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Cellulosic Fibers – The Sequel

Following Tecnon OrbiChem’s report last year on Cellulosic Fibers based on the Nova-Institute Cellulosic Fibers conference, how has the outlook for cellulosic fibers developed in the past year based on reports at this year’s conference? The market...

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Isocyanates Markets Are Tight Once Again Due to Supply Disruptions

The historically cold winter storm that struck the US Gulf Coast mid-February led to widespread shutdowns of petrochemical facilities and oil...

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Outlook For the Orthoxylene & Phthalic Anhydride Market For 2021

The orthoxylene market has had a strong start to 2021, where the US and Europe have both seen healthy demand and prices have shown increases. Demand...

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PVC Supply Tightens, Sharply Sending Prices Surging

For one reason or another supply of PVC in several regions around the world has been disrupted over the last six months. In Europe, the region saw an...

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Texas Deep-Freeze – More Strain on Supply

The historically cold winter storm that struck the US Gulf Coast beginning the weekend of 13-14 February led to widespread shutdowns of petrochemical...

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Could Wood Pulp Offer a Sustainable Solution for the Garment Industry?

This article originally appeared on Fisher International's FI Insights blog on 3 February 2021. Growing sustainability trends and concerns about...

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High Prices and Tight Markets for the European Polyester Chain

The concerns relating to the availability of PET in December, as European producers struggled to bring plants back online following scheduled...

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Pine-Based Chemicals and Fuel Demand in the Spotlight

Investments are ramping up for chemicals, materials, and fuel using woody biomass and pulp by-products for feedstock. Supply and demand for crude...

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Coronavirus Drives Wide Swings in Global Maleic Anhydride Market

Global maleic anhydride markets were booming in the last quarter of 2020 and the early part of the New Year. China was a little ahead of the curve...

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More Biofuels, Bio-Based Naphtha Production Ahead

I can barely keep up with news and capacity announcement on renewable diesel/HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil), so I’ll just mention two big ones that...

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