Brazil’s economic improvement was remarkable over the past decade, following many years of slow growth. On average, the Brazilian gross output of goods and services increased at an annual average..
The Indian economy has come a long way since the 1991 economic reforms. A decade and a half of economic reform and globalization is yielding returns that cut across all income groups. The domestic eco..
The Japanese economy showed steady recovery for 2003–2007. However, due to the global recession in late 2008, Japan’s GDP growth decreased to –1% in 2008 and to –5.5% in 2009. Due ..
Eastwood, A., Economic Advisor, Chemical Industries Association (CIA)
The United Kingdom (UK) is Europe’s fourth largest chemical economy, after Germany, France and Italy. It accounts for 8% of the European Union’s (EU’s) $900 billion overall chemical pro..
The debate continues over adding a new delayed coker vs. a residue hydrocracker upstream of an existing delayed coker.
High-performing enterprises draw on external expertise during all project phases, from scouting and front-end engineering and development through to operations.
We are in the midst of an energy revolution, with new types of liquid fuels from new sources and an increased supply of traditional fuels unleashed from existing sources thanks to new technologies. Wh..
Opportunity crudes require more hydrogen addition to upgrade orphan product streams into higher-value ‘clean’ products
Integrating residue hydrocracking operations with advanced fluid catalytic cracking optimizes upgrading of heavy crude oils
Alternatives hold promises to decrease dependence on crude oil, but they also uncover other challenges in distribution and engine use