Weirauch, Wendy
HP Impact: HPImpact: Metallocene PE use to grow 25%/yr
As of 2000, metallocene catalysts have captured nearly 7% of the world's total LLDPE market. Consumption is expected to further increase at more than 25%/yr over the next 5 yr. So says a recent market..
HP Impact: HPImpact: HPI companies launch sour water study
Fifteen major refiners and engineering service companies have launched an industry-wide study to determine causes and solutions to refinery sour water corrosion. Sour water is ammonium bisulfide, a co..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Site remediation costs to top $23 billion
In 2001, governments and industry will buy products and services costing more than $23 billion to remediate soil and groundwater. Over $2 billion will be invested in systems such as pump and treat and..
Manage the regulations
Lowered NOx, SOx and PM mandates and how to comply with them are global hot topics. At the recent National Petrochemical and Refiners Assoc. Annual Meeting (New Orleans, March 18 – 20), presenter..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Several 'promising' combinations of technology and products for stranded gas utilization are assessed in a new report from Chem Systems (www.chemsystems.com). Technologies for producing middle distill..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Chem Systems petrochemical outlook
Economic supply / demand forecasts vary for different HPI market segments. Recent presentations at the annual Chem Systems petrochemical conference (Houston, Texas, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 2001) featured cu..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Responding to the e-business challenge
What's the fallout and future for buyer-seller e-commerce exchanges in the HPI? A year has passed since the first electronic marketplaces hit the scene. Recently, Leif Eriksen from AMR Research Inc. (..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Hydrocarbon solvents producers have entered into an international agreement to advance their safe use. By creating the International Hydrocarbon Solvents Consortium (IHSC), 18 manu..
HP Impact: HPImpact: API speakers assess supply, demand crunch
At an annual press briefing, representatives from the American Petroleum Institute (API) analyzed U.S. petroleum supply and demand statistics and also provided insight into the current energy environm..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Performance outlook: U.S. chemicals industry
Shipments in the U.S. of chemicals rose 6% in 2000, to total $464 billion. Gains were in life sciences, 7-1/4%; specialty chemicals, 6-3/4%; and industrial chemicals, 5%. Exports. According to data fr..
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