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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Jane Denny: May 9, 2024, 3:32:06 PM
The last time our team convened with chemicals industry experts and market participants at the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference was 2019. This...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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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Jane Denny: Feb 27, 2024, 4:06:03 PM
Maleic anhydride is an important intermediate chemical. Currently, capacity to produce is in excess of 5000 ktpa globally. Over two-thirds of the...
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Jane Denny: Feb 19, 2024, 10:05:41 AM
Phthalic anhydride is used to produce phthalate-based PVC plasticizers, resins and coatings. Orthoxylene is the key feedstock for manufacturing...
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Jane Denny: Feb 12, 2024, 6:59:00 PM
A flurry of chemical deals were signed and sealed at the start of the new year. In part, activity was triggered by fear that the US Gulf Coast chill...
