Infrastructure Spending absorbs Chinese Vinyl Capacity...
Demand from infrastructure projects has supported vinyls market, despite the continued growth in Chinese acetylene based production.
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PERP Program - Phthalic Anhydride
Phthalic Anhydride is used mainly in plasticizers for PVC, which is strongly tied to the housing market. It is also used in unsaturated polyester resins in the manufacture of reinforced laminates and in alkyd resins for use in solvent-based paints. This report presents the current commercial technology, new technology developments, chemistry, and production economics.
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Plastics: An Industry in Transition
This newly developed course provides a strong insight into the historic, current and future developments that continue to shape the plastics industry.
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Developments in Biodiesel Production Technologies
PERP07/08S2 (Sep. 2008) - Price: US $9,000.00
The latest process technologies for producing biodiesel are assessed. In particular, Axen’s Esterfip-H™ process and Neste Oil’s NExBTL® process are analyzed and their production economics are compared to the conventional base-catalyzed process.
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PolyOlefins Planning Service (POPS) - 2008 Technology Review
POPS08-Tech (Aug. 2008) - Price: US $15,000.00
Provides detailed analysis of developments in polyolefin technology. Covers all major licensed technologies as well as technologies not licensed but important to the polyolefin industry.
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Developments in Non-Phthalate Plasticizers
PERP07/08S4 (Aug. 2008) - Price: US $9,000.00
Health, safety, and regulatory issues are driving change in the plasticizers business away from phthalate-based materials. This report assesses the chemistry, production technology and costs, and properties of a variety of non-phthalate plasticizers including BASF’s new Hexamoll DINCH, Eastman’s di-(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate.
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