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Jane Denny: Jun 13, 2024 2:29:23 PM
In today’s money, the first comprehensive world market paraxylene survey ever published would set a buyer back US$33,000. In fact, it was the...
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Jane Denny: Jun 6, 2024 11:43:53 AM
The famous line about “Plastics” from the 1967 film The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, continues to enjoy iconic status...
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Jane Denny: Oct 5, 2023 1:08:25 PM
The footwear sector is huge – with as many as 24 billion pairs produced annually – but it is also quickly evolving. Whether we're talking raw...
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South Korean petrochemical firms are adapting their business portfolios to combat oversupplied markets amidst a bearish demand for products.
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Feb 14, 2023 4:34:00 AM
The final white paper in the series A chemicals industry crystal ball leverages datasets from Tecnon OrbiChem's ChemForesight service to indicate...
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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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ResourceWise: Oct 19, 2020 12:00:00 AM
2020 has been a very challenging year for European plasticizer producers. Following a terrible second quarter, as consumption, particularly in...
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William Bann: Jul 13, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact every facet of daily life, leading to widespread economic hardship in every region. Some countries have...
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc in the chemical industry worldwide, plasticizer markets have been particularly affected as the main...
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ResourceWise: Jan 7, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Vinyls (and specifically PVC) remain the bright spot amongst chlorine derivatives for US chlor-alkali producers. With exports of PVC accounting for...
