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Chemical Supply and Demand (5)

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Acetic Acid Market Stuck in Supply-Side Doldrums

Supply and demand fundamentals are the main drivers for the global acetyls industry, and moving into the fourth quarter most of the attention is...

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Epoxy Resins Market Facing Further Headwinds In Q4 2021?

After a pleasant and stable summer, epoxy resins prices have started to creep up again in all regions. Supply remains snug; the whole value chain is...

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Hurricane Ida Provides Another Shock To Fragile Petrochemical Inventories

The US Gulf Coast petrochemical industry was still feeling some lingering effects from Winter Storm Uri in February, and another weather-related...

Chart showing the process of developing polycarbonates.

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Developing Renewable Polycarbonates: A Balancing Act

There are limited developments and commercialisation in the field of plant-based polycarbonates due to the complicated technical properties of the...

Maleic anhydride production plant.

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Maleic Anhydride Markets Boom As Global Economy Roars Back To Life

After suffering one of the worst downturns in living memory in 2020, the global economy has started clawing its way back this year. In the US, the...

Charts showing the polyamide market progress throughout the year.

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Polyamide Markets at Mid-Year – What’s Happened and What’s Ahead

Following the widespread disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, you could forgive polyamide market participants for thinking 2021 would...

Production process using ethylene oxide.

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Ethylene Oxide, Glycols & Derivatives: What is happening in Europe and the US?

Good demand, but mainly supply limitations of ethylene oxide and derivatives have created unusual volatility and historically high prices for glycols...

Test tubes used in the engineering of thermoplastics.

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Engineering Thermoplastics: Calming Markets or More Chaos Ahead?

After the tumultuous start to 2021, engineering thermoplastics market participants were expecting a return to more representative activity starting...

Graph showing the levels of world chlorine consumption.

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World Chlor-Alkali Conference - Summary of Tecnon OrbiChem's Presentations

Uncertainties on supply and demand globally has positioned the chlor-alkali industry in a challenging circumstance. As recent market disruptions such...

Charts from OrbiChem360's ChemExpert charts.

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Prospect, Performance and Profitability

OrbiChem360: ChemExpert The Keystone to Effective Budgeting During Periods of Uncertainty As the global chemical market evolves and adapts to meet...

Charts from OrbiChem360's online platform.

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Tecnon OrbiChem Launches a New Business Intelligence Platform

Tecnon OrbiChem, a 45-year data and analytics provider to the petrochemical industry, is launching a new online business intelligence platform...

Windmill generating clean energy.

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UP Resin: A Ride on the Wild Side

It has been a wild rollercoaster ride for the European and US UPR markets since September and October last year. The wheels were first set in motion...