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A line graph showing several price points for caustic soda in North America.

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Unravelling Chlor-alkali Pricing, Supply and Demand 2014 to 2024 (Part III)

In Part III of our Chemicals A to Z series exploring shifts in the price points of key chemicals over the past 10 years we turn our focus to the...

A pie chart image showing the breakdown of production capacity for phthalic anhydride.

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Aromatics, Acrylonitrile and Phthalic Anhydride Ten Years to Q4 2024 (Part II)

The global chemicals industry looks very different today than it did a decade ago. In Part II of our series exploring just how much this vital sector...

A starburst infographic showing the locations of methanol outputs in the world.

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Chemicals A-Z: Acetyls to Xylenes Ten Years to Q4 2024 (The Series)

As the global chemicals industry adjusts to pervasive oversupply versus dwindling demand, we dig into our 10-year archive of price points for over...

A line graph shows Japan's Nikkei Index growth, increases China wishes to emulate with its 2024 stimulus package.

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China Stimulus: View From the Sidelines

In line with other nations targeting fiscal policy to kickstart economic growth, China has plans to cut interest rates by the close of October 2024....

Representation of AI tools in the chemicals industry.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Chemical Supply Chains of the Future

The benefits that automated process and artificial intelligence (AI) bring to chemistry laboratories and chemical engineering development are...