THE FOCUSED MIND » plastics http://blog.inferentialfocus.com Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:15:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.35 Gas Means More than Energy http://blog.inferentialfocus.com/index.php/2012/08/gas-means-more-than-energy/ http://blog.inferentialfocus.com/index.php/2012/08/gas-means-more-than-energy/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:13:01 +0000 http://blog.inferentialfocus.com/?p=155 According to the American Chemistry Council, the U.S. industry has plans to construct 30 new chemical refineries in the next five years.   One of the less discussed effects of the recently developed abundance of natural gas is the secondary impact on other industries of abundant and affordable fossil fuels, especially of industrial feed stocks  Continue Reading »]]> According to the American Chemistry Council, the U.S. industry has plans to construct 30 new chemical refineries in the next five years.

 

One of the less discussed effects of the recently developed abundance of natural gas is the secondary impact on other industries of abundant and affordable fossil fuels, especially of industrial feed stocks such as ethane. With several companies announcing multi-billion dollar refinery projects, the chemical industry and the related plastics industry could be in for a sizable expansion in employment and exports.

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