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Jane Denny: Nov 27, 2024, 7:07:21 AM
Biobased and circular economies have emerged as globally impactful transformative forces in industry this decade. On the demand side, there is a...
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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: 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 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 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...
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Jane Denny: Aug 5, 2024, 9:46:02 AM
Oleochemicals markets are poised for volatility as the effects of economic protectionism and environmental regulation ripple across nature-based...
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Jane Denny: Jul 31, 2024, 1:10:09 PM
Biobased products are defined as having been made from biological—meaning living—or renewable resources. They include corn, sugar cane, cellulosic,...
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Jane Denny: Jul 15, 2024, 2:02:01 PM
A decade ago, a unique concept car built using eco-friendly polyols by a 185-year-old US-based company left some sector participants scratching their...
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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 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: Jan 11, 2024, 6:22:21 AM
As the world looks to meet the Net Zero aspirations considered vital to a sustainable future, plastics occupy an increasingly precarious position.
