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HP Impact: HPImpact: Automation initiative seeks standardization
Java Control and Automation Framework (JCAF) is an industry-driven initiative to bring innovative implementations of Java technology to the process control and automation industry. According to Sun Mi..
HP Impact: HPIn Brief
The North American NGL industry is the world's largest, accounting for more than 40% of global NGL production, "but appears poised to expand even further." So says a recent study, "North American NGL ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Change in Asia-Pacific fuel quality to have 'profound' global affect
Any analysis of Asia's downstream oil industry should focus on product quality as well as quantity. So argues a multiclient-client study from Energy Security Analysis, Inc. (ESAI). Highlights from the..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Study analyzes HPI loss types, causes
A study analyzing 100 large property damage losses that occurred in the hydrocarbon-chemical industries over the past 30 years reveals that "nearly all of the losses involved fires or explosions," alt..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Fieldbus technology program accelerates
The Fieldbus Foundation's board of directors has approved plans for accelerating the development of the original high speed (H2) fieldbus technology program. This accelerated development program in..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Rationalization likely for styrene market; margins to improve in 1999
According to a new study by CMAI, Houston, Texas, the styrene market is approaching oversupply. New capacity coming onstream will depress the current market. Some rationalization is anticipated; old a..
HP Impact: HPImpact: EPA hazardous waste rule still undecided
Just weeks short of its scheduled promulgation date, the U.S. EPA obtained a four-year extension to reconsider the Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR). This rule would provide a commonsense gui..
HP Impact: HPImpact: 'Ongoing evolution' of markets to raise world polyethylene demand
World demand for polyethylene (including low density, linear low density and high density types) will increase over 5%/yr to 49 million metric tons (MMton) in 2001. Polyethylene (PE) remains the la..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Hydrocarbon Processing reaches 75th year
This month Hydrocarbon Processing begins celebrating its 75th year of service to the industry. While its title has changed over the years, HP's dedication to supplying relevant information remains a c..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
What contributes most to the trash heap? Paper makes up the largest share of waste delivered to a recovery facility in the Chicago, Illinois, area. Hydrocarbon processing industry materials rank lower..
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