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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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Javier Rivera: Apr 7, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
Everything that happened in 2020 was impossible to imagine, as is the current situation in the petrochemical industry, and glycols are no exception....
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 1, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
The closure of the Suez Canal in late March has highlighted what many people working in the petrochemical industry have talked about for several...
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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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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...
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Regina Sousa: Mar 12, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
The historically cold winter storm that struck the US Gulf Coast mid-February led to widespread shutdowns of petrochemical facilities and oil...
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Hira Saeed: Mar 3, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
The orthoxylene market has had a strong start to 2021, where the US and Europe have both seen healthy demand and prices have shown increases. Demand...
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ResourceWise: Mar 2, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
For one reason or another supply of PVC in several regions around the world has been disrupted over the last six months. In Europe, the region saw an...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Feb 23, 2021, 12:00:00 AM
The historically cold winter storm that struck the US Gulf Coast beginning the weekend of 13-14 February led to widespread shutdowns of petrochemical...
