All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Industrial

Higher diesel prices relative to gasoline reflect the growing use of this more energy efficient transportation fuel. Increasing volumes of diesel fuel are generating good profits for the fuel additive companies and enhancing their already attractive current margins.

At "Bargain Basement Prices", and while a further undisclosed number of US based acquisitions remain on Stantec's strategy list, this Canadian company is on a prawl in the U.S. to strengthen it's core competency in the area of Mining and Industrial Infrastructure. Since March...

    The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on February 8, 2009 in favor of the plaintiffs that coal plants could not be removed from the list of mercury sources subject to a Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) standard and the subsequent movements to require EPA to set...

First quarter results from converters confirm that demand for plastics packaging materials is down.  The good news is that higher revenues are attributed to thier ability to increase prices.  If converters have pricing power in the market, this should be good news for resin producers.

It is like suggesting," We were not so good at building cars, so let's try building Aircrafts and see what happens...and  by the way here's 250K for Political lunch tab and thanks for listening".   With the gradual death of our Auto Industry and no small thanks to our Politicians,...

let's talk about use of recycled plastic from both the post consumer and industrial sources. In the US there is generated over 600,000,000 pounds of waste each year.  While there are some good efforts being made to salvage commodity materials from the waste stream we are not doing a very good...

What will the effect of this further major consolidation of the food equipment industry be on restaurants and other buyers of commercial food equipment. Will there be an anti trust implication Will Manitowac counter bid Does this mean there will be more consolidation in the food equipment industry and...

Steel cost too high? Does the USA own any of the steel companies located in the USA? Can we control the quality of the steel that is being manufactured today? Waste elimination can offset the cost, but this must be done before stamping tools are built. Any stamped part must be considered for progressive...

World demand for fertilizers is rising due to tight supplies of grains and other crops. Selling prices for potash, phosphate, and nitrogen (NPK) are being pushed to record levels because of tight supply of product and rising raw material costs.

Dow Chemical and Arch Chemicals each plan to expand their biocide production capacity. Previously Lanxess and International Specialties Products (ISP) announced $3-4 billion capacity expansions.