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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: Jul 12, 2022 10:17:08 AM
Factories need to keep inventory, to guard against delayed delivery of vital feedstocks or components. This is especially the case for chemical...
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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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Jane Denny: Jun 10, 2022 10:19:06 AM
Worldwide, there are many endeavours to recover and recycle plastics materials. The first phase of such recycling has involved thermoplastic polymers...
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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,...
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Javier Rivera: May 18, 2022 4:49:27 AM
The largest PET producers reported extraordinary results in 2021 and Q1 2022. Along with improved profitability, all the companies provide extended...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: May 11, 2022 9:02:24 AM
It’s no secret that plant-based polycarbonate (PC) can be problematic. Not only does the plastic demonstrate complex technical properties, developing...
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Jane Denny: May 6, 2022 6:48:25 AM
Ideally, plastic packaging should be both biodegradable and produced in a sustainable way, but this is rarely the case. Bio-PET is partially...
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Jane Denny: Apr 27, 2022 6:28:15 AM
Monopropylene glycol (MPG) – often called simply propylene glycol – is essential to a wide range of products across a variety of industries and...
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Jane Denny: Apr 13, 2022 3:52:17 PM
A renewable technology hailed as revolutionary in the 2010s may emerge as a choice route to deliver key intermediate chemicals in the future. When...
