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Chlorine and Derivatives Markets at Mid-year 2023
The markets for chlor-alkali have faltered during the first half of 2023, as projected in our early-year analysis of these markets. As predicted, the...
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Unsaturated Polyester Resins Markets: Looking to Q4 2023
Sam Uctas: Jun 27, 2023 1:04:06 PM
As we reached the mid-point of last year, unsaturated polyester resin market participants in the US were surfing a relatively novel wave. While many...
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Plasticizers and Their Raw Materials: eBook of Mid-year Analysis
Tecnon OrbiChem: Jun 26, 2023 3:09:28 PM
Plasticizer market participants and producers within the sector's supply chain – plus raw materials producers – began the year with breath baited....
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Orthoxylene & Phthalic Anhydride Markets: Mid-year 2023
Tecnon OrbiChem: Jun 20, 2023 1:08:50 PM
The Asia-focused supplement to our January 2023 blog post Orthoxylene - phthalic anhydride outlook for 2023 & year in review contained interviews...
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Global Isocyanates Markets 2023: Mid-Year Review
Tecnon OrbiChem: Jun 19, 2023 5:46:46 AM
A whitepaper Tecnon OrbiChem published earlier in 2023 outlined the reasons why isocyanates markets had been seasonally quiet a year prior. Logistics...
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How to Plan and Budget for Direct Materials Purchases
Angela Rockwell: Jun 8, 2023 9:36:31 AM
Budgets are financial plans that play a crucial role in the success and profitability of businesses. For companies that rely on raw materials as...
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Future Funding: Billion-dollar Policy Offers US Bioeconomy a Lifeline
Jane Denny: Jun 7, 2023 4:58:23 PM
Chemical companies are struggling to find markets as weak demand – driven by inflation fears – permeates the economy worldwide. Manufacturing...
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Caustic Soda Trade in Global Markets: Mid-Year Review 2023
Jane Denny: Jun 5, 2023 4:41:57 PM
The chlor-alkali sector is uniquely positioned to act as a litmus test for the global economy, making its ripples around trade indicative of what is...
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26th World Chlor-alkali Conference: History & Agenda
Tecnon OrbiChem: Jun 2, 2023 9:12:00 AM
In just a few weeks, Tecnon OrbiChem and partner I•C•I•S co-host their 26th World Chlor-Alkali Conference in Singapore. Our founder Charles Fryer...
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PET & Its Raw Materials: Outlook for 2023, & 2022 in Review
Tecnon OrbiChem: Feb 20, 2023 6:35:08 AM
As we look to the PET sector's high season - Q2 2023 - market participants will be keen to lower the paraxylene cost disparity compared to Asia. It...
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Transforming Fuels & Feedstock: Old Carbon to Low Carbon - AFPM Talk
ResourceWise: Feb 15, 2023 11:40:26 AM
What do chemicals, forestry and renewable fuels value chains all have in common? Well, we've selected a trio of thought leaders to tell you......
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Chemicals Industry Crystal Ball: Pricing Up Over 40 Chemicals to 2024
Tecnon OrbiChem: Feb 14, 2023 4:34:00 AM
The final white paper in the series A chemicals industry crystal ball leverages datasets from Tecnon OrbiChem's ChemForesight service to indicate...