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🏭 Immobilized for longer

Apr 10, 2023

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10 min read

🏭 Immobilized for longer

Immobilizing with FabricNano, Carbios is licensing PET depolymerization, and acetylene.

🏭 Petcoke batteries
LockSimple

Apr 7, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Petcoke batteries

Synthetic graphite in Saudi Arabia, Exxon is buying CO2, and urinal cakes.

🏭 March 2023: Round-Up

Apr 5, 2023

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6 min read

🏭 March 2023: Round-Up

Everything that happened in March 2023, plus some discussion.

🏭 Carbon black 2.0

Apr 3, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 Carbon black 2.0

Origin's hydrothermal carbon, another blue ammonia project, and Elmer's glue.

🏭 Do not eat!
LockSimple

Mar 31, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Do not eat!

LG Chem's new aerogel plant, micro modular nuclear in Poland, and ethyl tert-butyl ether.

🏭 Moving into China
LockSimple

Mar 29, 2023

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7 min read

🏭 Moving into China

Saudi Aramco invests in China, depolymerizing polystyrene in Illinois. and contact lenses.

🏭 Polyethylene, but sticky

Mar 27, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 Polyethylene, but sticky

SK Group's latest EAA expansion, More vanadium production is coming, ethylene.

🏭 San Antonio cement
LockSimple

Mar 24, 2023

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7 min read

🏭 San Antonio cement

CO2-based cement in San Antonio, Albemarle's lithium "flex" site, and vinyl records.

🏭 Lots of pulping to do
LockSimple

Mar 22, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Lots of pulping to do

Adani insists on coal-to-PVC, Nouryon is making chlorine dioxide, and ethylene oxide.

🏭 It's a mini IPO

Mar 20, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 It's a mini IPO

Indorama might go partly public, Exxon's big refinery expansion, pool chlorine.

🏭 Sprayable and sustainable
LockSimple

Mar 17, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 Sprayable and sustainable

Aramco and Linde want to crack ammonia, Evonik has new sprayable foams, phosgene.

🏭 The EO days are over
LockSimple

Mar 15, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 The EO days are over

LyondellBasell might exit EO, Univar was acquired for $8.1bn, shatterproof glass.

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