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Charts from OrbiChem360's online platform.

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Tecnon OrbiChem Launches a New Business Intelligence Platform

Tecnon OrbiChem, a 45-year data and analytics provider to the petrochemical industry, is launching a new online business intelligence platform...

Windmill generating clean energy.

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UP Resin: A Ride on the Wild Side

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...

Graph showing PET trends over time.

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What Does PET Need to Be Successful?

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...

Graph showing acetic acid trends over time.

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Acetic Acid & VAM — The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

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...

Test tubes showing the process of making BPA.

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Bisphenol A — A Series of Unfortunate Events

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...

Example of a chart from ResourceWise's new OrbiChem360 platform.

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OrbiChem360 — Tecnon OrbiChem's New Business Intelligence Platform

Since 1976, Tecnon OrbiChem has been producing go-to benchmarks for decision makers providing the full-spectrum view of supply chain dynamics that...

Examples of household supplies that can be made using caustic soda.

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Caustic Soda Market Reverses in the Wake of US Winter Storm

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...

Chart indicating China's caprolactam market.

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China’s Caprolactam, Adiponitrile Markets Face Opposing Forces

The outlook for polyamide market demand, the stop-and-start nature of economic recovery during the COVID pandemic, and key feedstock materials – both...

Graph showing regional tightness in MEG global overcapacity.

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MEG: Global Overcapacity, Regional Tightness - For How Long?

Everything that happened in 2020 was impossible to imagine, as is the current situation in the petrochemical industry, and glycols are no exception....

Chemical manufacturing plant at night.

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Suez Canal Incident Another Test for Shaky Global Supply Chains

The closure of the Suez Canal in late March has highlighted what many people working in the petrochemical industry have talked about for several...

Chemical manufacturing plant where plasticizers are manufactured.

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European Plasticizers Prices Skyrocket as Supply Issues Mount

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...

Chemical manufacturing plant in Texas after the big freeze.

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Texas Deep Freeze: The Aftermath

The petrochemical sector in the US Gulf Coast is still struggling as production continues to be hampered by a lack of utilities and feedstock...