Jane Denny

As Tecnon OrbiChem’s Content Marketer/Writer, Jane is responsible for creating, improving, and maintaining content for our blog, marketing campaigns and sales materials.

The rare Sagebrush lizard sitting on a rock in a barren landscape.

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Chevron Deference: What Can The US Expect Now?

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jul 25, 2024 9:53:21 AM

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

A graph showing how US and European methanol price compare, but as it emerges that there will be a shortage of methanol in Europe from 2025.

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Chemicals Plant Closures: A Decade of Decimation?

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jul 19, 2024 9:27:40 AM

When plants producing feedstocks for intermediates and end products idle—or shut down completely—during economic downturns, the impacts are not...

Pictures of a dozen oleochemicals uses shown in small round circles around a title oleochemicals applications.

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Oleochemicals: Uses in 21st Century Manufacturing Supply Chains

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jul 15, 2024 2:02:01 PM

A decade ago, a unique concept car built using eco-friendly polyols by a 185-year-old US-based company left some sector participants scratching their...

A tornado and lightning against the backdrop of a gloomy hits a village scene.

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Hurricane Season and Chemicals Supply Chains

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jul 2, 2024 1:49:52 PM

The US hurricane season brings heightened levels of uncertainty to chemicals supply chains. Right now, it is Hurricane Beryl that industry eyes are...

A partial breakdown of gycerine trade flows out of Indonesia and around the world in 2023.

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Oleochemicals, Renewable Resources from Nature: An Introduction

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jun 26, 2024 8:58:14 AM

Oleochemical is a term derived from the Latin oleum, meaning olive oil. But, like much inherited Latin, it is a misleading collective noun for the...

A line graph showing the price gap between paraxylene bought and sold in the United States compared to West Europe and Asia.

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Paraxylene Price Points: Forecasting from Firm Foundations

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jun 13, 2024 2:29:23 PM

In today’s money, the first comprehensive world market paraxylene survey ever published would set a buyer back US$33,000. In fact, it was the...

A white plastic container bearing the words 'the future of plastics' positioned on top of a tree leaf on a table.

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The Graduate 2024: One Word 'Plastics', Now Two—Lignins and PEF

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jun 6, 2024 11:43:53 AM

The famous line about “Plastics” from the 1967 film The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, continues to enjoy iconic status...

A pile of electronic waste including a monitor, phones and other technology.

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Exploring Solvents and Adhesives in a World Fixated with Disassembly

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: May 29, 2024 9:23:45 AM

Thousands of years ago—it is thought—Neanderthals used birch bark tree tar (Betula) for primitive dentistry applications. Last year, it was...

Representation of AI tools in the chemicals industry.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Chemical Supply Chains of the Future

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Apr 23, 2024 7:12:18 AM

The benefits that automated process and artificial intelligence (AI) bring to chemistry laboratories and chemical engineering development are...

Delegates at the 26th World Chlor-Alkali Conference in Singapore in 2023.

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A World Chlor-Alkali Conference in Energy Turbulent Times

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Apr 4, 2024 5:19:05 AM

Planning and preparation for the 27th World Chlor-Alkali Conference is in hand. ResourceWise (formerly Tecnon OrbiChem) and partner I•C•I•S, who...

The dashboard of ResourceWise's latest chemicals business intelligence platform ChemEdge360.

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Methanol, Glycols, and Solvents Market Intelligence: Life on the ChemEdge360

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Mar 22, 2024 1:21:43 PM

Global trade and markets for methanol, glycols, and solvents became more visible and transparent. With the launch of its second chemicals pricing,...

A scene from the conference room in which the 26th World Chlor-alkali Conference was held in 2023.

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Chlor-Alkali Markets: What is Happening in 2024

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Mar 4, 2024 1:11:30 PM

The global chlor-alkali industry is locked in turbulent times. As efforts by producers to mitigate the sector’s long-term availability issues...

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