Weirauch, Wendy
HP Impact: HPImpact: 'Pressing imbalances' in Asian oil products market identified
The implications of emerging imbalances in the Asia-Pacific refined products market is the subject of an "Energy Advisory" from the East-West Center (E-W). The report's data is based on analyzing driv..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Customer concerns 'main' driver in managing global supply chain
Supply chain management has become a leading concern within the chemical industry. "Companies have high expectations for the savings proper supply chain management can reap," according to a recent ben..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Ethylene oxide/glycol producers 'shifting'
The shift of the world's ethylene oxide (EO) capacity from the three largest regions – U.S., Western Europe and Japan – will continue through 2002. In January 1997, worldwide capacity was ab..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Automobile manufacturers challeneged to meet future emissions mandates
Automotive engineering has greater difficulty in adhering to tighter environmental standards while still meeting customer demands. CONCAWE, Brussels, Belgium, has studied this complex dilemma. Vehicle..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Strategic Petroleum Reserve policies
Should the U.S. continue to maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)? Earlier this year, the Department of Energy (DOE) solicited public comment on SPR policy. Here are summaries of responses fr..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Lube oil basestock markets to change
The North American lube oil basestocks business will undergo more supply and demand changes in the next decade than the industry has seen in the last twenty years, according to a recent study by Kline..
HP Impact: HP Impact: Process, general industrial oils dominate U.S. lubricants demand
U.S. industrial lubricants demand is forecast to increase nearly 2%/yr to 1.2 billion gallons in 2001. Gains will be driven by healthy industrial production and generally favorable trends in nondurabl..
HP Impact: HP Impact: 'Best refining margins' in six months – CERI
The rapid decline of crude prices has outpaced the decline in product prices, thus, refiners are enjoying the highest margins in six months. Best refining margins were found in the Mediterranean, due ..
HP Impact: HP Impact: Chlor-alkali industry faces key issues
More than 500 companies produce chlor-alkali worldwide, with annual capacity of 50 million short tons of chlorine. Of the 650 manufacturing sites, over half are located in Asia-Pacific, but these are ..
HP Impact: HP Impact: Refiners worldwide are adopting performance management strategies
Fundamentals for the refining industry "have never appeared better," according to a recent outlook from Purvin & Gertz (P&G), Houston, Texas. Crude capacity utilization is near peak levels worldwide. ..
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- China issues extra crude oil import quota to teapot refineries 11/25
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