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The rare Sagebrush lizard sitting on a rock in a barren landscape.

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Chevron Deference: What Can The US Expect Now?

Jane Denny: Jul 25, 2024 9:53:21 AM

Trade bodies, including the Petrochemical Alliance of Oklahoma, are celebrating the Supreme Court's June decision to scrap the decades-old Chevron...

A graph showing how US and European methanol price compare, but as it emerges that there will be a shortage of methanol in Europe from 2025.

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Chemicals Plant Closures: A Decade of Decimation?

Jane Denny: Jul 19, 2024 9:27:40 AM

When plants producing feedstocks for intermediates and end products idle—or shut down completely—during economic downturns, the impacts are not...

Pictures of a dozen oleochemicals uses shown in small round circles around a title oleochemicals applications.

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Oleochemicals: Uses in 21st Century Manufacturing Supply Chains

Jane Denny: Jul 15, 2024 2:02:01 PM

A decade ago, a unique concept car built using eco-friendly polyols by a 185-year-old US-based company left some sector participants scratching their...

A tornado and lightning against the backdrop of a gloomy hits a village scene.

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Hurricane Season and Chemicals Supply Chains

Jane Denny: Jul 2, 2024 1:49:52 PM

The US hurricane season brings heightened levels of uncertainty to chemicals supply chains. Right now, it is Hurricane Beryl that industry eyes are...

A partial breakdown of gycerine trade flows out of Indonesia and around the world in 2023.

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Oleochemicals, Renewable Resources from Nature: An Introduction

Jane Denny: Jun 26, 2024 8:58:14 AM

Oleochemical is a term derived from the Latin oleum, meaning olive oil. But, like much inherited Latin, it is a misleading collective noun for the...

A line graph showing the price gap between paraxylene bought and sold in the United States compared to West Europe and Asia.

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Paraxylene Price Points: Forecasting from Firm Foundations

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...

A white plastic container bearing the words 'the future of plastics' positioned on top of a tree leaf on a table.

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The Graduate 2024: One Word 'Plastics', Now Two—Lignins and PEF

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...

A pile of electronic waste including a monitor, phones and other technology.

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Exploring Solvents and Adhesives in a World Fixated with Disassembly

Jane Denny: May 29, 2024 9:23:45 AM

Thousands of years ago—it is thought—Neanderthals used birch bark tree tar (Betula) for primitive dentistry applications. Last year, it was...

An advertising image for an event which shows the photographs of the team attending from ResourceWise and text about the event as well as a map of the venue's location.

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Expert Team for APIC 2024: Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference

ResourceWise: May 9, 2024 3:32:06 PM

The last time our team convened with chemicals industry experts and market participants at the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference was 2019. This...