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HP Impact: HPImpact: Low gas prices, but at what cost?
An oversupply of crude oil has kept prices down in the U.S. throughout the summer, despite the seasonal high demands for gasoline. However, low gasoline prices could signal trouble ahead, warned the I..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Volatility in supply chain management
The supply chain management (SCM) market will grow at a 50% compound annual growth rate over the next five years, reaching $13.6 billion in 2002. So says AMR Research, Inc., an industry and market ana..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Visualizing unseen aids site cleanup
A plan to clean up soil and groundwater contamination is frequently not easy to formulate, since the problem's effects are typically invisible. Soil and groundwater contamination are expensive remedia..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Now that BP and Amoco have united their global operations through an agreed merger, combining the chemicals operations of the two companies creates a business with revenues of $13 billion. This "marri..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Vinyls market: look for price adjustments
Demand for PVC grew 4.6% from 1992 to 1996. The market experienced strong growth in 1996; world demand increased 7.4% as compared to 1995, according to a new study from CMAI, Houston, Texas. Analys..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Naphtha, gasoline demand is forecast
Total global naphtha consumption in 1997 was 666 million tons. About 40% of this was consumed for petrochemical production, either as olefin plant feedstock or reformer feedstock for aromatics product..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Shifts in China's energy development
Recently, the financial strength of Asia-Pacific, including China, has been questioned. Some very important facts, however, cannot be ignored when discussing China's energy future. In a new report, En..
HP Impact: HPImpact: How to improve your progress reports
How do your monthly progress reports measure up? Quality status reporting is really an important positive team reflection. Project management analysts stress that good progress reporting is "a solid w..
HP Impact: HPImpact: API standards to be used in software
The American Petroleum Institute has reached an agreement with Berwanger, Inc. It allows the Houston-based oil, gas and petrochemical consulting firm to use API's engineering standards to create SAP R..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Checklist for helping corporate bottom line
What strategies can you use to positively impact your organization's financial performance? If you are responsible for specification and purchasing, the following suggestions from the National Associa..
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