Reviews, articles, interviews
Damir Shamsin: «To preserve small-lot chemical production, antidumping laws must be enforced»
J.Wagner: «The Alye Parusa complex and three Moscow airports are equipped with our systems»
Specifics of National Energy Trade
Possessing highly marketable energy resources like oil, gas, and electric power, Russia tries to use them for strengthening its geopolitical stance through maintaining a large gap between prices for its products sold in international markets and in former Soviet republics.
What Problems Can Staff Solve?
The round table «Professional training and personnel support in chemical industry» was held during the last Chemical Summit. An innovative breakthrough in higher education is blocked by the lack of elite approach: Russia is good at providing a high level mass training, but has no research facilities available.
The First Russian Polyester Complex will Become Operational in Autumn of 2005
Manufacture and Consumption Structure of Russian Plastics
Plastics manufacturing essentially outstrips the other branches of chemical industry by its growth rates. The leading sectors include polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC, polystyrene, PET, and copolymers of various kinds.
Present and Future of Biodegradable Materials
Despite the current hardships in biodegradable materials trade, signs of serious changes have started to appear. The suppliers and processors of biodegradable polymers are positioning themselves in the market. An extensive range of packages, plates, household and consumer articles are made of vegetable starch, polylactic acid and corn. The production cost of these materials is gradually nearing that of traditional plastics.
Dioxines: An Invisible and Insidious Enemy
According to ecologists, dioxines are the most hazardous and ecologically problematic carcinogens.
How to Become Responsible
Alongside with their financial reports major international corporations started publishing reports on their social activity on a regular basis. Similar social reports gain ground in Russia too.
«Gas Purification - 2005» Passes Electricity Test
The conference organized by JSC Giprogazoochistka in Bor near Moscow not only analyzed the situation in the Russian market of sulfur: production output, separation and manufacturing technologies, new applications, - but also identified the major market problems, decision-making levels and methods.
«Two in One» from Alpha Laval
Alpha Laval introduced a new technology called Compabloc having a condenser and a cooler combined in one device, which resulted in a 4-fold reduction of occupied floor space and 2-fold increase in device productivity.
Polymer Market Prices
Slight levelable price fluctuations have been registered in the global and Russian markets in the beginning of summer. Rubber, PVC, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene and PET prices are reviewed.
Emerson in Paris
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