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Jane Denny: Mar 10, 2025, 7:46:16 AM
Epoxy resin producers in Europe and the US met with concerned buyers and increased inquiries as 2024 began. Despite the price point for epoxy resins...
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Jane Denny: Jan 29, 2025, 10:18:29 AM
2024 was a challenging year for the European plasticizers market with demand failing to pick up. Key end markets remained subdued as economic...
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Jane Denny: Jan 22, 2025, 11:17:13 AM
Demand for maleic anhydride from downstream sectors—including automotive, construction, and electronics, as well as the crucial unsaturated polyester...
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Jane Denny: Nov 27, 2024, 7:07:21 AM
Biobased and circular economies have emerged as globally impactful transformative forces in industry this decade. On the demand side, there is a...
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Jane Denny: Nov 7, 2024, 4:57:04 PM
As the global chemicals industry adjusts to pervasive oversupply versus dwindling demand, we dig into our 10-year archive of price points for over...
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Jane Denny: Oct 31, 2024, 9:10:55 AM
Back when I was a mere twinkle in the petrochemicals’ price reporting agency (PRA) industry’s eye, the practical joke and conundrum: “What's heavier?...
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Jane Denny: Oct 23, 2024, 5:10:45 AM
In line with other nations targeting fiscal policy to kickstart economic growth, China has plans to cut interest rates by the close of October 2024....
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Jane Denny: Oct 21, 2024, 3:14:21 AM
Used in diverse applications across various industries, including pulp and paper production, chlorine is key to thousands of everyday products. Even...
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Jane Denny: Oct 18, 2024, 5:46:02 AM
Consultants and business managers from our chemicals team have attended the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) Annual Meeting since the last...
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Jane Denny: Oct 16, 2024, 5:09:19 AM
As the second-most produced chemical worldwide and the single biggest carbon-emitting chemical, ammonia is a supply chain product ripe for...
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Jane Denny: Oct 9, 2024, 9:11:24 AM
First published on October 9, 2024 this blog post was updated Thursday October 10 During the course of Hurricane Milton’s approach towards the US...
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Jane Denny: Sep 13, 2024, 5:05:13 AM
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...
