commodity chemical

collocation in English

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commodity
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/us
/kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ...
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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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(Definition ofcommodityandchemicalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Investment into these large scale manufacturing units and the lowering of environmental impacts incommoditychemicalproduction involves large capital expenditures and long time horizons.
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With an annual production of 6 million tonnes, it is a majorcommoditychemicalproduct.
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Citric acid is acommoditychemical, and more than a million tonnes are produced every year by fermentation.
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They arecommoditychemical, petrochemical, speciality chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, polymer, renewable material and renewable energy companies and associated supply chain.
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Petrochemical manufacturing units differ fromcommoditychemicalplants in that they often produce a number of related products.
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With regard to textiles, steel or commodity chemicals, we raise barriers.
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The average prices of commodity chemicals are regularly published in the chemical trade magazines and web sites such as and.
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It is the technology used to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), which are commodity chemicals required by industry.
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Together, these polymers represent the largest-volume commodity plastics as well as the largest-volume commodity chemicals in the world.
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The organic anthraquinone species can be synthesized from inexpensive commodity chemicals.
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Experimentally, ethane is under investigation as a feedstock for other commodity chemicals.
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Some commodity chemicals, such as acetic acid, citric acid, and ethanol are made by fermentation.
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