Chemicals & Energy

World to Consume 25 Percent More Energy By 2040, Exxon Mobil Estimates

January 28, 2016

Exxon Mobil Corp. expects energy demand to climb 25 percent by 2040 as the global population increases.

Eco-friendly 'Green' Packaging Market Should See Significant Growth Through 2020, Report Says

January 27, 2016

The global market for green packaging - comprising recyclable, reusable and degradable packaging - is predicted to grow at a combined annual growth rate of more than 7 percent through 2020, according to Technavio.

Solar PV Sales Expected to Top $1Tr by 2024

January 26, 2016

Navigant Research

Global revenue from solar photovoltaic installations is expected to total more than $1.2tr from 2015 to 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

Dunavant Expands Distribution Coverage in Houston

January 20, 2016

Dunavant

Dunavant, a provider of logistics and supply-chain management services, has expanded its presence in Houston.

Coatings Leader Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility with OMP Plus

January 8, 2016

Challenge: A global leader in specialty coatings was going through a multi-system migration and decided to select a state-of-the-art global end-to-end planning and scheduling platform including truck load building. This platform needed to cover 17 production sites, over 200 warehouses, fully integrate with their SAP landscape and support daily use by over 200 global users.

AspenTech Issues New Update of Engineering Software

January 4, 2016

Aspen Technology

Aspen Technology Inc. has released enhancements to version 8.8 of its aspenONE Engineering software.

Growth of 3.6 Percent in 2015 Leads to Chemical Industry 'Renaissance'

December 29, 2015

ACC

The business of American chemistry expanded 3.6 percent in 2015 despite global headwinds that included a strong appreciation of the U.S. dollar and a weakness in several key global markets.

Rated Chemicals Companies in Latin America Expected to Stay Stable Even With Oil Prices Tumbling

December 28, 2015

Fitch Ratings

The credit profiles of rated Latin American chemicals companies are expected to remain stable during 2016 despite low petrochemical prices.

Iran Looks to Triple Its Output of Chemicals Over Next 10 Years

December 28, 2015

Gulf News

Iran, seeking to triple petrochemicals production capacity within a decade, presented about 60 projects to potential investors at an event with international companies, including BASF SE, the world's largest chemical company by market capitalisation.

Growth in Herbicide Market Expected to Top 6 Percent Through 2020

December 14, 2015

Research and Markets

The global herbicide market was $22.19m in 2014 and is estimated to reach $31.84m by 2020, at a CAGR of 6.2 percent for the forecasted period, according to a report from Research and Markets.

Chemicals & Energy

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