Supply Chain

U.S. contractors association warns about inflation, supply chain delays

Jul 20, 2021

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), an organization that groups 27,000 member companies, updated in mid-2021 an inflation alert originally issued in the first quarter after most key construction materials such as steel continued to soar while...

Braskem’s new hub helps consolidate southeast ports role to diversify resin supply chain risk

Jun 23, 2020

Braskem’s selection of Port Charleston for its new polypropylene export hub helps consolidate U.S. southeast ports as the alternative ocean shipping option for Gulf Coast resin producers that want to diversify supply-chain risk

US East Coast ports to ship more resin

Nov 5, 2019

As U.S. plastics exports grow, suppliers are looking to diversify supply chain solutions and mitigate risk by creating options outside of Texas, where most of the product is made.

White Paper: US Capital Projects, Maintenance & Supply Chain Executive Insights from the 2019 Downstream Conference

Aug 6, 2019

In the face of this almost unprecedented growth, the Downstream market is dealing with reduced productivity and workforce / skills shortages, instability in oil prices, mega disruptions in technology, and a growing trade war. This confluence of market factors...

Downstream '19: Free expo passes available on Day 2

Jun 12, 2019

Nearly 10,000 petrochemical, chemical, refining and LNG professionals assembled at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, and more are expected on Wednesday for the world’s largest ever downstream event, the Downstream 2019...

Texas driving downstream expansion

May 1, 2019

More than $200 billion is expected to be invested in the U.S. petrochemical sector as the region becomes an energy exporter, and nearly half of the new projects announced since 2010 are in Texas, an industry trade association told Petrochemical Update.

3 core challenges the US energy transformation created

Mar 27, 2019

More than $200 billion is expected to be invested in U.S. petrochemicals as the region becomes an energy exporter, and this unprecedented growth has created a new set of core challenges for the industry to contend with.

US polyethylene flood in 2H 2019 to squeeze supply chain

Feb 26, 2019

A flood of polyethylene is expected to come online as mega projects start up during the second half of 2019 and demands for creative supply chain solutions have never been so important, an industry executive told Petrochemical Update.

How blockchain is revolutionizing the downstream digital supply chain

Nov 30, 2018

In the same capacity the internet changed global business, many experts believe blockchain may be on track to become the next mega disruptor to global business.

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