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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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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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William Bann: Oct 28, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Overview of China's Economic Landscape Amid COVID-19 China, like the rest of the world, has witnessed unprecedented upheaval due to the COVID-19...
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Shirley Zhao: Oct 5, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The first outbreak of COVID-19 broke out in China at the end of January as the whole country was preparing to celebrate the Spring Festival. The...
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Rachel Uctas: Sep 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Nearly nine months after the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Wuhan, China, the pandemic has had a striking but varied impact on key downstream...
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William Bann: Sep 7, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The global acetyl market has seen its share of ups and downs in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is still a lot of concern about demand...
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Yazmine Khan: Aug 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Like most petrochemical markets, the global UPR markets took a big hit following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020. European and US...
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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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Regina Sousa: Jul 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Just as isocyanates started to see a light at the end of the tunnel after months of weakness, COVID-19 arrived and dampened any hope of growth....
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The maleic anhydride market has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not yet clear how much demand will be negatively affected due to the...
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Jennifer Hawkins: Jun 1, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The global economy came to a virtual standstill in the first half of 2020 as countries introduced lockdown measures in a bid to control the Covid-19...
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Rachel Uctas: May 27, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and intensified challenges within the international butyl acrylate market to an extent not previously seen....
