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Jane Denny: Dec 4, 2023 2:35:12 PM
It is two centuries since French scientist Michel Chevreul, an organic chemistry founder, described the oleochemical glycerine in a patent....
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Jane Denny: Nov 28, 2023 9:57:21 AM
During a particularly poignant moment in Apple TV's drama series The Morning Show, UBA weatherman Yanko Flores defines El Niño. It is, he laments,...
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Jane Denny: Nov 15, 2023 11:50:15 AM
The chemical industry, the high-volume sector of the industry in particular, pivots on the conversion of fairly inert carbonaceous matter into...
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Jane Denny: Nov 10, 2023 12:07:39 PM
It is one thing to know the price a chemical is currently valued in the market, a service that ResourceWise company Tecnon OrbiChem has provided for...
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Jane Denny: Oct 19, 2023 2:03:57 PM
The automotive sector is operating in a contradictory landscape at present. This year alone, it has been subject to pent-up demand driven by Covid,...
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Jane Denny: Oct 16, 2023 12:25:53 PM
Discussions on low carbon or sustainable feedstocks at European Petrochemical Association gatherings – even ten years ago – were rare. Back then,...
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Jane Denny: Oct 5, 2023 1:08:25 PM
The footwear sector is huge – with as many as 24 billion pairs produced annually – but it is also quickly evolving. Whether we're talking raw...
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Jane Denny: Sep 27, 2023 10:05:35 AM
The European Union is imposing a raft of new reporting responsibilities which are set out in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
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Jane Denny: Aug 23, 2023 1:58:58 PM
The production of surfactants by combining biomass and microorganisms – such as bacterial agents – is an innovation that is increasingly gaining...
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Jane Denny: Aug 15, 2023 1:06:45 PM
One of the leading petrochemicals events in the calendar is almost upon us. Petrochemical refiners, products manufacturers and downstream consumers...
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Jane Denny: Aug 9, 2023 4:36:55 PM
Chemical tanker availability is thought to be elevating the cost of caustic soda transportation this year, with little relief envisaged in the...
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Jane Denny: Aug 2, 2023 5:14:08 PM
Plastics, packaging, textiles and automotive manufacturers in India are currently prohibited from sourcing purified terephthalic acid from mainland...
