NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Prices for polyethylene, polypropylene and other chemical compounds used to make auto parts, computers, and a vast array of plastic products, have reached their highest levels in years in the U.S. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has struck a significant blow to the Houston, Texas metro area, home to the sixth largest import terminal in the world, as well as all of the shipping lanes in the Gulf Coast area. Given the strong economic linkages between the gulf coast and the country as a whole, Harvey is a disaster that will impact the U.S.

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Arkieva

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Prior to joining AkzoNobel, Steve was with Witco Chemical Company in the same role. Before joining Witco, Steve was with Sherex Chemical Company for about 10 years and Ashland Chemicals before that. So, Steve has been around supply chains and chemical companies for 40 plus years. “Steve’s visit to Houston.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

Houston, Texas. LogiChem is one of the top networking events for supply chain, logistics and transportation management executives within the chemical manufacturing industry. The event promises to stay current to the industry’s latest trends which makes it a must-attend event for those in the chemical manufacturing industry.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2018

It's also important to point out that this data was obtained from a broad sampling of industries that included those in food, chemical, automotive, retail, OEM, packaged goods for consumers and more. The total annual freight volume per organization ranges anywhere from $1 million to $1 billion.

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Requis

JANUARY 22, 2021

I’m a chemical engineer. When I moved to Houston I did work with a company that was trying to create digital twins before the concept formally existed. This was back in 2001 when I started in Houston. I was focused on our operations only at that time from a chemical engineering viewpoint. Where’d you come from?

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 27, 2020

Several chemical makers shut facilities and reduced staff as they braced for the storm, and the Port of Houston said it would remain closed at least through Thursday.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

A month after completing this strategy session I was doing a series of strategy days with two chemical companies in Houston. A supply chain that cannot fulfill promises will never get high marks for customer service. Let me illustrate why with a story. They were competitors. The names are not shared due to NDA restrictions.)

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Customer : Large US chemical and refinery services company. Industry : Chemical Processing, Oil & Gas. Goal : Freightera was tasked to move 8 heavy, oversize refinery units from Houston, Texas to Toledo, Ohio, USA (over 1250 miles) and 10 flat-bed loads. Project 1 – Heavy Equipment Hauling.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and Houston with driving rains that left many businesses struggling with flooding, with little advance warning. Houston is a center for plastic resin due to the string of refineries in Texas and Louisiana, and the kind of commodities that are impacted include all plastic parts manufactured in the US.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Texas alone produces nearly three-quarters of the country’s supply of one of the most basic chemical building blocks. Ethylene is one of the big reasons the damage wrought by Hurricane Harvey in the chemical communities along the Gulf is likely to ripple through U.S. ethylene capacity has been closed. Few Americans care about ethylene.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 5, 2018

Content Summary: Patterson UTI Energy , Houston, TX: Five workers dead in an explosion in Quinton, OK. Content Summary: Waste Management , Houston, TX: Worker killed at a recycling facility. Media Image. transactionID. 686c30ad-90ee-44b6-91b6-e7fc6d7e9c60. workspace://SpacesStore/2a313a45-c68f-47e6-b635-05fb3941f4f8. Sarbanand Farms.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Florida's petrochemical footprint isn’t nearly as large as Houston’s, but a map shows scores of plants, storage depots, refineries, wastewater treatment facilities and EPA Superfund sites that could release hazardous materials. But Masters couldn’t offer comfort to people living near chemical plants as Hurricane Irma bears down.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The sprawling affected area of Houston is close to the size of Massachusetts and current expected costs of rebuilding the Texas city alone are $100 billion and could increase. The crucial industries of shipping, rail and chemicals have experienced major setbacks. Power outages and businesses closures could offset the supply risks.

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