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Tecnon OrbiChem: Oct 25, 2023 4:37:12 PM
At the risk of perpetuating a troubling 2023 trope, the construction sector is contradictory on a global scale right now. While growing populations...
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Jane Denny: Oct 19, 2023 2:03:57 PM
The automotive sector is operating in a contradictory landscape at present. This year alone, it has been subject to pent-up demand driven by Covid,...
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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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Tecnon OrbiChem: Jun 19, 2023 5:46:46 AM
A whitepaper Tecnon OrbiChem published earlier in 2023 outlined the reasons why isocyanates markets had been seasonally quiet a year prior. Logistics...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Oct 13, 2022 12:31:17 PM
Already high, volatile and uncertain gas prices – within Europe in particular – were exacerbated by the suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea gas pipes at...
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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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Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 13, 2022 9:35:30 AM
It could be considered one of the plastics world's most contradictory materials. Notoriously under-recycled due to technical difficulty, polyurethane...
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Terry Li: Mar 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM
That the sun is capable of supplying enough solar power to meet all of earth’s annual energy needs by shining for just 90 minutes is a fact that...
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Regina Sousa: Nov 25, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Demand for polyurethane (PU) feedstocks is high as construction projects ramp up requirements. That, and the increased consumer focus on comfort at...
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Regina Sousa: Jan 29, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The North American MDI market is still tight as 2021 gets underway. Crude and pure MDI are heard to be short, even though operators have started to...
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Regina Sousa: Dec 9, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Isocyanates prices continue to firm as supply is disrupted and demand is strong. During October and November, supply in North America tightened...
