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Isocyanates - Supply Outages Continue to Disrupt the Markets
The North American MDI continues to be disrupted due to raw materials shortages and prices are firming once again. The surge in prices is due to lack...
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Phthalic Anhydride - When Will the Supply Issues in the Market Ease?
In the past few months, strong demand has been seen in phthalic anhydride, supported by a strong construction industry, with good downstream demand...
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Phenol, Acetone & Derivatives - How Will New Capacities Impact the Value Chain in China?
From 2020 to 2022, there will be more than 2,100 ktpa of new phenol capacity that will come online together with 1,300 ktpa of acetone. During the...
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Acrylic Acid & Acrylates - When Can Buyers Put the Anguish Behind Them?
To say this year has proved a huge challenge for the acrylic acid and acrylates market would be a vast understatement. Buyers have faced a huge...
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Softwood Fiber Prices Increased Faster than Hardwood in Q2 2021
Softwood fiber costs were generally higher worldwide in the Q2 2021 than in the previous quarter despite an increase in the supply of residuals from...
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Softwood Lumber Demand in US and Asia will Cause Future Market Shifts
Softwood lumber has been in high demand in the US and Europe throughout 2021. The limited supply resulted in temporary price surges to record high...
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Rising Commercialization of Specialty High-Temperature Bio-based Polymers
As of 22 April, California, USA-based biofacturing company Zymergen began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ZY” and...
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Tecnon OrbiChem Launches a New Business Intelligence Platform
Tecnon OrbiChem, a 45-year data and analytics provider to the petrochemical industry, is launching a new online business intelligence platform...
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UP Resin: A Ride on the Wild Side
It has been a wild rollercoaster ride for the European and US UPR markets since September and October last year. The wheels were first set in motion...
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What Does PET Need to Be Successful?
It seems feasible that the use of PET will continue to grow, but … should this happen at the cost of reducing fossil raw materials? The changing...
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Acetic Acid & VAM — The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
The impact of the historic winter storm that struck the US Gulf Coast in mid-February, which led to serious disruptions in the petrochemical and...
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Bisphenol A — A Series of Unfortunate Events
Bisphenol A availability has been critically tight in all regions since the start of this year. Spot prices have soared to record highs over the last...