28Dec 19
Wanhua plans second ethylene project at Yantai site
Wanhua Chemical Group has disclosed plans for a second ethylene cracker project at its Yantai, China, site with local government officials. The project will include a 1.2-million metric tons/year (MMt/y)…
28Dec 19
N. America chemical rail down 9.2% YOY
During the week ended 21 December, chemical railcar traffic in North America decreased 9.2% year over year (YOY). Volume totaled 45,559 carloads, up 4.9% from the previous week, according to…
29Dec 19
Deadly ‘superbugs’ destroyed by molecular drills
Researchers at Rice University, Texas A&M University, Biola University and Durham (U.K.) University showed that motorized molecules developed in the Rice lab of chemist James Tour are effective at killing…