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Chemicals, Refined Products, NGLs
10 May 2024
Exports to Vietnam more than double Influx of Chinese PP dampens Southeast prices China's commitment to self sufficiency in the petrochemicals industry has led the polypropylene market to witness a ne
INTERVIEW: Japan's Marubeni targets 3 mil-5 mil mt/year of clean ammonia by 2030
09 May 2024
Aims to produce product from global projects Canada, Australia projects in design study H2 export via metal hydride container in 2024 160,000 mt/year SAF output seen by 2030 Japan's Marubeni Corp.
FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks fall again in May 6 week after surge in exports
08 May 2024
Middle distillates at six week low Total inventory rises 17% since end of 2023 Light distillates at three week high Stockpiles of oil products at the UAE's Port of Fujairah dropped for a third consecu
China issues 18 mil mt export quotas for clean oil products, fuel oil in second batch
07 May 2024
Total clean product quotas rise 7% Total fuel oil quotas rise 9% 2024 exports seen steady: analysts China issued 18 million mt or 136.7 million barrels of export quotas in the second batch, comprising
X Channels
03 May 2024
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Biden administration unveils updated SAF tax credit model, provides ethanol clarity
02 May 2024
New model gives ethanol pathway to tax credits Requires climate smart ag adoption Sets the stage for 45Z credits The Biden administration released updated modeling for sustainable aviation fuel subsid
New laws needed to solve Interior's 'corruption' problem: ex-White House lawyer
02 May 2024
Eyes stricter ethics rules, update to FARA GOP probes radical environmental groups' ties to Interior Dems say hearing nothing more than 'political theater' US House lawmakers were quick to throw jabs
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.