Worldwide Growth

The evolution of polypropylene (PP) fiber followed other synthetic fibers, but developed rather rapidly. The production of polypropylene fiber was commercialized in 1959. 

In 1981, about one third of the total polypropylene usage was based on conventional staple and multifilament products about 60 KT (thousand tons) of ST and 54.5 KT of multifilament yarn. The largest textile end-use of polypropylene was in carpet backing, which was made primarily from ribbon yams. By 1995, its production surpassed aliphatic polyamides (PA) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN), but lagged behind PET. In 2002, the production of polyester fiber was 62%, polypropylene fiber, 17.5%, polyamide fiber, 11.5%, and polyacrylonitrile, 18.1%i, of all synthetic fibers. 

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Ethyleneamine production capacities for 1992, broken down by geographical area and main producers in each area, are given in Table 3. Announced expansions in 1993 will increase U.S. production by 29,500 t. Several small regional producers are expected to come on-stream in the next several years. Worldwide growth for most ethyleneamines is expected to parallel GDP. Some regional and certain appHcations demands will show somewhat higher growth rates. 

The political problems with profound economic impact could include, for example, the significance of the continuing worldwide growth of nuclear power, with such issues as the use of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) and Plutonium obtained from tire dismantling of U.S. and former USSR nuclear weapons the urgency of nonproliferation the disposal of civilian and military nuclear waste nuclear power alternatives. 

Of the 6 billion humans, 3 billion are women. The percentage of women using birrh control pills, therefore, is 60 million/3 billion X 100 = 2 percent. Birth control pills, therefore, have probably had only a minor impact on the worldwide growth of the human population. 

Figure 1. Worldwide growth of hydrocracking and fuel oil desulfurization...

The current decade s outlook is for continued strong worldwide growth in ethylene demand. Total new plant construction for the 1970 s... 

Worldwide growth for mosl elhyleneamines is expected to parallel GDP. Some regional and certain applications demands will show somewhai higher growth rates. 

Worldwide growth in alkylamines demand should average a modest 2% to 3% annually from 2000 through 2004116. In the United States growth is expected to increase slightly to 3.3% per year between 2003 and 2006. Demand in the United States is shown in Table 14.4247. 

Sulfuric (2005) Worldwide growth brings boom in acid plant construction. Sulfuric Acid Today 11(1), (Spring/Summer 2005), p 16. www.H2S04Today.com... 

Worldwide growth in the adhesives market will reach 4% by 2004, again exceeding average industrial growth rates. 

Various surveys, however, indicate a strong worldwide growth in all categories of small power generation equipment. A doubhng of both diesel/gas engines and gas turbines in a five-year period illustrates this trend and offers a growing replacement opportunity for fuel cell systems. 

Soaring worldwide growth in energy demand and recognition that fossil fuels are a limited resource ... 

Due to the worldwide growth in airspace utilization, including the expansion and diversity of military operations, airspace control systems have been increasing their technical complexity, introducing new features into the existent automation or creating additional resources for the automation of some functions previously performed by human operators. Therefore, the dependence on the availabihly of the computer systems involved in the services provided by control centers has increased. Project directives and operational procedures are established in order to maintain the safety integrify levels, in case of any degraded operation event, while availability remains as a critical parameter to the efficiency of the operation services provided by the centers. 

Of all the surfactants used in the detergent industry, LAS continue to be affordable at the lowest cost. As such, it is anticipated that LAB will continue to see a healthy worldwide growth rate. 

Whereas the Dunedin (1990) and Sudhury (1995) meetings and books each had one report of genetic data, the London (2000) meeting heard seven reports, five represented by papers in this part. This reflects the worldwide growth of the DNA sequence-based approach, providing taxonomy with its first characters of certain genealogical value. Some main points of these contributions will be highlighted here. 

Thermoplastic polyurethanes are growing in use worldwide growth was about 6% in 2010. Much of this growth is driven by new uses in the automotive and sporting goods markets. Approximately 500 million pounds per year of TPU are consumed worldwide. 

Acetic Acid. Acetic acid production was reported to be 6.57 billion lb in 1988. Of this, U.S. capacity was 3.41, Western European 2.29, and Japanese 0.85 billion lb. Projected worldwide growth from 1988 to 1995 is 2.5 percent/year, with Japanese growth the greatest and European the least. 

Recycling of electronic products by disassembly, reuse, separation and reclamation is expected to create thousands of new jobs with worldwide growth. Key cost factors are now associated with collection of the obsolete electronic products and transportation to the companies doing the disassembly and reclamation. As recycling of electronic products becomes more common, the major costs wiU be associated with the transportation of the recycled parts and reclaimed materials to users of these materials. Of course, recycled components and parts carry the added cost burden of testing, assuring quality and reliability, and extension of warranties. 

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