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July 16, 2021
HYDRATED LIME FOR WATER TREATMENT
Hydrated Lime is vital to municipalities, as it is used for water treatment as softening PH, removal of heavy metals and impurities from drinking water. Further to this hydrated lime is a highly cost effective method for treating sewage sludge and animal waste from concentrated animal feeding operations. Hydrated Lime has a number of benefits […]
July 12, 2021
Container supply chain disruptions could affect shipments until Christmas
Although the Ever Given vessel can resume sailing from the Suez Canal and Yantian Port has returned to service, China’s Covid-19 control efforts could affect shipments until Christmas, Yantian Port, China Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) said it is now back to normal, handling about 40,000 teu a day across about 20 berths. However, the impact […]
July 9, 2021
PPC USE FOR INK
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate is a chemical that is in great demand as it has diverse applications The Precipitated Calcium Carbonate, also abbreviated as PCC, is a chemical that is bright and at the same time high purity mineral. The synthesis of this particular chemical is done by making the carbon dioxide gas reacted with Calcium Hydroxide […]
July 5, 2021
Container freight rates increased by 346% within a year
Container freight rates are continuing to rise to record levels due to continuous disruptions in global supply chains. Container freight rates increased by 346% within a year (Image: MarineTraffic) Drewry’s World Container Rate Index (WCI) increased 4.2% from the previous week to an average of $8,399.09/FEU (container 40-foot). Meanwhile, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) rose […]
July 2, 2021
Shippers have paid ridiculous fees, but their shipments are still being rolled and carriers want to collect more
Although the massively increased rates include a premium fee, to ensure that container equipment and space are available, some shippers complain that their cargo was still rolled. Port of Shanghai, China Short-term freight rates from China to Northern Europe have crossed the mark of USD 20,000 for a 40ft container, and transpacific carriers are quoting […]
June 30, 2021
The Many Uses for Mosaic Tiles
Mosaics have been around practically forever. The art of creating patterns and designs by arranging small pieces of molten colored glass (called tesserae) has been utilized since the time of the ancient Greeks, and was in fact responsible for many of the beautiful artwork created in Byzantine times. Its time did not end there, as […]
