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October rise for chlorine
European chlorine output totalled 876 946 tonne in October – which is up 2% on the month before, but 1% lower than the same period last year. more
(05 December 2005 17:10)

Shaping up for survival
Commodity chemical players need to become leaner and more agile if they are to survive the threat of competition from the East, write Roger Benson.... more
(05 December 2005 17:13)

Chemical Profile Sulfuric Acid (virgin)
Sulfuric Acid (virgin) February 3, 2003 PRODUCERCAPACITY* Agrifos, Pasadena, Tex.550 Agrium, Conda, Idaho1,240 AK Steel, Middleton, more
(08 December 2005 09:28)

Chemical Profile Sulfuric Acid (Smelter)
Sulfuric Acid (Smelter) February 10, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Asarco, East Helena, Mont.140 Asarco, El Paso, Tex.550 Asarco, Hayden, more
(08 December 2005 09:26)

Chemical Profile Helium
Helium February 17, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Air Products, Liberal, Kan.1,000 Air Products, Sherman, Tex.450 BOC Gases, Otis, more
(08 December 2005 09:25)

Chemical Profile Hydrogen
Hydrogen February 24, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Merchant Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen Air Products, New Orleans, La.26,800 Air Products, Pace, more
(08 December 2005 09:24)

Chemical Profile Sodium Hydrosulfide
Sodium Hydrosulfide March 3, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Akzo Nobel, LeMoyne, Ala.10,000 Albemarle, Magnolia, Ark. 22,000 Chemical Products, more
(08 December 2005 09:23)

Chemical Profile Propionic Acid
Propionic Acid March 17, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Celanese, Pampa, Tex. 15 Dow Chemical, Texas City, Tex.270 Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tenn. more
(08 December 2005 09:20)

Chemical Profile Sodium hypochlorite
Sodium hypochlorite March 24, 2003PRODUCERPRODUCT Alexander Chemical, Kingsbury, Ind.I Altivia Chemical, Greens Bayou, Tex; St. Gabriel, more
(08 December 2005 08:48)

Chemical Profile Acetone
Acetone April 28, 2003*Millions of pounds per year of acetone. More than 90 percent of US acetone is produced as a co-product with phenol through more
(08 December 2005 08:36)

Chemical Profile Toluene
Toluene May 5, 2003*Millions of gallons per year capacity of toluene recovered from catalytically reformed refinery streams (94 percent), pyrolysis more
(08 December 2005 08:34)

Chemical Profile Pentaerythritol
Pentaerythritol May 12, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Celanese, Bishop, Tex. 75 Hercules, Louisiana, Mo. 48 Perstorp Polyols, Toledo, Ohio more
(08 December 2005 08:33)

Chemical Profile Chloroacetic Acid
Chloroacetic Acid May 19, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Dow Chemical, Midland, Mich.50 Hercules, Hopewell, Va.25 Niacet, Niagara Falls, more
(08 December 2005 08:32)

Chemical Profile Vinyl Acetate
Vinyl Acetate May 26, 2003PRODUCERCAPACITY* Celanese Mexicana, Cangrejera, Mexico240 Celanese, Bay City, Tex.635 Celanese, Clear Lake, more
(08 December 2005 07:44)

Chemical Profile - Chloroform
Chloroform (trichloromethane) is co-produced with methylene chloride by direct reaction of methyl chloride with chlorine. Capacity figures are.... more
(08 December 2005 13:51)

Chemical Profile - POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
*Millions of pounds per year of polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH). Commercial production is from alcoholysis of polymerized vinyl acetate. An estimated 70.... more
(08 December 2005 13:52)

Chemical Profile - ACETIC ANHYDRIDE
*Millions of pounds per year. Commercial production is based on carbonylation of methyl acetate and on ketene technology, which pyrolizes acetic acid.... more
(08 December 2005 13:54)

Chemical Profile - ETHYLBENZENE
*Millions of pounds per year of ethylbenzene. Virtually all ethylbenzene is produced by alkylation of benzene with ethylene. Ethylbenzene process.... more
(08 December 2005 13:56)

Chemical Profile - STYRENE
*Millions of pounds per year. Commercial production is from dehydrogenating ethylbenzene, obtained by alkylation of benzene with ethylene. Lyondell.... more
(08 December 2005 14:16)

Chemical Profile - FORMALDEHYDE
*Millions of pounds per year. Capacities are reported on a 37 percent basis. Formaldehyde is sold in a variety of forms (44 percent, 50 percent, 52.... more
(08 December 2005 14:19)

Chemical Profile - ETHANOLAMINES
*Millions of pounds per year of mono-, di- and triethanolamines. Commercial production of ethanolamines is by reaction of ethylene oxide with aqueous.... more
(08 December 2005 14:22)

Chemical Profile - CYCLOHEXYLAMINE
*Millions of pounds per year. Commercial production of cyclohexylamine is by reaction of cyclohexanol with ammonia or by hydrogenation of aniline..... more
(08 December 2005 14:23)

Chemical Profile Orthoxylene
*Millions of pounds of orthoxylene (OX) per year. Typically recovered via two-stage distillation, OX is first distilled from other C8 aromatics. The.... more
(08 December 2005 07:46)

Chemical Profile Paraxylene
*Millions of pounds of paraxylene (PX) per year. BP is the only PX producer with a captive requirement, for manufacturing terephthalic acid..... more
(08 December 2005 07:47)

Chemical Profile Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
*Millions of pounds per year of aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon chain lengths of C9-C17. Normal paraffins are separated from kerosene or gas oil.... more
(08 December 2005 07:48)

Chemical Profile Adipic Acid
*Millions of pounds per year. Commercial production is through nitric acid oxidation of a cyclohexanone-cyclohexanol mixture called KA oil.... more
(08 December 2005 07:49)

Chemical Profile Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)
* Millions of pounds per year of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) recovered from the C5 fraction coproduced with ethylene by steam cracking of naphthas and.... more
(08 December 2005 07:50)

Chemical Profile Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB)
*Millions of pounds per year of linear alkylbenzene (LAB). Commercial production is by alkylation of benzene starting from n-paraffins feedstock. more
(08 December 2005 07:51)

Chemical Profile Sodium Sulfate
*Thousands of short tons per year of sodium sulfate or salt cake, 100 percent Na2SO4 basis. Sodium sulfate may be mined from natural brine deposits,.... more
(08 December 2005 07:53)

Chemical Profile Tripolyphosphate (STPP)
*Thousands of short tons per year of sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP). Sodium phosphates are produced commercially by reaction of phosphoric acid with.... more
(08 December 2005 07:54)

Chemical Profile Ethylene Oxide (EO)
*Millions of pounds per year of ethylene oxide (EO). Commercial production is by catalytic oxidation of ethylene using oxygen. More than 65 percent.... more
(08 December 2005 07:55)

Chemical Profile Ethylene Glycol (EG)
*Millions of pounds per year of ethylene glycol (EG), also known as monoethylene glycol or MEG. Commercial production is by the oxidation of ethylene.... more
(08 December 2005 07:56)

Chemical Profile Propylene Glycol (PG)
*Millions of pounds of propylene glycol (PG) per year. Commercial production of PG is by hydration of propylene oxide. Di- and tripropylene glycols,.... more
(08 December 2005 07:57)

Chemical Profile Propylene Oxide (PO
*Millions of pounds of propylene oxide (PO) per year. Commercial production is from propylene and chlorine in a chlorohydrin process (Dow, Freeport.... more
(08 December 2005 07:58)

Chemical Profile Diethylene Glycol (DEG)
*Millions of pounds per year of diethylene glycol (DEG), derived as a co-product with ethylene glycol and triethylene glycol by the hydration of.... more
(08 December 2005 07:59)

Chemical Profile Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) & Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT)
*Millions of pounds per year of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and dimethyl terephthalate (DMT). Commercial production is based on oxidation of.... more
(08 December 2005 08:21)

Chemical Profile Sorbitol
*Millions of pounds per year, 70 percent solution basis. Commercial production is by high-pressure catalytic hydrogenation of glucose sugar derived.... more
(08 December 2005 08:24)

Chemical Profile Bisphenol-A
*Millions of pounds per year of (4,4-isopropylidene diphenol, or BPA). All US producers make BPA through an acid-catalyzed condensation of phenol.... more
(08 December 2005 08:25)

Chemical Commodities Monthly
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(05 December 2005 16:38)

Preservatives in the spotlight
Tighter regulations worldwide and growing consumer scrutiny have inspired manufacturers to developalternative cosmetic preservatives. Doris de Guzman.... more
(05 December 2005 16:33)

Crucell gets a shot in the arm
Dutch biotech firm Crucell NV intends to launch an all-share offer to acquire Swiss vaccines maker Berna Biotech AG. more
(06 December 2005 10:27)

Carbon fiber applications take flight
THIS YEAR’S launches of the new Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner (also known as the 7E7) passenger aircraft give the carbon fiber industry a.... more
(06 December 2005 11:28)

Excelsyn’s model paying off in growth
The company is busily hiring to support its unusual offering of chemistry, engineering and consulting services. Clay Boswell reports more
(06 December 2005 11:27)

Merck launches restructuring
Bracing for the generic competition in the US to its cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor, Whitehouse, N.J.-based Merck & Co. Inc. last week unveiled a.... more
(06 December 2005 11:24)

Specialties seek resurgence
Industry sharpens focus on pricing and segmentation. Joseph Chang reports more
(06 December 2005 11:33)

KATRINA: RECONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY The road to recovery
Air Products launches full-scale humanitarian response.Robert Brown reports from New Orleans more
(06 December 2005 11:23)

Chemical Profile: Fluorocarbons
December 5–18, 2005 more
(05 December 2005 16:40)

New Jersey forces site security
New Jersey has become the first US state to impose antiterrorism security measures on chemical facilities, an action that raises a harrowing prospect.... more
(06 December 2005 11:34)

Engineering in brief
Foster Wheeler secures more
(05 December 2005 16:54)

Nuclear power rises to top of energy agenda
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a controversial energy review that is likely to pave the way for more nuclear power stations. This will be.... more
(05 December 2005 16:53)