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HP Impact: HPImpact: Initiative for process industry practices details future plans
A recent meeting of the Process Industry Practices (PIP) initiative featured progress reports and strategic plans for continuing industry collaboration. Group members from around the world represented..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Report 'blows smoke' on diesel facts, says industry forum
A recent report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) entitled "Rolling Smokestacks" has prompted a critical response from the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Calling the report "highly imbalanc..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Future 'bright' for residue upgrading
Demand for residue conversion units will continue to grow, according to a recent report by SRI Consulting's Process Economics Program. Growth is driven by increasing demand for transportation fuels an..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Study provides NA perspective on ozone
Pollution controls established over the past 30 years to reduce the amount of ozone in the air are working, especially in some large urban areas. But some of the gains are being offset by increasing h..
HP Impact: HPImpact: European online equipment sales
As the Internet continues to rewrite the supply chain rulebook, product distribution within Europe's industrial equipment markets is on the verge of a fundamental shift. So says a new study by Frost &..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Reviewing those troublesome gasoline taxes . . . In the U.S., gasoline sells for about $1.60/gal, of which taxes are about 40 cents/gal - roughly 25% of the retail price. The state and federal taxes a..
HP Impact: Analysts predict supply tightness for winter natural gas
Most industry analysts foresee an upcoming tight natural gas market for North America. The wholesale price of natural gas has doubled since April and tripled since last summer. Market p..
HP Impact: U.S. polypropylene demand to expand 6%/year
Solid growth is projected through 2004 for polypropylene (PP) demand in the U.S. This 6%/yr increase will total 17 billion pounds, valued at $7.8 billion, according to market researcher..
HP Impact: Trouble spots abound for Internet exchanges
During the past 10 months, consortium trading exchanges (CTEs) have formed in almost every industry. These ventures unite competitors to build open marketplaces for the buying and selli..
HP Impact: Linear alkylbenzene growth, capacity
Global demand for detergent alkylate will grow 3%/yr, according to Colin A. Houston & Associates, a chemical consulting firm based in Pound Ridge, New York. This amounts to 2.5 million ..
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