One of the world’s leading polymer materials suppliers has a new identity. From September 1, 2015 Bayer MaterialScience is operating under the Covestro name. The company is now legally and economically independent, but will remain a 100 percent subsidiary of…
Novel additives, improved understanding of cement chemistry and thoughtful mix design are making modern concrete increasingly sustainable, durable and versatile Concrete’s origins can be traced back to the ancient world. For example, many believe that missionaries in North America learned…
The preliminary value for the June 2015 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) continued the trend of small monthly declines since the beginning of the year. The June CEPCI is 3.1% lower than the corresponding value from…
Data from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Washington, D.C.; www.federalreserve.gov) indicate that the output of the nation’s industrial sector grew by 0.6% in July, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.;…
The 2015 Nicholas P. Chopey Scholarship for Chemical Engineering Excellence has been awarded to Stephanie Kong, a student at the University of Buffalo (www.buffalo.edu), who is majoring in both chemical engineering and Spanish. Kong is a member of Tau Beta…
According to data from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), production of major plastic resins totaled 6.5 billion pounds during June 2015, up 2.6% compared to June of last year. Year-to-date production was 38.7 billion pounds, a 3.3%…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.5% in June, while specialty chemical market volumes in the U.S. rose by 0.1%, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington,…
Overall production in the U.S. chemical industry rose by 0.7% in June to 92.1% of its average 2007 level, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com).…
The preliminary value for the May 2015 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) continued the trend of small monthly declines since the beginning of the year. The May CEPCI is 2.4% lower than the corresponding value from…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD; Paris; www.oecd.org) recently released its composite leading indicator (CLI) for May, and it shows that 16 of the 33 major nations experienced a gain in their CLI, according to the latest Weekly…