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Styron on Thursday Raised The Prices of Its General Purpose Polystyrene

Jan 8, 2014

Hong Kong-based Styron on Thursday raised the prices of its general purpose polystyrene and high-impact polystyrene grades by $50/mt due to rising production costs. The notice did not disclose the previous or revised prices. The company ...

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Researchers at Oregon State University Have Discovered Novel Compounds

Jan 7, 2014

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered novel compounds produced by certain types of chemical reactions – such as those found in vehicle exhaust or grilling meat - that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their ...

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The Estimated Production Margin for a Typical US Midwest Dry-Mill Ethanol Plant Dropped

Jan 7, 2014

The estimated production margin for a typical US Midwest dry-mill ethanol plant for the week ended Friday dropped 13.58 cents, or 12.47%, to a seven-week low of $0.9535/gallon, a review of US Department of Agriculture and Platts data ...

Tags: Ethanol Output, Chemicals

A Consortium of Taiwanese Companies Is Proposing to Build a Petrochemicals Complex

Jan 7, 2014

A consortium of Taiwanese companies is proposing to build a petrochemicals complex in China's Fujian province with state-owned Sinopec, Taiwan's Commercial Times newspaper reported Friday. The report said six Taiwanese companies, ...

Tags: Petrochemicals Complex, Chemicals

The Throughput of Three Gorges Dam Jumped 15.4 % to a Record High of 106 Million Tons

Jan 7, 2014

The cargo throughput of the five-tier ship lock of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, in Central China set a new record last year, the operator of the ship lock said. The throughput jumped 15.4 percent year on ...

Tags: Gorges Dam, hydropower project

China's Shougang Group Plans to Maintain Its Crude Steel Output at 33 Million Mt in 2014

Jan 7, 2014

China's Shougang Group plans to maintain its crude steel output at 33 million mt in 2014 amid uncertainties on steel prices, a company source said Friday. The state-owned steelmaker has six 2,500-cubic meter blast furnaces at Caofeidian, ...

Tags: Shougang, Crude Steel Output

Thailand's Crude Oil Increased in The First 10 Months of 2013

Jan 6, 2014

Thailand's crude oil, condensate and natural gas production increased in the first 10 months of 2013 compared with the same period of 2012, but the growth rate has slowed considerably, according to the latest energy ministry data. Crude ...

Tags: Oil, Gas Output

The January US Benzene Contract Price Rose to a Settlement of $4.84/Gal

Jan 6, 2014

The January US benzene contract price rose to a settlement of $4.84/gal ($1,448.62/mt), sources said Thursday. The settlement is up 36 cents and 37 cents from December's split settlement of $4.48/gal and $4.49/gal. Market participants ...

Tags: Benzene CP, Chemicals

Soybean Oil Remained The Largest Biodiesel Feedstock

Jan 3, 2014

Of the 1,093 million lb of feedstocks used to produce biodiesel in October, 50.41% was soybean oil, a 1.21 percentage point decline from September, US Energy Information Administration data showed Monday. Soybean oil remained the largest ...

Tags: Soybean Oil, Biodiesel Production

Japan Made Landmark Progress in 2013 in Methane Hydrate Development

Jan 3, 2014

Japan made landmark progress in 2013 in methane hydrate development -- carrying out the world's maiden offshore production test and later confirming the existence of "substantial" structures containing shallow methane in the Sea of Japan in ...

Tags: Methane Hydrates, Chemicals

Methane Hydrates Are Fragile

Jan 3, 2014

This image shows carbonate crusts at the observing site HYBIS at 385 meters water depth. For comparison: the white organisms in the right part of the picture have a length of about 15 cm. Carbonates of this size require several 100 years to ...

Tags: methane hydrates, global warming, gas hydrates, GEOMAR

Duke University-LED Study Has Documented Dramatic, Natural Short-Term Increases in Acidity

Jan 2, 2014

A new Duke University-led study has documented dramatic, natural short-term increases in acidity in a North Carolina estuary. "The natural short-term variability in acidity we observed over the course of one year exceeds 100-year global ...

Tags: acidity, North Carolina estuary, Duke University

Highest Monthly Production of Methanol Achieved by GPIC

Jan 2, 2014

The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) has in 2013 achieved its highest monthly production of methanol since its inception, which amounted to 1,254 metric tons, GPCI president Abdulrahman Jawahery revealed during the ...

Tags: Methanol, Chemicals

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade Recently Issued a Decision

Jan 2, 2014

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued a decision on application of provisional antidumping measures on certain imported cold-rolled stainless steel. The ministry said on its website on Friday that the decision was ...

Tags: Antidumping Taxes, Stainless Steel

Negotiations for The January Asian Contract Price for Paraxylene Remained Slow Friday

Jan 2, 2014

Negotiations for the January Asian Contract Price for paraxylene remained slow Friday, the final negotiation day, with neither buyers nor sellers revising their prices to narrow a wide gap, sources close to the talks said. There are four ...

Tags: Paraxylene, Chemicals

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