U.S. plastics market continues to expand
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The US plastics arena continues to register considerable growth and is anticipated to remain on this trend through year 2000, notes market research firm CIT Group. From $112.8 billion in 1997, shipments of processed plastic products are slated to grow to $128.6 billion in year 2000, when US exports of plastic products are likewise expected to reach $10 billion. Michael Paslawskyj, vice-president of economic research at CIT, notes that the North American Free Trade Agreement has contributed considerably to the plastics trade, as he reports the exports of processed plastic products to Mexico, has increased by 100%, since the implementation of the trade pact in 1994.
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US plastics market continues to register considerable growth and is anticipated to remain on this trend through year 2000
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0009-2460
Year: 1998
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An uphill climb for buying equipment online
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Internet auctioneers and online stores such as VerticalNet, iMark.com and AsseTrade.com have reported low sales of new and used chemical process equipment in 1999. Only 2% of their 1999 revenues of $109.3 billion came from selling this type of equipment. They believe that sales of process equipment failed to pick-up because of the consultative selling cycle needed by prospective clients to purchase such equipment, which takes months to be completed.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0009-2460
Year: 1999
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Portable monitor analyzes airborne particulates in realtime
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Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have developed a portable air- particulate monitor that is claimed to be capable of identifying almost all elements in the periodic table and their relative concentrations in real time. The monitor excites atoms of air particulates using a miniature microwave plasma and identifies the elements through their energy levels. The prototype unit weights 55 lb and was first used to detect beryllium.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0009-2460
Year: 2000
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