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A map showing planned, realized and cancelled battery plants in Europe as of 2024.

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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...

A line graph showing prices for chlorine and caustic soda from 2012 to 2024 in which the line showing chlorine's price is below the zero line sometimes in the 2020s.

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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...

Line graph showing the price of the key chemical intermediate acetone in the United States from 2020 to 2024.

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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...

A line graph comparing the price of epoxy resin worldwide between 2015 and 2023 wherein the sudden price hike of

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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....

A colored pie chart with a rubber tire around the outside shows the breakdown of materials to make the automotive staple.

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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...

Pie charts showing the use of unsaturated polyester resin in Europe and China.

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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...

A line graph showing the price of fatty acids worldwide between August 2023 and July 2024 with a significant price rise from My 2024.

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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...

Image shows the packaging for Frito-Lay chips which is made from a biodegradable polymer

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Biobased, Recycled and Renewable Carbon Chemicals: An Introduction

Biobased products are defined as having been made from biological—meaning living—or renewable resources. They include corn, sugar cane, cellulosic,...

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Chevron Deference: What Can The US Expect Now?

Trade bodies, including the Petrochemical Alliance of Oklahoma, are celebrating the Supreme Court's June decision to scrap the decades-old Chevron...