Weirauch, Wendy
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Asia to purchase 29% of the world's air pollution control equipment. In 2001, worldwide orders for air pollution equipment will reach $30 billion; $8.7 billion of this will be slated for Asian countri..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Benefits of increasing plastics in vehicles
Using plastics parts to reduce the weight of motor vehicles sold last year in the U.S. could save approximately four billion gallons of gasoline over the life of those vehicles. That's one of the find..
HP Impact: HPImpact: EU's CONCAWE releases studies of note
Diesel supply. Could tougher specifications affect diesel supply? According to CONCAWE, evaluating the impact of various measures on the EU refining industry is generally based on the assumption that ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Valve automation gains renewed interest
The focus of manufacturers on Y2K and e-business shut off many capital investments for valve automation, according to an analysis from ARC Advisory Group (www.arcweb.com). The past two years have been..
HP Impact: HPImpact: What does it mean to be lean?
"Lean Construction" is a production management-based approach to project delivery - a way to design and build capital facilities. Lean production management is claimed to be causing a revolution in ma..
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Outlook for global polyethylene (PE) consumption calls for a growth rate averaging 5.7% over the next five years. Year 2000 use increased 4% or 1.9 million tons (MMton), according to a new report from..
HP Impact: HPImpact: U.S. Energy Policies
Present gasoline pricing has sparked concern to generate a "real" energy policy. A better policy can be conceived and guided to fruition; however, the market and political conditions must be understoo..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Methanol
Natural gas prices have had a substantial impact on the U.S. methanol industry. Product rationalization and the U.S.'s growing dependence on imports are realities. High natural gas feedstock pricing h..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Single-Sited Catalysts
The technological revolution of single-sited and metallocene catalysts accelerated through the 1990s with increasing patent filings. The revolution continues with the advent of "post-metallocene," sin..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Polystyrene
The year 2000 for the polystyrene (PS) industry was one of extremes. It began with a hangover from Y2K. The normal de-stocking that occurs during fourth quarter did not occur in 1999. PS inventories h..
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