Ethylene gas crackers in North America have become prohibitively expensive due to tremendous increase in gas feedstock, shortages of contractors and equipment, coupled with increasing plant construction costs. This makes new projects and expansion of existing projects in the region economically unviable. Higher availability of ethane gas will help the Middle East region increase the capacity of polyethylene. They will become the low cost polyethylene producers in the world and will rule the markets of polyethylene, replacing USA's supremacy. Read inMiddle-Eastern petrochem producers will always have a cost advantage globally
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科学家开发出了一种新的催化剂系统英航sed on silica, cobalt & nitrogen, more economical than previous laboratory routes. The starting material used for polymerization is propylene oxide and carbon monoxide. The development promises PP-like performance with a 50% reduction in oil consumption. It can be used in applications as varied as film for shopping bags or sheet for yoghurt cups, and injection mouldable products for several application segments including automotive. Read ina polymerization process/catalyst system to produce biodegradable PHB
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Study shows that a human enzyme found in the lungs could convert styrene to styrene oxide, which is known to be tumorigenic, or a cancer causing agent. Will this new finding have implications for plant workers who are involved in processing industry manufacturing PS end products? Read inCan Styrene cause cancer on inhalation?
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Compounding is an important part of plastic conversion, and is generally carried out separately from the conversion process. It has become possible to manufacture the finished product in one continuous process leading directly from the raw materials because of the evolution of plastic processing techniques and robotics. The markets of in-line compounding that benefit from these savings include: Automotive, Packaging, Electricity & Electronics, Appliances, Medical, Communications, etc Read inInline compounding offers some economic benefits
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