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Chlor-alkali markets: What's happening in 2024?

The global chlor-alkali industry is locked in turbulent times.

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Chlor-alkali markets: What's happening in 2024?

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Maleic Anhydride Markets: What's happening in 2024?

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Orthoxylene—Phthalic Anhydride Markets: What's happening in 2024?

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A scene from the conference room in which the 26th World Chlor-alkali Conference was held in 2023.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 04, 2024

Chlor-alkali markets: What's happening in 2024?
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Infographic showing global capacity to produce maleic anhydride.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 27, 2024

Maleic Anhydride Markets: What's happening in 2024?
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Trade flow graphics for two key feedstocks orthoxylene and phthalic anhydride in 2023.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 19, 2024

Orthoxylene—Phthalic Anhydride Markets: What's happening in 2024?
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A collage showing miniature pages of a free-to-download with graphs and pictures of the experts who wrote the content.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 12, 2024

Feedstock and Chemicals supply chains: A 2024 Assessment
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A woman blows snow from the palms of her gloved hands as she immerses herself in a snowy landscape.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Market Disruptions

January 30, 2024

How A US Gulf Coast Snow Flurry Roused Quiet Markets
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A flyer with headshots and mini-biographies of the chemicals experts from ResourceWise attending AFPM's International Petrochemical Conference 2024.

Chemical Market

January 23, 2024

AFPM 2024: Expert team for the International Petrochemical Conference
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Five panel members on the stage at the European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin in December 2023.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

January 11, 2024

European Bioplastics Conference Panel Discussion: What's the Future?
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Two graphics from Tecnon OrbiChem's chemicals business intelligence platform that show polyamide capcities and trade flows worldwide.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

January 03, 2024

Polyamide Plastics: Opportunity and Trade Options in 2024
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Bar graph of actual and announced global pulp and paper capacity.

Supply Chain, Pulp and Paper, Chemical Market

December 18, 2023

Trends in China's Pulp, Paper & Forestry Industry
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A chart showing the price of paraxylene. It demonstrates the price gap between Asian-origin product (the gold baseline) versus (red) European and (blue) US product.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

December 07, 2023

Western PET Sector Profit Loss 2023: How Much and For How Long?
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A partial breakdown of gycerine trade flows out of Indonesia and around the world in 2023.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Biofuels and Feedstocks, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

December 04, 2023

Glycerine: A 21st Century Biobased Feedstock Sweet Spot?
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Several dozen colorful cargo and shipping containers stacked up at a port location.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

November 28, 2023

Barge, Truck or Train? Panama Ships and Supply Chains
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A chemical plant with storage tanks for renewable hydrogen.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

November 15, 2023

Can white hydrogen answer humanity’s fundamental energy needs?
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Graph indicating just how much Chinese PET has entered EU markets since an anti-dumping investigation opened early in 2023.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

November 03, 2023

PET Anti-dumping Update: Proposed provisional duties
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Graph showing the number of houses built in the US between 1970 and the early 2020s.

Supply Chain, Housing and Construction, Chemical Market

October 25, 2023

Chemicals markets in housing, construction & infrastructure worldwide
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Three new cars with their headlamps shining in a row.

Chemical Market

October 20, 2023

Is the US Automotive Sector Strike Impacting Chemicals Supply Chains?
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A street scene from the city of Vienna during the 2023 European Petrochemicals Association Annual Meeting.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

October 16, 2023

Renewables, low carbon-intensity chemicals & ESG at EPCA '23
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The Tecnon OrbiChem team enjoys some downtime at the 57th EPCA Annual Meeting in Vienna in 2023.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

October 10, 2023

Key takeaways from a premier petrochemicals event: EPCA Vienna 2023
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A running shoe that can be made in a one-shot injection mold process much like the Wellington Boot.

Chemical Market

October 05, 2023

Footwear feedstocks price forecast: A Chemicals cost comparison
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A South Korean flag waves in the wind in the background of China's ensign.

Chemical Market

September 11, 2023

Chemicals sector South Korea: Adapt or dwindle approach
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A smiling yellow Rubber Duck with painted eyelashes - probably manufactured using a plasticiser - languishes in soap suds.

Chemical Market

August 31, 2023

Plasticiser market analysis 2023: An overview
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Three instances of animated microorganisms and microbes used in surfactants seen at microscopic level.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

August 23, 2023

Sustainability goals boosted by more biosurfactant innovation & output
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Headshots of the 10-strong team attending the EPCA Annual Meeting in Vienna in September 2023 and to the right a map of the location of their suite in the Grand Hotel Wien.

Chemical Market

August 15, 2023

EPCA Annual Meeting Tecnon OrbiChem team of 10 announced
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Senthuran Raviraj takes centre stage at the 26th World Chlor-Alkali Conference in Singapore in June 2023.

Pulp and Paper, Chemical Market

August 09, 2023

Caustic soda endures 'cost & freight' premium, but for how long?
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A chart showing how much purified terephthalic acid India has imported from China.

Chemical Market

August 02, 2023

India halts imports for key intermediate chemical from China
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A montage of the pages of a free-to-download eBook offering guidance on establishing sustainability goals.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

July 31, 2023

Putting sustainability at the heart of the chemicals sector
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Aluminium cans for beverages, which are coated with the chemical bisphenol A on the inside.

Chemical Market

July 25, 2023

Bisphenol A ban by the back door? The 21st century way
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A graph showing the volatility of global acetic acid prices between 2020 and 2023.

Chemical Market

July 20, 2023

Biobased acetic acid: Making a key chemicals feedstock sustainable
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A montage of the free-to-download ebook showing each of its three pages.

Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

July 17, 2023

Chemicals output in a conflict-locked post-Covid world: Plant closures
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Stainless steel tanks with caustic soda.

Chemical Market

July 13, 2023

Caustic soda consumption in Pulp & Paper: What You Need to Know
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A graph line showing some of the spot and contract prices for maleic anhydride globally between 2013 and 2023.

Chemical Market

July 05, 2023

Maleic anhydride markets globally at mid-year 2023
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A graph line showing United States chlorine price versus chlor-alkali plant utilization from 2014 to 2023.

Chemical Market

July 03, 2023

Chlorine & derivatives markets at mid-year 2023
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A line graph which shows the price swings for the key plasticiser feedstock propylene during 2023.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 26, 2023

Plasticisers & their raw materials: eBook of mid-year analysis
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A graph that shows how Russia has lost out on key chemicals feedstock sales since its war on Ukraine began, but which producer countries are picking it up.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 20, 2023

Orthoxylene & phthalic anhydride markets: Mid-year 2023
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Price flux graph for isocyanates between 2015 and 2023.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 19, 2023

Global isocyanates markets 2023: Mid-year review
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West Europe's liquid caustic soda exports increased late in 2022 and to March 2023.

Chemical Market

June 05, 2023

Caustic soda trade in global markets: Mid-year review 2023
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The Singapore skyline at night provides the background for information on the Tecnon OrbiChem conference organsied with partner ICIS.

Chemical Market

June 01, 2023

26th World Chlor-alkali Conference: History & agenda
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Matt Elhardt, ResourWise VP of global sales, giving a presentation on wood-based chemicals at the 2023 AFPM International Petrochemcials Conference in Texas.

Chemical Market, Wood Fiber Markets, Biofuels and Feedstocks, Bioeconomy and Renewables

May 30, 2023

What wood-based molecules bring to next generation fuels & chemicals
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Fiona Ribbins poised to give a presentation about the fight for low carbon feedstocks at the AFPM International Petrochemical Conference.

Chemical Market, Biofuels and Feedstocks, Bioeconomy and Renewables

May 17, 2023

The international fight for low carbon intensity feedstocks
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Headshots of the team that presented at the 2023 AFPM International Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio.

Chemical Market

May 11, 2023

Environmental, Social & Governance puts petrochem sector at a crossroads
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A schematic representation of a petrochemicals value chain subsection where sustainable ammonia supply will have an impact on CO2 emmissions.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

May 04, 2023

Green ammonia & chemical feedstocks: A promising future
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A range of colourful in several different colours.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

April 21, 2023

Textiles from renewable & circular innovation collaboration
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Making materials and fibres from cellulosics - which is found in plants and wood - has exploded in the new millennium.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

April 13, 2023

Conscious consumerism: Materials innovation for Consumer goods
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The Tecnon OrbiChem team pictured in the company's dedicated suite at AFPM's International Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas in 2023.

Chemical Market

April 06, 2023

AFPM 2023: Tecnon OrbiChem experts' takeaways
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A scene from San Antonio's riverwalk, which many AFPM IPC delegates will have seen during the event in March 2023.

Chemical Market

April 04, 2023

Reflections from the C Suite: AFPM panel report
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Imports of PET to the EU in 2023. Are Chinese importers contavening anti-dumping rules.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 30, 2023

Chinese PET imports in EU Anti-dumping investigation
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Bar charts showing the doubling in caustic soda exports by China 2021 versus 2022 - and in the inset, to Europe from nothing to over 300k in 2022.

Chemical Market

March 23, 2023

How is Europe's energy crisis impacting Chinese caustic soda markets?
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An infographic showing how a biomaterial value chain can achieve in months what nature takes centuries to produce.

Chemical Market, Biofuels and Feedstocks, Bioeconomy and Renewables

March 16, 2023

Renewable hydrocarbon feedstock boom & boon
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Chemical Market

March 09, 2023

Optimal global supply chain statistics: Trade transparency in visual terms
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Headshots of the ResourceWise team attending AFPM in San Antonio in 2023.

Chemical Market, Biofuels and Feedstocks, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

March 01, 2023

Petrochemicals, renewable resource & waste stream experts at AFPM
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How much does PVC cost in Asia? Here is an indication.

Chemical Market

February 23, 2023

PVC market drivers in Asia: What is the future direction?
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Caprolactam: Capacities to produce per region 2013 to 2028.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 21, 2023

Polyamide resin & raw materials: Outlook for 2023, & 2022 review eBook
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Headshots of the three speakers that will explore low carbon fuels and feedstocks at the AFPM breakfast event.

Chemical Market, Biofuels and Feedstocks, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

February 15, 2023

Transforming fuels & feedstocks: From old carbon to low carbon - AFPM breakfast talk
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A light brown and white rabbit surrounded by flowers signifies calmness in the zodiac for the new Chinese year.

Chemical Market

February 14, 2023

Weekly reports launched: Epoxy resins, epichlorohydrin & bisphenol A in Asia & China
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The Singapore skyline at night in bright colours.

Chemical Market

February 13, 2023

26th World Chlor-Alkali Conference 2023 Agenda
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How much polyamide is actually being produced versus how much the world can produce?

Chemical Market

February 13, 2023

Synthetic fibre market outlook for 2023, 2022 review
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Imports to the EU per origin country for PET used in plastic packaging.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 08, 2023

PET & its raw materials: Outlook for 2023, & 2022 in review
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What are the end uses for chlorine? A pie chart shows exactly where it all went in 2022.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 01, 2023

Chlor-alkali 2023 outlook & review of 2022
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A graph showing the volitility of price for a plasticiser feedstock in China 2021 to 2022.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

January 31, 2023

Plasticisers & their raw materials: Outlook for 2023, & year in review
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Two graphs showing xylene-based chemical compound prices demonstrate how unpredictable markets can be.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

January 25, 2023

Orthoxylene–phthalic anhydride: Outlook for 2023, & year in review
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The skyline and metropol of the town of Davos located in the Swiss Alps covered in snow.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

January 23, 2023

Challenges for the chemical industry in 2023
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Trade flows - import and export - for poolyurethanes siocyantes mdi and tdi for 2022.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

January 19, 2023

Global isocyanates market outlook 2023, & 2022 review
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Acrylic acid production 2023 per region globally in a pie chart.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

January 17, 2023

Global acrylates market outlook 2023, & 2022 review
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A new Tesla electric vehicle stands in a garage as Elon Musk triggers a price war.

Chemical Market

January 17, 2023

Will chemicals & auto suppliers see a 2023 electromobility gold rush?
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An old newspaper article and a 2023 Google search show energy crises happening 50 years apart.

Chemical Market

January 10, 2023

Waste, a misplaced resource: Harnessing Earth’s replenishable reserves
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A bar chart showing malaic anhydride capacity additions regionally to 2025

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

January 03, 2023

Maleic anhydride markets: Where are they headed in 2023?
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Chemical fluids coloured pink and green in glassware on a black background with coloured shapes.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

December 19, 2022

Chemicals industry crystal ball: Pricing up over 40 chemicals to 2024
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An infographic showing how the petrochemicals subsectors are connected to one another

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

December 14, 2022

Chemicals industry crystal ball: White paper hub
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PBT production capacity by geography in 2022 chart shows China has biggest output

Chemical Market

December 08, 2022

Engineering plastics for high voltage automotive applications
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The price of adipic acid has soared in Europe since 2020, as this line graph shows.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

December 06, 2022

Chemicals industry crystal ball (Part 3): 10 more key raw materials
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PET packaging capacities are rising at a fast pace in China as this graph shows.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

November 29, 2022

A chemicals super producer again: China reasserts with global support
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Methanol underpins many products in the petrochemicals supply chain, but what about its price?

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

November 23, 2022

Chemicals industry crystal ball: Forecasting key products (Part II)
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China's epoxy resins prices from 2018 to 2024

Chemical Market

November 17, 2022

A chemicals industry crystal ball: Forecasting a dozen key products
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Some of the South American nations shown in this map are key to a sustainable future

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

November 15, 2022

Latin America is key to sustainable chemicals & energy: Charles Fryer
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Polyamide capacities by the world's top producer countries in a chart

Chemical Market

November 10, 2022

Polyamide for automotive engineering plastics
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Polyester-based raw materials underpin production of colourful non-woven fabric

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

November 08, 2022

Gasoline market disruptions impact polyester chain: White paper
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Graphs shows how the fixed costs, including energy, for caprolactam production enable a price forecast

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

November 02, 2022

Supply chain visibility: Price forecasts aid procurement & planning
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A huge chemical plant with vats and pipes

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

October 25, 2022

Chemicals markets recap 2022 Q4: A Tecnon OrbiChem take
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A schematic representation of bio-aromatics production incorporating images of food waste, straw, chemical figure drawings and paint pots

Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

October 20, 2022

Biobased phthalic anhydride: Can this key feedstock be green?
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A bar & line graph shows global caustic soda capacity by region versus consumption rates from 2018-2030 (estimated).

Chemical Market

October 19, 2022

Caustic soda: The chemical industry's next global shortage...
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Just an automotive vehicle's front end contains scores of materials including plastics, rubbers and metals.

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

October 18, 2022

Recycling tyres: The auto sector's sustainability boon
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What materials go into a making a passenger car tyre? A wheel pie chart shows the ratio of composition.

Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

October 13, 2022

Automotive supply chains of the future & tyre sector circularity
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Tecnon OrbiChem founder Charles Fryer devised a logarithm that provides a so-called tightness index for chemicals in the supply chain - allowing accurate price prediction

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

October 10, 2022

INSIGHTS FROM EPCA: Angst in Berlin
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Shipping containers are stacking up at ports in Europe as dock workers strike.

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

October 06, 2022

Port congestion shifts from China to Europe: What will the impact be?
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Image shows a map of Ukraine and the surrounding countries

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

September 29, 2022

Ukraine-Russia: Trade impact analysis Autumn 2022
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Chemical Market

September 27, 2022

Expert team for European Petrochemical Association 56th Annual Meeting
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How much energy does it take to power a light bulb? Why China's efforts to curb carbon is no joke for industry

Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

September 21, 2022

Energy dynamics in China's petrochemical sector: Balancing resource
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How much plastic is treated by waste management, and in what category... this OECD datset reveals all

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

September 13, 2022

As much plastic as people by weight? Legislating a more sustainable future
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Image shows the exponential disparity between biopolymer use in various applications in 2021 vs 2026 using two separate bar charts

Chemical Market

September 13, 2022

World Bio Markets 2022 – Barcelona: Team Tecnon OrbiChem takeaway
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A black and white photograph of old gas readers

Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

September 07, 2022

Natural gas price rise: Impact on chemicals industry & supply chains
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Image shows a chemical plant worker emptying a chemical into a vat beside some promotional text about the digital event the blog covers

Chemical Market

August 23, 2022

Chlor-alkali 2022 wrap-up: In answer to your question...
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Image shows a schematic diagram of the process to turn a tree into a battery and includes pictures of lignin, hard carbon powder, an electrode material and finished product batteries Credit Stora Enso

Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

August 17, 2022

How wood-based batteries could alleviate energy pressures
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Chemical Market

August 02, 2022

Chlor-alkali 2022: Key factors driving China's markets
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Image shows the recycled and renewable elements of Louis Vuitton's Charlie sneaker that support its sustainability credentials

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

July 27, 2022

Recycled synthetics vs renewable fibres: Balancing sustainability
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Image shows Ukraine, Russia Belarus and some surrounding countries

Chemical Market

July 20, 2022

Chemical industry: Russia–Ukraine war impact analysis July 2022
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Image shows an infographic of the potential for wood-based materials to replace traditionally used materials liek plastic and aluminium

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

July 14, 2022

Paper-Polymer-Plastic: A new 'Rock Paper Scissors' game for the packaging sector
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Image shows a screenshot of Tecnon OrbiChem founder Charles Fryer in a YouTube video

Chemical Market

July 13, 2022

Charles Fryer's presentation: Chlor-alkali trade cycles & benchmarking
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Image shows a SWOT analysis of raising inventory versus lowering inventories in volatile economic and political times

Chemical Market

July 12, 2022

New chemical industry imperatives: Expanding inventory & making supply chains robust
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Image shows a waterside scene in Shanghai in China

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 29, 2022

Retreat of Western investment in China: Views from within
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Image shows the chemicals and substances that qualify for a superfund tax levy from July 2022

Chemical Market

June 23, 2022

Superfund Tax: Revival of an old tax in the US
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Image shows two bar charts of epoxy resin imports to the US and Europe from 2019 to 2021

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 13, 2022

Retreat of Western investment in - and reliance on - China
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image is an infographic showing how chemical recycling of plastic waste streams is worth 120 billion dollars

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

June 01, 2022

Chemical recycling: Towards a circular economy
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Image shows snippets from printed versions of Caustic Soda ChemFocus and a screenshot of the online platform it offers in the 2020s

Chemical Market

May 31, 2022

Chlor-alkali webinar to draw on insight spanning five decades
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Image shows a hybrid bar and line graph outlining various aspects of the polyester chain including the cost of the chemicals including PET, MEG and paraxylene

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

May 17, 2022

Sustainability accelerates with promising profit: Concept to reality bio-PET
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Image shows a plant operative loading chemical into a silo Credit-cottonbro, Pexels

Chemical Market

May 17, 2022

Chlor-alkali in 2022 – Tecnon OrbiChem & ICIS webinar
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Image is a schematic infographic showing the various bio-based routes to polycarbonates

Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

May 11, 2022

Polycarbonates from renewable hydrocarbons
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Image shows a pie chart of the severity of impact on business/supply chain disruption from China's zero-covid measures credit-Business Sweden

Chemical Market

May 10, 2022

Opportunities arise overseas as Chinese demand drops in zero-covid era
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image shows headshot pictures of Tecnon OrbiChem's china-based team of consultants

Chemical Market

May 05, 2022

Shanghai chemicals logistics disrupted, north ports pick up business
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Image shows PepsiCo's Frito-Lay veggie crisps which come in biobased and biodegradable packaging

Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

May 03, 2022

Plastic packaging material that is both sustainable and biodegrades
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Image shows the different routes to develop biobased monopropylene glycol

Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

April 27, 2022

Biobased monopropylene glycol: The bumpy road to a decarbonised world
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Image shows a graph comparing polyamide 6, benzene and caprolactam prices betwee 2015 and 2022

Chemical Market

April 25, 2022

Nylon 6 value chains in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war
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Image shows oil being poured into a glass jug. Image credit Cottonbro - Pexels

Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

April 25, 2022

Vegetable oil shortage: Implications for fuels and chemicals
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Image shows a map of Ukraine and the surrounding countries

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

April 20, 2022

Ukraine-Russia: Trade impact analysis Part III
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

April 13, 2022

Biobased succinic acid: Is the sustainable route becoming economically viable once more?
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

April 12, 2022

Sustainable routes to polyurethane
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Image shows plant infrastructure, pipes and steps leading to chemical production platforms

Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

April 04, 2022

Introducing ResourceWise: A Unifying Brand for Forest2Market, Fisher International and Tecnon OrbiChem
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Image is a selection of pictures showing 3D printing materials granulate, powder, filament and liquid

Chemical Market

March 31, 2022

3D Printing - Additive manufacturing - Rapid prototyping
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Chemical Market

March 24, 2022

Business cycles in the chlor-alkali industry and benchmarking in China: video presentation
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Image shows the evolution of MWh price in recent years especially the increased values in Q4 2021 and into 2022

Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 15, 2022

Ukraine-Russia: Trade impact analysis
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Chemical Market

March 09, 2022

East European trade dive may trigger supply boon to the western world
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Chemical Market

March 08, 2022

An investigation of plasticisers in 21st century value chains
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

March 01, 2022

Solar energy boom sparks EVA capacity expansions
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Chemical Market

February 21, 2022

AFPM: Expert team for International Petrochemical Conference
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Image shows a Shanghai China street scene shot by photgrapher Saunak Shah via the image back Pexels

Chemical Market

February 17, 2022

China International Polyamide & Intermediates Forum: Speakers announced
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 14, 2022

White paper - PET (& raw materials) profitability in 2022: West welcomes sharp improvement
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Chemical Market

February 09, 2022

New OrbiChem360 feature improves access to Plants & Projects data
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Chemical Market

February 08, 2022

China International Polyamide & Intermediates Forum: Hybrid virtual/in-person event 6-8 March
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Image shows a graph of viscose fibre production growth globally since 2000

Chemical Market

February 03, 2022

Cellulosic fibres - A world of opportunity
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Image shows the lightweight BMW i8 Coupe which uses composite materials - Credit BMW

Chemical Market

January 27, 2022

Composites markets in a changing world
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Chemical Market

January 20, 2022

Tecnon OrbiChem: Big brands pivot to engineering thermoplastics potential
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Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

January 18, 2022

Tecnon OrbiChem: Chemical industry forecasts – long- and short-term
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Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

January 13, 2022

A methane route to ethylene
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Chemical Market

January 06, 2022

How will new capacities reshape the epoxy resin market in China?
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Chemical Market

December 30, 2021

The need for continued investment in oil & gas industry
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Chemical Market

December 22, 2021

500-issue milestone: Monitoring polyester and polyamides for over 40 years
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Chemical Market

December 16, 2021

Chlor-alkali: 2021 review and outlook for 2022
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Chemical Market

December 16, 2021

Chlor-alkali: What's driving Chinese markets?
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Chemical Market

December 08, 2021

Unsaturated Polyester Resins: Road to recovery
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Chemical Market

December 02, 2021

New quick access ChemFocus Report tool: Step-by-step user guide
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Chemical Market

November 25, 2021

Polyurethanes & Intermediates: Healthy demand keeps isocyanates markets strong
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

November 24, 2021

Innovation in pyrolysis picks up pace in Q4 2021
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

November 23, 2021

Renewable materials and the future of plastics
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Pulp and Paper, Market Pulp, Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

November 18, 2021

Sustainable feedstock for an ethical fashion industry
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

November 17, 2021

Ammonia shortage triggers supply chain ripple effect
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

November 09, 2021

Maleic Anhydride - New entrants to market set to cause disruption
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

November 05, 2021

Who is making money in the polyester chain? Changes and challenges in 2022
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

November 03, 2021

The natural gas price surge and its impact on chemical markets
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Market Forecasts, Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

October 27, 2021

Energy Cost Shock May Ripple Into 2022 Phenol Markets
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

October 21, 2021

Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

October 19, 2021

Energy Policy in China and its Impact on some Chemicals Production
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Chemical Market

October 15, 2021

When Will The Global Shortage of Caustic Soda Ease?
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Chemical Market

October 07, 2021

Orthoxylene & Phthalic Anhydride The Bumpy Road To Recovery
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Chemical Market

September 30, 2021

Bad Weather, Supply Shortages And Covid-19 Continue To Disrupt Isocyanates Markets
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Chemical Market

September 28, 2021

Tight Supply Keeps Asian Acrylic Acid And Acrylates Market On Its Toes
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

September 24, 2021

Funding Heats Up For Biotech Material Developers
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Chemical Market

September 21, 2021

Acetic Acid Market Stuck in Supply-Side Doldrums
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Chemical Market

September 14, 2021

Epoxy Resins Market Facing Further Headwinds In Q4 2021?
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Business and Operations, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

September 09, 2021

Hurricane Ida Provides Another Shock To Fragile Petrochemical Inventories
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Chemical Market

September 01, 2021

PET Supplies Range from Tight to Short to Balanced to Long. Where Are You?
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Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

August 06, 2021

Synthetic Resins & Intermediates In The Circular Economy: A SWOT Analysis
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Chemical Market

August 02, 2021

Outages and Raw Materials Shortages Keep Isocyanates Under Pressure
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization

July 29, 2021

Developing Renewable Polycarbonates: A Balancing Act
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

July 28, 2021

Maleic Anhydride Markets Boom As Global Economy Roars Back To Life
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

July 19, 2021

Polyamide Markets at Mid-Year – What’s Happened and What’s Ahead
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

July 15, 2021

Ethylene Oxide, Glycols & Derivatives : What is happening in Europe and the US?
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

July 06, 2021

Engineering Thermoplastics: Calming Markets or More Chaos Ahead?
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 29, 2021

World Chlor-Alkali Conference - Summary of Tecnon OrbiChem's presentations
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 24, 2021

Prospect, Performance and Profitability
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Chemical Market

June 16, 2021

Isocyanates - Supply Outages Continue to Disrupt the Markets
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Chemical Market

June 15, 2021

Phthalic Anhydride - When Will The Supply Issues In The Market Ease?
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Chemical Market

June 14, 2021

Phenol, Acetone & Derivatives - How Will New Capacities Impact the Value Chain in China?
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

June 10, 2021

Acrylic Acid & Acrylates - When can buyers put the anguish behind them?
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

June 03, 2021

Rising Commercialisation Of Specialty High-Temperature Bio-based Polymers
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

June 01, 2021

Tecnon OrbiChem Launches A New Business Intelligence Platform
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

May 18, 2021

UP Resin: A Ride on the Wild Side
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

May 17, 2021

What Does PET Need To Be Successful?
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

May 13, 2021

Acetic Acid & VAM — The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

May 10, 2021

Bisphenol A — A Series Of Unfortunate Events
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

May 06, 2021

OrbiChem360 — Tecnon OrbiChem's New Business Intelligence Platform
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

April 28, 2021

Caustic Soda Market Reverses in the Wake of US Winter Storm
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

April 23, 2021

China’s Caprolactam, Adiponitrile Markets Face Opposing Forces
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

April 15, 2021

Pine-Based Chemicals Market Update
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

April 07, 2021

MEG: Global Overcapacity, Regional Tightness - For How Long?
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

April 01, 2021

Suez Canal Incident Another Test For Shaky Global Supply Chains
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Chemical Market

April 01, 2021

Epoxy Resins – The Sky’s The Limit
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 18, 2021

European Plasticisers Prices Skyrocket As Supply Issues Mount
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 16, 2021

Texas Deep Freeze: The Aftermath
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 15, 2021

Engineering Thermoplastics Markets Feeling Pressure On Many Fronts
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

March 15, 2021

Cellulosic Fibres – the Sequel
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 12, 2021

Isocyanates Markets Are Tight Once Again Due To Supply Disruptions
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 03, 2021

Outlook For The Orthoxylene & Phthalic Anhydride Market For 2021
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

March 02, 2021

PVC Supply Tightens Sharply Sending Prices Surging
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Supply Chain, Chemical Market

February 23, 2021

Texas Deep-Freeze – More Strain On Supply
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Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Bioeconomy and Renewables

February 17, 2021

Could Wood Pulp Offer a Sustainable Solution for the Garment Industry?
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Chemical Market

February 11, 2021

High Prices And Tight Markets For The European Polyester Chain
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Chemical Market, Bioeconomy and Renewables

February 10, 2021

Pine-Based Chemicals And Fuel Demand In The Spotlight
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

February 09, 2021

Coronavirus Drives Wide Swings In Global Maleic Anhydride Market
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Chemical Market

February 04, 2021

UPR Margins Under Pressure Due To Increasing Feedstock Costs
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Chemical Market

February 03, 2021

PET in Latin America - Will High PET Prices Continue?
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Chemical Market

February 01, 2021

Global butyl acrylate market reels from startling price surge
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Chemical Market

January 29, 2021

Isocyanates Markets Begin to Stabilise in Some Regions as Supply is Restored
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Chemical Market

January 20, 2021

Acetyls markets positive about 2021 outlook amid COVID-19 concerns
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Chemical Market

December 09, 2020

Isocyanates: Ongoing Supply Issues Put Further Pressure On Markets
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Chemical Market

December 08, 2020

PET Negotiations: Trends for 2021
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Chemical Market

December 03, 2020

A Bumpy Ride for the Epoxy Resins Market as Prices Hit Record Highs
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Chemical Market

November 19, 2020

Tecnon OrbiChem Launches New Enhanced Website
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Chemical Market

October 28, 2020

Can China’s Engineering Thermoplastics Markets Maintain Steady Recovery from Worst of Covid-19 Downturn?
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

October 19, 2020

Supply for Plasticisers in Europe Remains Snug but There are Challenges Ahead
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

October 15, 2020

Maleic Markets Stumble Towards Recovery
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Pulp and Paper, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

October 12, 2020

Post-Covid-19 Changes in Caustic Soda Trade Flows in the US
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Chemical Market

October 07, 2020

Pet (and Raw Materials) Negotiations for 2021… Are You Ready?
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

October 05, 2020

Acrylonitrile in China
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

September 25, 2020

As Covid-19 Shows No Sign of Abating, What’s in Store for the Acrylic Acid Market?
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Chemical Market

September 14, 2020

Glycolipids Market Expands as Production Technology Improves
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Chemical Market

September 07, 2020

Acetyls Markets Experience Bumpy Recovery as COVID-19 Crisis Limits Economic Activity
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

August 10, 2020

Global Markets Are Slowly Returning to Normal but Concerns Remain for the Rest of the Year
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

August 03, 2020

Acetone – A Tale of Two Chemicals: Isopropanol and Phenol
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

July 21, 2020

Covid-19 Related Factors Mitigate GDP Collapse for PET Resin Demand - But for How Long?
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

July 13, 2020

Polyamide 66 Value Chain Waiting for Signs of Recovery During Covid-19 Crisis
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Chemical Market

July 06, 2020

BP Deal Takes Ineos to Another Level
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

July 02, 2020

Isocyanates Markets Fight Back After Months of Stagnation Due to Covid-19
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Sustainability and Decarbonization, Market Disruptions

June 29, 2020

Working Toward A Circular Economy in Challenging Times – The Chemical Recycling Solution
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Chemical Market

June 22, 2020

INEOS-bp Deal Signals Major Shift in Global Acetyls Markets
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

June 22, 2020

European Plasticisers Markets Struggle as Industry Players Fear the Recovery Will be Slow
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

June 15, 2020

Orthoxylene Markets Hang in the Balance as Covid-19 Reaches New Peak
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

June 10, 2020

Maleic Anhydride – New Capacity Meets “New Normal”
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

June 09, 2020

What Future for Coal-To-Meg and Bio-Meg in a Low-Cost Brent World?
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Chemical Market

June 01, 2020

Has Glycerol Passed Its Peak?
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

May 27, 2020

How Hard Has the BA Market Been Hit by COVID-19 Lockdowns?
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

May 22, 2020

Acetone and Bisphenol A - Resilience in the Face of Covid-19
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

May 20, 2020

Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals Producers Step Up in Response to Covid-19 Crisis
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Pulp and Paper, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

May 20, 2020

How Plunging PVC Demand is Behind the Recovery in the Caustic Soda Market
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Chemical Market

May 14, 2020

Hopes Fade for Acrylonitrile Market Recovery Following 2019 Restructuring
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

May 12, 2020

Demand Found Sadly Lacking as Chinese Synthetic Fibres Emerge from Lock-Down
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Chemical Market

May 04, 2020

Acetyls Markets Cautiously Waiting for Signs of Global Economic Recovery
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

April 29, 2020

As the Chinese UPR Market Starts to Put Out Green Shoots; the US and Europe Face Frosty Demand
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

April 28, 2020

Polyamide Markets Feeling Pressure as Covid-19 Pandemic Flattens Demand
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Chemical Market

April 22, 2020

Epoxy Resins – A Market Full of Shocks and Surprises
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

April 17, 2020

Where Should PET Resin and Polyester Intermediates be with Brent Crude Oil?
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

April 10, 2020

Isocyanates Markets’ Spring Shoots Frozen Out by Covid-19
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

April 07, 2020

Engineering Thermoplastics Demand Recovery Halted by Covid-19 Outbreak
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

March 31, 2020

Maleic Markets Reel as Feedstocks Prices Drop and Demand Falters
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

March 25, 2020

Cheap Crude Oil Helps Some Chemicals More Than Others
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

March 23, 2020

What Is to Come for the Orthoxylene and Phthalic Anhydride Markets in 2020?
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

March 18, 2020

2020 Was Already a Challenging Year for Polyester
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

March 16, 2020

MEG Rationalisation Expected - But Where, When and How?
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Pulp and Paper, Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

March 02, 2020

How is COVID-19 Impacting the Caustic Soda Market Around the World?
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

February 21, 2020

Coronavirus and Petrochemicals Markets – An Update on the News So Far
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

February 17, 2020

A New Decade of Optimistic Opportunities for the Renewable Chemicals Industry
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

February 11, 2020

Novel Coronavirus and Chinese Petrochemical Markets – How to Anticipate the Unexpected?
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Chemical Market

February 10, 2020

European Acrylic Acid Suffers a Harsh Year – Where Next in 2020?
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Chemical Market, Market Disruptions

February 04, 2020

Coronavirus - What Has Happened So Far?
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Chemical Market

February 03, 2020

Acetyls Markets Still Waiting for Stability in Early 2020
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Chemical Market

January 14, 2020

Reversal of Fortune for Acetone?
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Industry Insights, Chemical Market

January 07, 2020

Vinyls Remain the Bright Spot for US Chlor Alkali Producers
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