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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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Hira Saeed: May 1, 2024 7:04:33 AM
Historically, the chlor-alkali process is one with numerous environmental and health concerns since the diaphragm cell process and mercury cell...
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Jane Denny: Apr 4, 2024 5:19:05 AM
Planning and preparation for the 27th World Chlor-Alkali Conference is in hand. ResourceWise (formerly Tecnon OrbiChem) and partner I•C•I•S, who...
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Jane Denny: Mar 4, 2024 1:11:30 PM
The global chlor-alkali industry is locked in turbulent times. As efforts by producers to mitigate the sector’s long-term availability issues...
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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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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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Tecnon OrbiChem: Oct 11, 2022 4:57:06 AM
Caustic soda demand could exceed global capacity in the latter half of this decade. That’s what analysis of trends versus current and future...
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Carol Li: Aug 8, 2022 12:34:17 PM
China’s Dual Control Policy sharply reduced caustic soda production in the country in Q4 2021. The policy's impact on particular chemical value...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Jul 20, 2022 9:29:40 AM
Russian-origin raw material for unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) production is entering Turkey before sale to European buyers as end product....
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Charles Fryer and Jane Denny: Jun 16, 2022 10:20:07 AM
For several decades until last year, China was regarded as the workshop of the world. Businessmen and women flocked there to have the production of...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: May 31, 2022 8:02:18 AM
Just as Tecnon OrbiChem consultants began preparing presentations for the Chlor-Alkali in 2022 webinar we are presenting in collaboration with ICIS,...
