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Sustainable Routes to Polyurethane
It could be considered one of the plastics world's most contradictory materials. Notoriously under-recycled due to technical difficulty, polyurethane...
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A Technical Look at Pulp & Paper Fiber
Let’s take a very simplified and quick look around the Pulp World. Cellulosic pulps are comprised of basically the same materials, cellulose...
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How Industry 4.0 Technology Can Amplify Your Competitive Advantage
At the beginning of the year, Fisher International’s VP of Sales Matt Elhardt shared his predictions for the Pulp and Paper Industry in 2022. One of...
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Market Pulp Price Surge: What’s Driving Prices Higher?
Market pulp is a critical global commodity within the pulp and paper industry. As such, market pulp is a constant fixture in global trade flows...
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Supply for Plasticisers in Europe Remains Snug but There are Challenges Ahead
2020 has been a very challenging year for European plasticizer producers. Following a terrible second quarter, as consumption, particularly in...
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Working Toward A Circular Economy in Challenging Times: The Chemical Recycling Solution
The present moment is an unprecedented challenge; for the world of engineering thermoplastics, there has been a chance to serve the needs of key...
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European Plasticisers Markets Struggle as Industry Players Fear the Recovery Will be Slow
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc in the chemical industry worldwide, plasticizer markets have been particularly affected as the main...
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What Future for Coal-To-Meg and Bio-Meg in a Low-Cost Brent World?
Since the start of 2020, we have seen Brent crude oil futures fall from just under $70/bbl to $23/bbl. MEG values followed, plummeting from $608/ton...
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How Hard Has the BA Market Been Hit by COVID-19 Lockdowns?
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and intensified challenges within the international butyl acrylate market to an extent not previously seen....
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Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals Producers Step Up in Response to Covid-19 Crisis
As some chemical companies ramped up their production of ingredients for sanitising and disinfectant products, several biofuel companies and...