Nitrogen & Methanol articles from November 1998

Nitrogen & Methanol archives from November 1998

Happy new year?(1998 for the nitrogen and methanol industries)(Editorial)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1998... It has been a good year for the prophets of doom. The Asian economic crisis has grown from 'a little local difficulty' to a global problem, its effects starting to deepen and ripple outwards. Now Japan's economy is also teetering on the brink...

No respite yet in sight.(methanol)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1998... Natural gas prices in the US Gulf decreased dramatically in August compared with July, falling to approximately $2.05/mmBtu. This trend continued into September, when natural gas values declined further to around $1.75/mmBtu. These prices were...

AN report does not bear out dumping claims.(ammonium nitrate)
November 1, 1998... A recently published report by the US International Trade Commission does not substantiate industry claims that Russia has been dumping ammonium nitrate on the US market below cost price In April, the US International Trade Commission (ITC)...

More change at ICI.(ICI Katalco)
November 1, 1998... ICI Katalco, one of the leading suppliers of catalysts to the ammonia and methanol industries, has undergone a major reorganisation in recent weeks to become Synetix, ICI's new amalgamated catalyst division. Nitrogen & Methanol looks at the...

Ammonium bicarbonate - China's bedrock.
November 1, 1998... For the past 40 years, ammonium bicarbonate (ABC) has been a mainstay of Chinese agriculture. Today, however, its former dominant position is being eroded by urea. In this article, Fan Xiushan, Xu Xiucheng and Duan Ping of the Zhengzhou...

Design considerations for syngas drive steam turbines.
November 1, 1998... George M Lucas of Dresser-Rand tackles a critical area of methanol and ammonia plant reliability: syngas compressor turbines. Several important industrial processes, chief among them the production of methanol and primary ammonia, start...

Consolidation of the global methanol industry.(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1998... The global methanol industry was until this decade a very fragmented one. However, over the past few years a structural change has taken place which will transform the industry. This has been due to the emergence of three major methanol...

Methanol for the millenium.
November 1, 1998... Nitrogen & Methanol surveys the latest methanol technologies and looks at how the development of new processes and a changing market may impact on the methanol industry as we enter the 21st century. Methanol synthesis Methanol...