as the lumber market continues facing volatility. Reduced demand means highly unfortunate news for a...
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SYP wood pricing trickled up slightly as 2023 started. However, expected interest hikes by the Fed and murmurings of a recession may keep 2023 lumber...
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Europe has continued to feel the impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The consequence is a full cessation on the import of wood raw materials to...
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What do chemicals, forestry and renewable fuels value chains all have in common? Well, we've selected a trio of thought leaders to tell you......
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The final white paper in the series A chemicals industry crystal ball leverages datasets from Tecnon OrbiChem's ChemForesight service to indicate...
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At the beginning of December, Apple accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside of China. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple...
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Phthalic anhydride is a key chemical intermediate in applications from phthalate plasticisers to polyesters. Many types of polyesters can be made via...
