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Jane Denny: Dec 22, 2021 12:00:00 AM
It doesn't stretch back to the 1939 unveiling of ladies’ stockings at the World's Fair in New York, nor to the time when Mancunian chemists spun out...
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Hira Saeed: Dec 16, 2021 12:00:00 AM
This year has been a very turbulent year for the chlor-alkali industry with several weather-related and supply chain issues. They have affected the...
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Carol Li and Lulu Zhao: Dec 16, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Domestic caustic soda supply was sufficient for the Chinese market in H1 2021 thanks to the country's chlor-alkali producers’ stable operating rates....
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Sam Uctas: Dec 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Both European and US unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) prices saw back-to-back monthly increases throughout the first half of 2021. The market...
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Regina Sousa: Nov 25, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Demand for polyurethane (PU) feedstocks is high as construction projects ramp up requirements. That, and the increased consumer focus on comfort at...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Nov 17, 2021 12:00:00 AM
South Korea’s urea supply crunch is a stark reminder of the value in supply chain diversification. With very little means of meeting its own urea...
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Kaiyin Hu: Nov 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Global maleic anhydride markets have experienced a sharp upturn in late 2020 and 2021 following the negative growth seen in 2020 as markets continued...
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Javier Rivera: Nov 5, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Depending on the origin and destination, the cost of freight today represents almost one-third of the cfr value/price of exports imports by America...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Nov 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Global natural gas prices surged throughout 2021 due to a combination of key maintenance works, fire outages at extraction and processing sites,...
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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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Tecnon OrbiChem: Oct 19, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Energy is the latest and unexpected factor impacting petrochemical, chemical, and polymer industries in all regions of the world in Q4 2021....
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Hira Saeed: Oct 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The market has tightened substantially since Hurricane Ida hit the US in August. Demand for caustic soda has recovered faster than expected, however,...
