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PET & Its Raw Materials: Outlook for 2023, & 2022 in Review
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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Sawmill Closure and Other Big Changes in Southeast Lumber Market
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 2023 Lumber Prices Remain Low with Uncertainty on Interest Looming
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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Russian Wood Chip and Log Imports Drop to Zero Across Europe in 2022
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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Transforming Fuels & Feedstock: Old Carbon to Low Carbon - AFPM Talk
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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Chemicals Industry Crystal Ball: Pricing Up Over 40 Chemicals to 2024
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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Apple Plans to Move Production Out of China – What Does This Mean for Its P&P Industry?
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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Biobased Phthalic Anhydride: Can this Key Feedstock be Green?
Phthalic anhydride is a key chemical intermediate in applications from phthalate plasticisers to polyesters. Many types of polyesters can be made via...
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Housing Starts Drop Over 20% as Interest and Recession Fears Rise
December housing starts saw a dip of over 20% from the same time last year. With interest rates rising and murmurs of a recession abound, the market...
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Ups and Downs for Global Wood Prices at Start of 2023
Volatility defined much of the global marketplaces in the lumber, timber, and related industries as 2022 wrapped up. Take a look below to see where...