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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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Hira Saeed: Sep 30, 2024 4:23:36 AM
As the world increasingly shifts its focus toward sustainability, the growing interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is illuminating the oft-overlooked...
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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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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...
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Jane Denny: Sep 9, 2024 2:07:37 PM
When carmaker Porsche launched its iconic “ducktail” rear spoiler to boost the 911 Carrera RS 2.7’s aerodynamics, the entire vehicle weighed under...
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Jane Denny: Sep 3, 2024 7:49:10 AM
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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Jane Denny: Aug 29, 2024 11:18:32 AM
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...
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Jane Denny: Aug 19, 2024 2:35:26 PM
European and US-based epoxy resin producers have triggered anti-dumping investigations against Asian producers in a bid to stop cheap imports....
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Jane Denny: Aug 14, 2024 3:31:33 AM
Automotive industry participants have made great strides in improving the sector's sustainability profile since the 1990s. In fact, catalytic...
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Jane Denny: Aug 8, 2024 7:21:38 AM
The synthetic polymer unsaturated polyester resin is used in various industrial applications and has been for nearly a century. Durability and...
