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THE VASA FACES WHAT COULD BE ITS FINAL BATTLE
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When the warship Vasa was built almost 400 years ago, it was not equipped to battle the chemical enemy it now faces.
Briefly the pride of Sweden's mighty navy, the world's only remaining intact 17th-century vessel sank on its maiden voyage. It was discovered and raised in 1961, and painstakingly reconstructed. But now Scandinavia's number-one museum attraction is being eaten away by acid caused by its very preservation.
Two years ago, researchers noticed what seemed to be yellowish-white, salty growths on the oak planks of the ship. The salt turned out to be sulfuric acid, a chemical ...
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Sulfuric acid is suddenly scarce and expensive.
; ...imports have combined to drive up U.S. sulfuric acid prices for much of this year. And market...at least another year. Not only is sulfuric acid supply tight, but there is a scarcity...processing are the two hottest markets for sulfuric acid right now. Roughly 60% of ...
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Sulfuric acid prices explode.
; ...reporting a 'perfect storm' of supply and demand issues in the sulfuric acid market that has resulted in a huge jump in sulfuric acid prices in Purchasing 's monthly survey. Sulfuric acid prices in March hit a record high of $329/ton according...
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Sulfuric acid prices influence bioethanol
; U.S. sulfuric acid prices have been elevated for much of 2007 and...13 issue of Purchasing.com, about 60% of U.S. sulfuric acid production is used in agricultural endeavors. Sulfuric acid appears at two points in the pathway from the...
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Sulfuric Acid Pricing Weak; Market Fundamentals Stay Poor.(Brief Article)
; THE OVERSUPPLIED sulfuric acid market faces low pricing and weak...industry's problems will continue. Sulfuric acid pricing has spiraled downward...to idle its Copperhill, Tenn., sulfuric acid plant by the end of the year...
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PVS Buys Sud-Chemie's Sulfuric Acid.
; ...CHEMICALS INC. has further expanded its sulfuric acid business in Europe by acquiring Sud-Chemie's sulfuric acid plant in Kelbeim, south Germany. The...Detroitbased company moved into the European sulfuric acid sector last year when it took over...
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PVS Buys Sud-Chemie's Sulfuric Acid
; ...CHEMICALS INC. has further expanded its sulfuric acid business in Europe by acquiring Sud-Chemie's sulfuric acid plant in Kelbeim, south Germany. The...Detroitbased company moved into the European sulfuric acid sector last year when it took over...
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Sulfuric acid prices continue to decline as demand dries up.(replacement for groundwater-polluting methyl tertiary-butyl ether )
; ...robust demand combined to drive up sulfuric acid transaction prices in 2004 to a cyclical...S. transaction prices for merchant sulfuric acid averaged 74¢ in the first...through 2007 may be too high. More sulfuric acid (H2SO4) is produced in the U.S. annually...
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Sulfuric Acid Demand to Reach 18.2 Million Tons in 1997
; The growth of sulfuric acid output this year is reduced by...compared with last year. The total sulfuric acid output in the months from January...output of more than half of major sulfuric acid producers in the first three quarters...
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Sulfuric Acid Market Shows Little Improvement.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
; ALREADY FACING flat to low growth, the sulfuric acid market is facing further pressure from...the fertilizer market. Fertilizer, sulfuric acid's primary driver, accounting for between...this year. In 2000, consumption of sulfuric acid by the fertilizer industry was reduced...
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Sulfuric Acid Imports Fluctuating
; ...nearly reached self-sufficiency in sulfuric acid. This is indicated by the fact that it has been importing sulfuric acid in small, fluctuative quantities...year. Developments in Indonesia's sulfuric acid imports 1988-1992 Year Volume...
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