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This year has been a very turbulent year for the chlor-alkali industry with several weather-related and supply chain issues. They have affected the chlor-alkali market and downstream products such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene dichloride...
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Both European and US unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) prices saw back-to-back monthly increases throughout the first half of 2021. The market...
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Tecnon OrbiChem has added a new feature to the OrbiChem360 business information platform aimed at improving access to information our subscribers...
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Demand for polyurethane (PU) feedstocks is high as construction projects ramp up requirements. That, and the increased consumer focus on comfort at...
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The potential for pyrolysis to tackle waste and increase circularity in plastics industries moved closer to reality yesterday (23 November). Shell...
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As COP26 delegates dissected the detail on decarbonising our world, chemical innovators ushered in sustainable solutions of their own. Late 2021 saw...
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South Korea’s urea supply crunch is a stark reminder of the value in supply chain diversification. With very little means of meeting its own urea...
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Global maleic anhydride markets have experienced a sharp upturn in late 2020 and 2021 following the negative growth seen in 2020 as markets continued...
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Depending on the origin and destination, the cost of freight today represents almost one-third of the cfr value/price of exports imports by America...
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Global natural gas prices surged throughout 2021 due to a combination of key maintenance works, fire outages at extraction and processing sites,...
