Chemical, polymer procurers face significant challenges
An editorial published by ICIS, a leading marketing analysis firm in the energy, petrochemical and fertilizer industries, said that the prolonged freeze on the Texas-Louisiana border is just the latest in a long line of weather and other natural disasters starting with Hurricane Harvey in 2017 to disrupt the chemical industries market. To read the […]
Texas Freeze Brings Worldwide Plastics Shortage and Skyrocketing Prices
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reports a global shortage of essential plastics due to chemical plant shutdowns caused by the February Texas freeze. The weather anomaly triggered massive blackouts that brought the world’s largest petrochemical complex to its figurative knees. Plant closures started a global snowball effect that resulted in skyrocketing prices […]
U.S. crude oil production falls 8% in 2020 — largest decrease on record
A recent Today in Energy article, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, announced the largest crude oil production decrease in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s records. U.S. production fell from 12.2 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2019 to 11.3 million b/d in 2020, a decrease of 8%. Apparently, the production decline was the […]
Crude Tall Oil Availability
A January 2021 Elsevier Journal of Cleaner Production article presents an in depth study covering the impact of several global policies incentivizing the use of Crude Tall Oil (CTO) and the impact on market demand from emerging competitive applications in biofuels. The analysis and results presented in the lengthy, comprehensive study stems from research conducted […]
December 2019 | The View, Podcast Edition – Episode 035
The November 2019 View from Jamestown Podcast from The Chemical Company includes a discussion on the global chemical industry, including price updates, market trends, featured products and more. Featuring: TPC Port Neeches Updates US Economy heading into 2020 Trade Update with the US and Brazil / South America, France and China Including: Robb Roach – […]
