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How a US Gulf Coast Snow Flurry Roused Quiet Markets
Not enough years have passed for the Texas Big Freeze shockwaves to have fully exited the chemicals sector consciousness just yet. So severe was its...
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What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?
Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...
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What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?
Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...
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Canada’s Dwindling Lumber Supply Can't Cover US Demand
The global wood market has seen its share of shifts in recent years. Factors like the pandemic supply chain disruption, Russia’s wood export ban, and...
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Canadian Lumber Market Shrinking, Could Europe Fill the Gap?
Major downsizing in British Columbia has left a sizeable gap within the North American lumber market. Over the long-term, this could yield strategic...
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Old vs. Young Forests: Examining CO2 Storage and Wildfire Risk
As the Canadian wildfires rage on, their widespread impact is evident even from hundreds of miles away with smoke enveloping parts of North America....
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Old vs. Young Forests: Examining CO2 Storage and Wildfire Risk
As the Canadian wildfires rage on, their widespread impact is evident even from hundreds of miles away with smoke enveloping parts of North America....
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Chemicals Output in a Conflict-locked Post-Covid World
Earlier this year, BASF Chairman Martin Brudermüller warned that Europe was increasingly losing its chemicals sector competitive edge. His comments...
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Hurricane Season 2023: Forestry Risks and Outlook
June 1 marked the official start of the hurricane season. What risks will the forestry industry potentially face?
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Hurricane Ida Provides Another Shock To Fragile Petrochemical Inventories
The US Gulf Coast petrochemical industry was still feeling some lingering effects from Winter Storm Uri in February, and another weather-related...
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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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Maleic Markets Stumble Towards Recovery
Maleic anhydride markets around the world continue to reel in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has knocked out thousands of tonnes of...