Petrochemicals Workforce Development Petrochemicals Workforce Development Introduction The North American petrochemical industry can be said to be currently enjoying something of a renaissance. With natural gas prices currently low‚ and looking set to remain that way due to abundant domestic shale supply‚ companies and investors are putting up billions of dollars for construction‚ expansion and export projects across the US and Canada. One real hotspot for such activity can be found on the Gulf
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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. It is central to modern world economy‚ converting raw material (oil‚ natural gas‚ air‚ water‚ metals‚ and minerals) into more than 70‚000 different products. The chemical industry is a key contributor to the world economy. It is a knowledge-based industry with significant investments in R&D. The industry supplies to virtually all sectors of the economy. In terms of consumption‚ the chemical industry
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Petrochemicals prices climb 2% in December on tight supplies LONDON‚ January 9‚ 2013 - Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market climbed 2% to $1‚350 per metric ton (/mt) in December‚ according to the just-released monthly average of the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI)‚ a benchmark basket of seven widely used petrochemicals. This follows a drop of 2% in November. But on a year-over-year basis‚ petrochemical prices were up 16% from the December 2011 average price of
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This Industry Risk Ratings report from IBISWorld evaluates the inherent risks associated with the Petrochemical Manufacturing in the US industry. Industry Risk is assumed to be ’the difficulty‚ or otherwise‚ of the business operating environment’. The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk)‚ risks arising from the expected future performance
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The global market for linear alkyl benzene (LAB) is expected to reach USD 9.27 billion by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Growing demand for household cleaning & industrial cleaning particularly in emerging market of Asia Pacific is expected to remain a key driving factor for the market. However‚ volatile raw material price is expected to remain a key challenge for market participants. Linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS) emerged as the leading application segment for
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leading industries at the time and acted as a pioneer in introducing them in the Indian market. As the world’s leading industry shifted from a high demand for plastics and textiles derived from plastics to petrochemicals and fuel production‚ the Reliance group did likewise by building petrochemical plants in India and tried to make the maximum profit out of what India had to offer to the world and itself at the time and had not been developed to its maximum potential yet. On the other hand‚ government
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Petrochemicals in Cosmetics In a perfect world‚ we could easily maintain the smooth‚ even skin tone we’re born with. But in real life‚ doing that is a huge challenge. Some females wear makeup to cover up acne and some just put it on to darken or lighten their features and think that they’re making their face look flawless. But what if the chemicals in the cosmetics that you’re spending your money on‚ is the reason you’re breaking out and gaining red marks? The question is: “What am I slathering
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Rakesh.Sethia@morganstanley.com +91 22 6118 2253 3 Paul R. Walsh Paul.R.Walsh@morganstanley.com +44 (0)20 7425 4182 Peter J. Mackey 3 Peter.Mackey@morganstanley.com +44 (0)20 7425 4657 3 Christian J. Stiefel REVISIT Petrochemicals Supercycle No Longer the Base Case Global ethylene utilization of 90% is no longer a high probability in 2014. Demand continues to lag historical trends‚ and we do not envision a positive inflection. After two weak years‚ Chinese data are
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because of the growing need for a environmentally friendly plastic alternative. Properties of PHB... The biodegradability of PHB gives it extraordinary appeal as a potential replacement for the widely used polymers derived from petrochemicals. These petrochemical products‚ such as polypropylene and polyethylene‚ are often used for packaging‚ but are a hazard to the environment because of the fact that when discarded they do not decompose and can cause injury to plants and animals. PHB however
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