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Caustic Soda and Electric Vehicles: Driving A Sustainable Future

As the world increasingly shifts its focus toward sustainability, the growing interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is illuminating the oft-overlooked...

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Free Chemicals? A Bizarre Business Practice for Unpredictable Times

Most of us know of loss leaders. We may have seen retailers sell goods below cost to attract customers, though not in a chemical trade setting. The...

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Acetone Innovation: A Revival of 20th Century Technology

During the course of 2024, more than 8,000 kilotons of the building block compound acetone will be used in fuels, acrylics, fabrics, cosmetics, and...

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Polyamide: Engineered Thermoplastic for the Automotive Sector

When carmaker Porsche launched its iconic “ducktail” rear spoiler to boost the 911 Carrera RS 2.7’s aerodynamics, the entire vehicle weighed under...

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Acetone Anti-dumping: Volatility in Protectionist Markets (Part 1)

As a chemical intermediate in the production of acrylics and polycarbonates, and key solvent compound, acetone underpins a wide range of end...

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Electric Vehicle Tariffs: Derailing Dominance Potential

The electric vehicle (EV) sector could generate up to US$10 billion annually by 2028. The fact that EVs accounted for almost one in five cars sold...

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Epoxy Resin Anti-dumping in an Era of Keen Economic Protectionism

European and US-based epoxy resin producers have triggered anti-dumping investigations against Asian producers in a bid to stop cheap imports....

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Automotive Tires for a Sustainable World

Automotive industry participants have made great strides in improving the sector's sustainability profile since the 1990s. In fact, catalytic...

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Biobased UP Resin: Making Thermoset Plastics Fit for a Net-Zero Future

The synthetic polymer unsaturated polyester resin is used in various industrial applications and has been for nearly a century. Durability and...

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Oleochemicals: Volatility on the Horizon

Oleochemicals markets are poised for volatility as the effects of economic protectionism and environmental regulation ripple across nature-based...

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