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Prnewswire | September 24, 2020

The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.6 percent in August following a 1.0 percent gain in July and a 1.4 percent decline in June, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). During August, chemical output expanded in all regions except the West Coast, with the largest gains occurring in the Gulf Coast region. The U.S. CPRI is measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. In August, chemical production continued to improve in many segments, including, p...

ESSA | May 31, 2021

Climate change, driven by the greenhouse effect, is one of the world’s major issues that need to be urgently addressed. Studies have found that greenhouse gas emissions from industry primarily come from burning fossil fuels for energy and greenhouse gas emissions from specific chemical reactions necessary to produce goods from raw materials. As decision-makers, industry, and ordinary citizens, the government is held responsible for tackling global climate chan...

Chemical Management

Sasol | August 17, 2022

Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. plans to double its use of green steam from a first of its kind biomass cogeneration facility adjacent to its Brunsbüttel, Germany facility. Sasol Chemicals will lease land adjacent to its plant to Hamburger Energiewerke, Hamburg’s municipal utility, which plans to build the facility by the end of 2024. When fully operational in 2025, the plant will supply at least 70,000 megawatt hours of steam to Sasol each year, enabling...

Chemical Management

LyondellBasell | February 02, 2024

LyondellBasell and MSI Technology, LLC announced they have entered into an agreement for MSI Technology to serve the LyondellBasell Polybutene-1 (PB-1) resin line into consumer packaging applications for North America. MSI Technology is also the sales representative for the LyondellBasell Plexar product line. The expansion of the relationship is a strategic fit relative to the markets MSI Technology serves today. MSI Technology will use its technical sales approach combined with its curren...