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Reducing Cost Continues to Be Top Driver Behind Corporate Sustainability Initiatives, Study Says

Cost remains the top driver of sustainability management initiatives, followed by regulations and investor/stakeholder pressure, according to Ecova's second annual survey, 2015 Energy and Sustainability Predictions: Findings from Leading Professionals.

Too Much Information? Not a Problem for Dow AgroSciences

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Europe's Chemical Industry May Find Growth Difficult to Come By in 2015

Europe's chemical producers will have to fight hard for growth in 2015 in an uncertain global economic environment.

Lower Oil Prices Power Growth in U.S. Chemical Industry

Despite facing global headwinds, American chemistry expanded at a healthy 2.0 percent growth rate in 2014, and is expected to reach a 3.7 percent gain in output in 2015, before hitting 3.9 percent in 2016, according to the Year End 2014 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook, published by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The report's consensus is that U.S. chemical output will continue to expand well into the second half of the decade, exceeding that of the overall U.S. economy.

Cheap Oil, Oversupply of Liquefied Natural Gas Causes LNG Prices to Plummet

Asian liquefied natural gas prices are expected to fall by up to 30 percent in 2015, according to a survey of analysts and consultants, as the market enters a period of oversupply and the impact of lower oil prices kicks in.

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The Value of Hybrid RFID Systems

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U.S. EIA Issues Online Tool for Crude-Oil Import Analysis

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released a new U.S. Crude Oil Tracking Tool for use by policymakers, analysts and the public.

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Labelmaster Offers Early 49 CFR Book for Hazmat Shipping

Labelmaster is offering its Early 49 CFR book, with up-to-date domestic regulations for the shipping and transportation of hazardous materials, six months prior to release of the government’s new 49 CFR regs.

Crowley Inks Joint Venture with Ghana’s IbisTek

Crowley Maritime Corp. has formed a joint venture with IbisTek, LLC, based in the West African nation of Ghana.

Wind Turbine Market Expands Globally, But Manufacturing Overcapacity Persists

During the past 2 years, more flexible sourcing strategies across the wind power supply chain have resulted in cost reductions, enabling greater geographic market access while reducing risk and ensuring profitability for wind turbine vendors and their partners in the component value chain. Overcapacity, however, persists in most, though not all areas of the supply chain, providing purchasers with more choice, flexibility, and cost control.

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Will Continued Price Drop Crimp Oil Exploration, Energy Supply by 2020?

Global oil and gas exploration projects worth more than $150bn are likely to be put on hold next year as plunging oil prices render them uneconomic, data shows, potentially curbing supplies by the end of the decade.

Abundant Supply of Shale Oil Not Expected to Slow Continued Pumping

The United States has enough shale gas to supply the surge of recently announced petrochemical expansions and, despite anemic prices, producers have no plans to stop pumping as long as demand exists, a Southwestern Energy executive said Thursday.

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