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Aluminum market has a bright future

Aluminum has a bright future as end-markets see strengthening demand and megatrends push for environmental and energy-savvy constructions ...

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Sluggish demand growth sees soda ash players vie for market share

European and US manufacturers suffer from slow domestic demand growth and seek to export their way out of trouble. China, meanwhile, struggles with...

Sulfuric acid market seeks balance

The volatility that has characterized the market in recent years should ease after 2010, as new supplies emerge PhotolibraryGlobal...

Chlorine shifts from mercury to membrane

European chlorine producers are pushing ahead to move in the direction of cleaner production technologies European chlorine manufacturers have hit a...

Chlor-alkali market recovers at slow pace

Correction: In the ICIS Chemical Business story headlined "Chlor-alkali market recovers at a slow pace," OxyChem's senior vice president of basic...

European chemical profile: Maleic anhydride

USESMaleic anhydride (MA) is mostly used to make unsaturated polyester resins (UPRs), which account for more than 50% of total consumption. UPRs are...

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Asian PTA producers face margin pressure by 2013

Although demand growth from downstream polyester markets will rise steadily, a glut of new capacity means PTA producers will see margins under severe pressure

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A total of 14.5m tonnes/year of new PTA capacity, or 10 new worldscale PTA plants, will come on stream in the next three years, bringing up the overall Asia PTA capacity to 52.5m tonnes/year in 2013, a sharp increase of 38% compared with the 2010 capacity of 38.0m tonnes/year.

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	30 Aug 10 11:02	Sustainable fibers make headway in the overall textiles market
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	30 Aug 10 00:00	Commentary: Time for chemical companies to make deals and refinance
	30 Aug 10 00:00	European chemical profile: Maleic anhydride