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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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ResourceWise: 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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Tecnon OrbiChem: 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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Jennifer Hawkins: Oct 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Hopes that the global phenol prices were on a downtrend in Q4 were dashed in October as producers in the US and Europe announced plans to increase...
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Sunny Zhang: Jun 14, 2021 12:00:00 AM
From 2020 to 2022, there will be more than 2,100 ktpa of new phenol capacity that will come online together with 1,300 ktpa of acetone. During the...
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Jennifer Hawkins: May 10, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Bisphenol A availability has been critically tight in all regions since the start of this year. Spot prices have soared to record highs over the last...
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Jennifer Hawkins: Aug 3, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Acetone has seen some dramatic lows and highs since 2018. Global supply has gone from huge oversupply to very tight in less than two years. During...
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Jennifer Hawkins: May 22, 2020 12:00:00 AM
It has been a few tough months for the global economy – an unprecedented pandemic and the ensuing widespread lockdowns have had a devastating impact...
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Jennifer Hawkins: Jan 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Acetone prices have been in perpetual hell for the last 18 months - values plunged to historical lows in mid to late 2019, falling significantly...
