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Ethylene Oxide, Glycols & Derivatives: What is happening in Europe and the US?
Good demand, but mainly supply limitations of ethylene oxide and derivatives have created unusual volatility and historically high prices for glycols...
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Engineering Thermoplastics: Calming Markets or More Chaos Ahead?
After the tumultuous start to 2021, engineering thermoplastics market participants were expecting a return to more representative activity starting...
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World Chlor-Alkali Conference - Summary of Tecnon OrbiChem's Presentations
Uncertainties on supply and demand globally has positioned the chlor-alkali industry in a challenging circumstance. As recent market disruptions such...
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Prospect, Performance and Profitability
OrbiChem360: ChemExpert The Keystone to Effective Budgeting During Periods of Uncertainty As the global chemical market evolves and adapts to meet...
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Tecnon OrbiChem Launches a New Business Intelligence Platform
Tecnon OrbiChem, a 45-year data and analytics provider to the petrochemical industry, is launching a new online business intelligence platform...
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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...