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Fine chemicals companies finished a strong year in 2017, and executives see strength following strength in 2018.

• Pharmaceutical
• 2018 Outlook

While the global economy heats up, farmers face yet another year of low prices. After 4 years of recession for U.S. growers, farm incomes are down 25% from 2014. Adding insult to injury, corn production remains on track for another record-breaking year.

• Agriculture
• 2018 Outlook

Petrochemical makers in the U.S. are in the midst of commissioning the largest fleet of new ethylene crackers in more than a generation. However, the new supply shouldn’t sink profitability anytime soon.

• Petrochemicals
• 2018 Outlook

The worldwide fight against climate change took a hit in mid-2017. But the rest of the world—along with 14 states and more than two dozen cities within the U.S.—is moving ahead with policies that put a bull’s-eye on carbon emissions.

• Renewables
• 2018 Outlook

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• Echemi
• Daily

Overall, we have built a new way to make oil and water emulsions, and this technique is just the beginning and we can extend this techni...

• Emulsions

The United Nations (UN) general assembly has proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of the periodic table of chemical elements (IYPT 2019).

• Chemical
• Element
• UN

In 2019, the substance-specific concentration limits for methylisothiazolinone (MIT) will be reduced in many applications. Products that are preserved with MIT then have to be labeled with additional hazard warnings.

• MIT
• Warnings
• Hazard

Seshadri Ramkumar, a professor in the Texas Tech University Department of Environmental Toxicology and lead investigator in the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory, has recently been awarded two of the most prestigious honors in the textiles field

• Awards
• Textile

Among the different size categories of LPG ships, the small vessel segment is expected to be the best performer in 2018 while Handysize vessels will be the worst, according to the latest edition of the LPG Forecaster.

• LPG

Union Textiles Minister Smriti at the inauguaration of Textile Sector Buyer-Seller meet and launch of Power Tex portal and mobile app in Bengaluru.

• India
• Textile

Baldwin Technology Company Inc. is pleased to showcase the TexCoat G3 for the first time in Turkey during the ITM tradeshow, held in Istanbul from April 14 to 17, 2018.

• Baldwin

EDANA, the leading association and voice of the nonwovens and related industries, is pleased to announce Unicharm of Japan as the winner of the OUTLOOK™ Asia Award.

• Unicharm
• Awards

Nanologica AB has entered into a service agreement with global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Sterling Pharma Solutions for the large-scale production of silica particles.

• Pharmaceutical
• Manufacturing
• Sterling

Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands Group chose Minneapolis-based MDC Partners agency mono as creative agency of record for its Valspar, Krylon and HGTV Home brands, Adweek reported. 

• Sherwin-Williams

Collecting mist from lubricant oils used to cool machining processes is critical to protect workers' health and meet OSHA requirements. The Handte Oil Expert from Camfil APC helps facility operators reduce exhaust emissions to meet the current OSHA.

• Safe
• Tools

Here are three major trends that will drive the chemical industry in 2018:1. Accelerated globalization.2. The circular economy.3. Digitalization 

• Trends
• 2018

ECHEMI will recommend you several daily chemical news. If you want to know more, please go to our News Section.

• Echemi
• Daily

To start the construction of the Mengxi CTG Line, the middle and south sections of Russia-China East Trunk Line, the Sichuan-East Trunk ...

• China
• Energy
• 2018

SanBio Group has signed an agreement with Hitachi Chemical's U.S.-based contract manufacturing subsidiary, Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions (HCATS).

• quality
• equipment
• patients
• SanBio