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ResourceWise: May 18, 2021 12:00:00 AM
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...
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Javier Rivera: May 17, 2021 12:00:00 AM
It seems feasible that the use of PET will continue to grow, but … should this happen at the cost of reducing fossil raw materials? The changing...
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William Bann: May 13, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The impact of the historic winter storm that struck the US Gulf Coast in mid-February, which led to serious disruptions in the petrochemical and...
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Jennifer Hawkins: May 10, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Bisphenol A availability has been critically tight in all regions since the start of this year. Spot prices have soared to record highs over the last...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: May 6, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Since 1976, Tecnon OrbiChem has been producing go-to benchmarks for decision makers providing the full-spectrum view of supply chain dynamics that...
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Hira Saeed: Apr 28, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The demand for caustic soda has gradually been recovering following a low point seen in Spring 2020. Currently, across much of the world, demand is...
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Joyce Chen and Anna Zhou: Apr 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The outlook for polyamide market demand, the stop-and-start nature of economic recovery during the COVID pandemic, and key feedstock materials – both...
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ResourceWise: Apr 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Kraton Corporation announced on 17 February a general price increase of 10% across its entire pine chemicals and alpha methyl styrene (AMS) resins...
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ResourceWise: Mar 18, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Plasticizer supply in Europe has been gradually tightening since the start of the summer of 2020 but tightness has reached a new level in the past...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Mar 16, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The petrochemical sector in the US Gulf Coast is still struggling as production continues to be hampered by a lack of utilities and feedstock...
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ResourceWise: Mar 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Following Tecnon OrbiChem’s report last year on Cellulosic Fibers based on the Nova-Institute Cellulosic Fibers conference, how has the outlook for...
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William Bann: Mar 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Engineering Thermoplastics (ETP) market participants are facing a period of uncertainty heading into the second quarter of 2021 as a myriad of...
