Keyword: shale gas boom

Markets & Companies

How 20 Years Have Transformed the Chemical Industry

06.05.2015 - For the second consecutive year, the Boston Consulting Group has conducted a total shareholder return (TSR) analysis of the chemical industry. The top 10 chemical companies have...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Technology vs. Execution Expertise

23.03.2015 - The chemical industry is a booming sector for industrial plant manufacturers. Among other things, the shale gas bonanza in the US is inundating European and especially German...

News

Receding Oil Prices Clip US Petchem Producers’ Wings

23.12.2014 - Declining crude oil prices are taking their toll on US petrochemical companies that in the recent past have been riding the shale gas boom and expanding their production using...

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Dow Chemical Profits from Low-Cost Positions in Q3

24.10.2014 - Dow Chemical continues to benefit from its low-cost positions and geographic diversification, CEO Andrew Liveris said in presenting earnings figures for the third quarter of 2014...

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Impact of American Shale Gas Boom on Europe’s Chemical Industry

04.09.2014 - (CHEManager International 9/2014) Rough Times The North American shale gas boom is a major topic for managers in the European chemical industry and is expected to cause substantial...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemical Distributors: Fit For The Future?

06.05.2014 - Beyond This Year's Growth - Major chemical markets are heading for further improvement this year, according to the latest global business update from the German chemical industry...

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The Shale Gas Game

06.02.2014 - In Part 1, Stratley thoroughly reviewed the available global resources and elaborated on expected shale gas production developments in China and Europe. The main thing we learned...

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U.S. EPA Unlikely To Step Up Fracking Enforcement Efforts For Now

09.01.2014 - Federal regulators are unlikely to step up enforcement of potential water contamination cases linked to natural gas drilling - despite new concerns about water safety - given a...