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Innovation in pyrolysis picks up pace in Q4 2021
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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Renewable Materials and the Future of Plastics
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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Ammonia Shortage Triggers Supply Chain Ripple Effect
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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Maleic Anhydride - New entrants to market set to cause disruption
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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Who is making money in the polyester chain? Changes and challenges in 2022
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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The natural gas price surge and its impact on chemical markets
Global natural gas prices surged throughout 2021 due to a combination of key maintenance works, fire outages at extraction and processing sites,...
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Energy Cost Shock May Ripple Into 2022 Phenol Markets
Hopes that the global phenol prices were on a downtrend in Q4 were dashed in October as producers in the US and Europe announced plans to increase...
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Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak
Pyrolysis is the thermal degradation/decomposition process that occurs in the absence of oxygen, which results in the production of pyrolytic liquid...
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Energy Policy in China and its Impact on some Chemicals Production
Energy is the latest and unexpected factor impacting petrochemical, chemical, and polymer industries in all regions of the world in Q4 2021....
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When Will The Global Shortage of Caustic Soda Ease?
The market has tightened substantially since Hurricane Ida hit the US in August. Demand for caustic soda has recovered faster than expected, however,...