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US Shale Gas Boom: Tides of Change in the Global Petrochemicals Market
- 19 Mar 2013 04:25
- by Michael Mbogoro
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In recent news, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp is apparently closing down an ethylene plant, partly as a consequence of their competitors, capitalising on the US shale gas boom, to produce cheaper petrochemicals. The advantages are two-fold. In addition to use as feedstock for chemicals, the cheap gas can also be used as fuel and heating for production p...
Making use of Flare Gas - What are the Implications for the Chemical Industry?
- 26 Oct 2012 08:19
- by Brian Balmer
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This week's news headlines included a very important announcement about the wasteful, and environmentally damaging, process of associated gas flaring. Ten years ago, the World Bank set up a group known as the Global Gas Flaring Reduction partnership. The partners convened at a conference this week in London, with the intention of setting targets ...
Carbon Dioxide - A Sustainable Feedstock for the Future?
- 02 Oct 2012 08:10
- by Brian Balmer
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New technology in the news today provides food for thought for chemists and materials scientists interested in sustainable technology and in industry convergence trends. The technology addresses the challenge of storing renewable energy generated at times when it is not needed, for example by wind farms during the night when electricity demand is ...
Animal Feed Ingredients - Beating the Odds
- 24 Oct 2011 08:55
- by Kaushik Ramakrishnan Shankar
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Compound animal feed has been the easiest access to market route for animal feed ingredient manufacturers. FEFAC has estimated that while 2010 has been positive overall for compound feed, 2011 might at best be stagnant if not negative. Two of the trends identified by FEFAC for 2010 are worth mulling over - 1. Partial recovery of per capita meat co...
Success imperatives for Natural High Intensity Sweeteners
- 30 Sep 2011 24:31
- by Kaushik Ramakrishnan Shankar
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New sources of Natural High Intensity Sweeteners are constantly being discovered. The latest to be tested and discussed is "Miraculin" from the African berry - Miracle fruit. This molecule has the ability to make acidic and sour tasting foods, taste sweet. Now that sounds like a wonder molecule for specific pharmaceutic and food applications. But s...
The key to South Africa's industrial policy is increased competitiveness
- 11 Mar 2010 03:39
- by Laura Peinke
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The 2010 Budget speech saw government commit to financially support an industry-specific policy for the first time. This was expressed in the allocation given to the Industrial Policy Action Plan, or IPAP2. Previously, government has been reluctant to invest in specific projects and preferred to allocate funds to government departments for them to ...
Globalisation - What Does it Mean for the Chemical Industry?
- 09 Mar 2010 11:34
- by Brian Balmer
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During our most recent Analyst Briefing, the Chemicals & Materials research team discussed the role that Globalisation as a megatrend is playing in the development of our industry. It is undoubtedly a complex issue, encompassing many individual factors. The first thing that may come to mind is the idea that the world is becoming "a smaller place" -...
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