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Platts Launches Platts Analytics for Commodity Markets

Platts, a provider of information to the energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture industries, as well as a source of benchmark prices for the physical and futures markets, has launched Platts Analytics.

From Minerals to Palm Oil: Another Supply-Chain 'Conflict'

Blood diamonds. Conflict minerals. And now, conflict palm oil.

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Coal-fired Plants to Continue to Decline as Natural Gas, Renewables Surge, Report Says

Natural gas and renewable power plants will account for almost all the new capacity to be installed in the United States for the "foreseeable future" while the number of coal-fired power plants will continue to decrease, according to a report by PEW Charitable Trusts.

European Demand for Liquefied Natural Gas Won't Pump Up Shipping Freight Rates, Study Says

LNG shipping freight rates continue to be under pressure from weak Asian demand and a growing fleet. Shipowners are now pinning hopes on a revival in European demand. However, European LNG demand growth will not be sufficient to raise freight rates, according to the newly launched LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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As Dependence on Electronics Grows, Market for Wireless Power Expected to Surge

Global wireless power revenue is expected to grow from $1.3bn in 2015 to $17.9bn in 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

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Cheaper Diesel Causes Sales of Natural-Gas-Powered Trucks to Decline

NG powered Class 8 truck and bus sales continue, but at a slower pace compared to 2014, as well as when calculated as a percentage of the total market, according to a report from ACT Research. The "Natural Gas Quarterly" attributes the rapidly declining cost of diesel with making the return on investment for adoption of natural gas less lucrative.

How Do You Track Your Outside Carrier?

Challenge: Spending two to three hours daily making as many as 60 check calls to 30 drivers was limiting the time company could spend working with customers and generating new business.

Strengthening Your Processing Plant’s Enterprise Control Reliability

Interview with Marty Martin, P.E., CAP, Manager of Advanced Process and Control Systems/Air Liquide International Expert, Air Liquide Large Industries

Dow Chemical's Formula for Adapting to Ever-Changing Markets

A conversation with Noelle Walsh, corporate vice president of supply chain with The Dow Chemical Co.

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Railroad Technology Credited With Saving Millions in Fuel, Reducing Emissions

General Electric Transportation's emissions-reducing rail systems have accumulated 100 million auto-control miles, helping the rail industry save 56 million gallons of fuel and $197m in fuel costs, as well as reducing greenhouse gases by 628 kilotons.

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U.S. Exploration Companies Drill for Congressional Support for Crude Oil Exports

After watching the price of oil and the size of their profits plunge, a dozen top executives from some of the nation's largest oil exploration companies flew to Washington late last winter on an urgent mission: push Congress and the White House to allow unlimited exports of American crude oil.

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