Chemical Engineering » Business & Economics http://www.chemengonline.com Chemical Engineering essentials for the global chemical processing industries (CPI) Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:15:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 2017 Nicholas Chopey Scholarship http://www.chemengonline.com/2017-nicholas-chopey-scholarship/ http://www.chemengonline.com/2017-nicholas-chopey-scholarship/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=145695 As a provider of practical information and news for the chemical process industries (CPI) since 1902, Chemical Engineering strives to bring recognition to, and help advance the chemical engineering profession

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/business-news-28/feed/ 0 Global chemical production rose in May, ACC says http://www.chemengonline.com/global-chemical-production-rose-in-may-acc-says/ http://www.chemengonline.com/global-chemical-production-rose-in-may-acc-says/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:31:20 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=146311 The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that global chemicals production rose 0.5 percent in May after revised flat performance in April, as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. During May, production increased in North America, Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa & […]

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/global-chemical-production-rose-in-may-acc-says/feed/ 0 U.S. specialty chemical market growth eases in May, ACC says http://www.chemengonline.com/u-s-specialty-chemical-market-growth-eases-in-may-acc-says/ http://www.chemengonline.com/u-s-specialty-chemical-market-growth-eases-in-may-acc-says/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:50:36 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=145903 The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported today that after a strong start to the second quarter, growth in U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes eased to a 0.3 percent gain in May, about half the pace of the first quarter. Volumes have generally been moving up since last May. All changes in the […]

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/u-s-specialty-chemical-market-growth-eases-in-may-acc-says/feed/ 0 Current economic trends: April CEPCI http://www.chemengonline.com/current-economic-trends-april-cepci/ http://www.chemengonline.com/current-economic-trends-april-cepci/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:24:31 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=145485 The preliminary value for the April CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, making it the seventh straight month of increasing values. The gain in the overall PCI was driven by significant jumps in several  categories within the Equipment subindex, such as Pipes, Valves and Fittings […]

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/current-economic-trends-april-cepci/feed/ 0 Global chemical production expands in April, ACC says http://www.chemengonline.com/global-chemical-production-expands-in-april-acc-says/ http://www.chemengonline.com/global-chemical-production-expands-in-april-acc-says/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:25:54 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=144781 The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that global chemicals production rose 0.1 percent in April after a revised flat performance in March, as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. During April, chemical production increased in North America, Western Europe and Africa & the […]

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/global-chemical-production-expands-in-april-acc-says/feed/ 0 Achieving commercialization http://www.chemengonline.com/achieving-commercialization/ http://www.chemengonline.com/achieving-commercialization/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=143725 Much hard work goes into developing new processes and products, and few of these developments make it to commercialization. Those innovative technologies that have been commercialized are honored by Chemical

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/business-news-27/feed/ 0 Honeywell UOP opens new R&D center in China http://www.chemengonline.com/honeywell-uop-opens-new-rd-center-in-china/ http://www.chemengonline.com/honeywell-uop-opens-new-rd-center-in-china/#comments Tue, 30 May 2017 15:07:19 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=144711 Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) today announced that Honeywell UOP will open a new research, development and engineering center in China to further strengthen its business presence and meet its growing engineering and technical service needs. The new center, located in Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu Province, will facilitate local development and manufacturing of products for customers in […]

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/honeywell-uop-opens-new-rd-center-in-china/feed/ 0 Current economic trends: CEPCI March Preliminary numbers http://www.chemengonline.com/current-economic-trends-cepci-march-preliminary-numbers/ http://www.chemengonline.com/current-economic-trends-cepci-march-preliminary-numbers/#comments Wed, 17 May 2017 18:10:46 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=143629 The preliminary value for the March CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a string of 6 months of increasing values. All four of the major subindices — Equipment, Construction Labor, Buildings and Engineering & Supervision — increased in March compared to their respective February […]

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