Egypt Asks for Up to $1.0Bil
A recent article by CNBC states that Egypt is seeking up to one billion dollars in compensation for the recent blockage of the Suez canal by the Ever Given, a cargo ship owned by freight company, Evergreen. Osama Rabie, the chairman and managing director of the state-owned Suez Canal Authority, reports that the money would […]
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 […]
“Who wants a TCC mask??” | The View from Jamestown, Episode 052
TheChemCo · Episode 052: March 2021 – “Who wants a TCC mask??” “The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 052: “Who Wants a TCC Mask??” March 2021 – Global supply tightness of chemicals and raw materials across all sectors – Demand pickup and supply tightness expected to continue into […]
