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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...
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OrbiChem360 — Tecnon OrbiChem's New Business Intelligence Platform
Since 1976, Tecnon OrbiChem has been producing go-to benchmarks for decision makers providing the full-spectrum view of supply chain dynamics that...
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Caustic Soda Market Reverses in the Wake of US Winter Storm
The demand for caustic soda has gradually been recovering following a low point seen in Spring 2020. Currently, across much of the world, demand is...
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China’s Caprolactam, Adiponitrile Markets Face Opposing Forces
The outlook for polyamide market demand, the stop-and-start nature of economic recovery during the COVID pandemic, and key feedstock materials – both...
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Pine-Based Chemicals Market Update
Kraton Corporation announced on 17 February a general price increase of 10% across its entire pine chemicals and alpha methyl styrene (AMS) resins...
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MEG: Global Overcapacity, Regional Tightness - For How Long?
Everything that happened in 2020 was impossible to imagine, as is the current situation in the petrochemical industry, and glycols are no exception....
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Epoxy Resins – The Sky’s the Limit
Consumer sentiment may have plunged to its darkest depths at the end of Q1 2021 after a series of events led to a widespread shortage of...