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HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
World oil demand is on the rise again; the growth should help oil markets this year, says Peter Davies, vice president and chief economist of BP Amoco. Regional differences are responsible. In the mid..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Slowdown in Y2K spending affects SCM market
The supply chain management (SCM) market is experiencing a "deceleration" that will be only temporary, according to an outlook from AMR Research, Boston, Massachusetts. The market is projected to rega..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Industrial valve demand in U.S. to increase 6%
U.S. demand for industrial valves is projected to increase 5.8%/yr to $13 billion in 2003. This gain is "prompted by rising construction expenditures by utilities and increasing production levels in k..
HP Impact: Global natural gas supply and demand
The following trends in worldwide natural gas usage and development are highlights from a recent market analysis by SRI International. Overall U.S. consumption for natural gas is expected to increa..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Plastics, synthetic resins segments see 'dynamic' sales
Major change in the petrochemical industry has been a constant this past decade. Restructuring, reengineering and market consolidation have been methods used by corporations to stay competitive. In..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Coal industry echoes energy's restructuring
"Electric power is the indispensable ingredient for a modern economy, and coal is the indispensable fuel for electric power." So says National Mining Association President and CEO Richard Lawson. A..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Guide offered on project management body of knowledge
In the spirit of advancing the worldwide profession of project management, The Project Management Institute, Inc., is making available a document to promote the dissemination of organizational knowled..
HP Impact: HPImpact: News of note from CMA
• Production continues to rise in May, says a report from the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA). U.S. production of chemicals and allied products rose 0.1% to 115.8% of its 1992 level..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Ethylene demand in Canada is projected to increase from a 1998 level of 3.3 million tons to 5.4 million tons by 2005. That's a 6.4%/yr average growth rate. Most of the growth will come from the polyet..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Impact of European Standard EN 228
Gasoline volatility specifications are defined in volatility classes in the European Standard EN 228. CEN member countries have selected up to three volatility classes to satisfy the driveability requ..
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