Did someone just say they had always wondered about the economics of Ethylene Cracking?
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The complex produced its first on-specification ethylene and propylene in late January this year.
In fact, they get green tomatoes sprayed with ethylene gas to make them turn red.
Julie Jensen died as a result of ethylene glycol in her system, an ingredient found in antifreeze.
In more normal situations operators will inject methanol or mono-ethylene glycol to serve as antifreeze in production systems.
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In 2008 the top ten producers accounted for only 42% of propylene capacity and 46% of ethylene capacity.
Ethane-to-ethanol would also reduce the feedstock for ethane-to-ethylene that the Petrochemical industry uses.
The purest ethylene and polyethylene play for investors is Nova Chemicals, says Fitsch.
The Olefins segment manufactures and markets ethylene, polyethylene, styrene and associated co-products.
Over the past three years global ethylene demand (measured in metric tons) has risen by an annual average of 5%.
Basic products like ethylene are the sort of thing that a sophisticated economy like the US should have left behind.
On Jan. 25, Lyondell reported a 62% jump in fourth-quarter profit amid strong demand for its refining and ethylene businesses.
It has started by creating a catalyst that turns methane into ethylene, which is used widely to create other chemicals.
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The sensor consists of a gold plate covered by a layer of ethylene glycol (better known to most people as antifreeze).
Gasoline or diesel fuel are two flavors, but there are others that might sound unfamiliar - ethylene and propylene and xylene.
Ethylene can be made from crude oil or the heavier gases that come out of natural gas wells (ethane, propane and butane).
The feedstock accounts for as much as three-quarters of production costs, so the price of ethylene is tied to the price of energy.
The purest ethylene and polyethylene play for investors is Nova Chemicals (nyse: NCX - news - people ), says Fitsch.
By end-2004, ethylene there fetched 60% more than two years earlier.
Jet fuel without the benzene, lead, dibromide, lead or ethylene dichloride.
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We developed this kind of technology to develop ethylene from ethanol.
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The ethylene boom has not inspired plans for much new capacity in the West, but East Asia and, especially, the Middle East are a different story.
Some chemicals showed a possible link to breast cancer, including benzene, 1, 3-butadiene, and ethylene oxide, which are chemicals found in tobacco smoke, gas fumes, and exhaust from cars.
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The fruits produce ethylene gas, which helps ripen them further.
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The commodities in the spotlight are ethylene, polyethylene and chlorine.
But the spread between the price of the raw material and the price of the finished good is a function of the supply of ethylene-making capacity and the demand for ethylene.
The plant in Triunfo in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul is the first in the world to produce ethylene from ethanol and then create green polyethylene, Alcantara says.
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Another stock being shown the exits from the M100 portfolios is Houston-based Lyondell Chemical Company, a maker of a wide range of chemicals from gasoline additives like MTBE and ethylene to fragrances and flavors.
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