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http://www.purchasing.com/article/314930-Web_of_resin_trends_bring_styrene_polystyrene_prices_off_bottom.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/314930-Web_of_resin_trends_bring_styrene_polystyrene_prices_off_bottom.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT Styrene and polystyrene prices are nudging up a bit after a 50% plunge between last summer and... http://www.purchasing.com/article/314963-Potash_CEO_Demand_to_rebound_in_2010.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/314963-Potash_CEO_Demand_to_rebound_in_2010.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT Demand and prices for potash, a key component in fertilizers, will rebound briskly in 2010,... http://www.purchasing.com/article/314970-Chemical_production_forecast_to_decline_8_in_the_U_S_this_year.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/314970-Chemical_production_forecast_to_decline_8_in_the_U_S_this_year.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT For 2008 as a whole, overall chemistry output 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http://www.purchasing.com/article/232203-Dow_Chemical_looks_to_divest_synthetic_rubber_unit.php?rssid=20277 Tue, 12 May 2009 14:36:00 GMT Chemical giant continues to streamline its... http://www.purchasing.com/article/232019-Sinopec_teams_up_with_Kuwait_others_on_massive_refinery_in_China.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/232019-Sinopec_teams_up_with_Kuwait_others_on_massive_refinery_in_China.php?rssid=20277 Mon, 11 May 2009 15:59:00 GMT Dow Chemical, Shell also partners for $9 billion refinery... http://www.purchasing.com/article/231688-Ethanol_supply_chain_continues_to_morph.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/231688-Ethanol_supply_chain_continues_to_morph.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:04:00 GMT One ethanol plant is sold, another in test runs this... http://www.purchasing.com/article/230915-Cost_reduction_efforts_pay_off_at_Dow_Chemical.php?rssid=20277 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http://www.purchasing.com/article/210518-U_S_demand_for_industrial_gases_forecasted_to_rise_through_2013.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/210518-U_S_demand_for_industrial_gases_forecasted_to_rise_through_2013.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT A new report forecasts that demand for industrial gases will grow 4.9% per year to 7.5 million... http://www.purchasing.com/article/216398-Ethanol_producer_files_chapter_11.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/216398-Ethanol_producer_files_chapter_11.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April, the... http://www.purchasing.com/article/215268-Praxair_makes_buys.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/215268-Praxair_makes_buys.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT Praxair Distribution in April acquired Alabama Welding Supply of Dolomite, Ala., Fowler Brothers... http://www.purchasing.com/article/220024-Chemicals_Industry_Business_Intelligence.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/220024-Chemicals_Industry_Business_Intelligence.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT 70% Chemical buyers who say business is either up or flat Source: www.purchasingdata.com WHAT IT... http://www.purchasing.com/article/216307-Petrochemicals_market_may_have_light_at_the_end_of_the_pipeline.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/216307-Petrochemicals_market_may_have_light_at_the_end_of_the_pipeline.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT While the petrochemicals market has seen its share of struggles in the past year, there are some... http://www.purchasing.com/article/213273-Sulfuric_acid_supply_glut_drives_Xstrata_to_shut_Canadian_plant.php?rssid=20277 http://www.purchasing.com/article/213273-Sulfuric_acid_supply_glut_drives_Xstrata_to_shut_Canadian_plant.php?rssid=20277 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT Xstrata copper has shut its 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