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Jan 31, 2019
Isopropanol (also referred to as IPA, isopropyl alcohol, 2-propanol, sec-propyl alcohol or rubbing alcohol) is widely used as a solvent in personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, foods, adhesives...
Jan 30, 2019
The World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City is not only an architectural marvel, but also an emblem of hope. Developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the LEED Gold-certified...
Jan 22, 2019
Refining risks are real, and can be mitigated We do not have to go too far back in history to recall the fire at the ENI refinery in the Italian town of Sannazzaro dei Burgondi, north of Milan, which...
Jan 21, 2019
Location-based pricing is adopted in many modern bulk power system electricity markets. That is, the pricing for any given grid power injection or withdrawal is biased by its tendency to relieve or...
Jan 16, 2019
Electrification has been coming up constantly in our industry over the past couple of years. As far as what electrification is—my colleague Jeff Baker recently wrote a great blog on the subject,...
Jan 13, 2019
Sadara Chemical Company ( Sadara ) today achieved another significant milestone, having safely completed the Creditors Reliability Test (CRT), a rigorous effort designed to demonstrate the...
Jan 10, 2019
What do companies like Apple, Coke, and Nike all have in common? Successful emotion-based marketing. Meaning, the ability to make you feel. Feel like you’re trendy, close to friends, or athletic;...
Jan 7, 2019
Following a period of depressed demand, European PVC producers are set to experience more favourable market conditions – leading to increases in plant utilisation and margin growth. But there are...
Dec 27, 2018
Happy New Year! It’s that time of the year when people take time to reflect on what means the most to them. Maybe you will decide that 2019 is the year that you make changes. Maybe you’ll donate your...
Dec 20, 2018
Power-to-gas (P2G) and other renewable natural gas (RNG) sources are emerging viable alternatives to fossil natural gas that, unlike hydrogen, would utilize the appreciable existing infrastructure...