Chemicals & Energy

U.S. Industrial Output Plunged After Hurricane Hit

September 21, 2017

Output at U.S. factories plunged in August due to the big hit from Hurricane Harvey that shut down huge parts of the nation's oil refining, the Federal Reserve reported last week.

Plants Get Reprieve: EPA Adds Two Years to Reduce Toxic Metals in Wastewater

September 20, 2017

Environmental Leader

The EPA has finalized a rule postponing the dates for certain rules that would limit runoff from two waste streams at power plants: bottom ash transport water and flue gas desulfurization. Compliance dates for the rules, which were issued in Nov. 2015, have been pushed back by two years, the EPA says.

Hackers Attacking U.S. and European Energy Firms Could Sabotage Power Grids

September 13, 2017

The Guardian

A hacking campaign is targeting the energy sector in Europe and the U.S. to potentially sabotage national power grids, a cybersecurity firm has warned.

Gas Will Be World's Primary Energy Source in 2035, Forecast Says

September 11, 2017

Maritime Executive

Oil and gas will be crucial components of the world's energy future, according to DNV GL's forecast of the energy transition. While renewable energy will grow its share of the energy mix, gas will become the largest single source of energy from 2034.

ChemPoint Cuts Inventory, Boosts Service: A Case Study

September 8, 2017

Lisa Bowie, SIOP Manager, ChemPoint

Harvey's Toll on Energy Industry Shows Vulnerability

September 6, 2017

The New York Times

For years, much of the nation's refinery capacity and chemical production have been concentrated along the swamps and narrow inlets of the Gulf of Mexico, risking devastation in a monster storm.

"Data: Blessing or Curse?”

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

Benefits and pitfalls of leveraging data in the supply chain

Transport Management for Logistics Hubs

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

The digital linchpin of logistics

As U.S. Exports More Natural Gas, Manufacturers Worry About Increased Prices

September 1, 2017

Environmental Leader

If you ask the manufacturing and chemical sectors what their greatest blessing has been in recent years, the answer will generally be the plethora of natural gas that has been made accessible to them - and how this has decreased their cost of doing of business.

Supplying Lithium Gets Trickier As Electric Revolution Looms

August 31, 2017

Industryweek

Hidden within the salt flats high in the Andes mountains of South America are vast deposits of the lithium that Elon Musk may need for his electric-car revolution. But extracting the mineral from brine ponds created by Orocobre Ltd. has proved more difficult than expected.

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