8A new virtual course starts with a very brief introduction to viscoelastic theories and models but then shifts to the explanation of the viscoelastic properties of elastomers and how those properties can be measured. Students will learn about how tire performance can be predicted using dynamic mechanical analysis and how these testing methods can be applied to other non-tire applications as well. This course will also discuss how compounding ingredients such as the polymer, fillers, plasticizers, and cure systems, can each affect the viscoelastic properties of a rubber compound.
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8India's merchandise imports fell to an 18-month low in February, falling for the third month in a row due to the government's attempts to limit non-essential imports. Exports declined 8.8% for the third time in five months, while imports fell 8.2%, resulting in a trade deficit of $17.43 billion.
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8During FY22, Thermax won four large orders each of sizes more than INR 2.5bn. However, in FY23, the company is witnessing large orders drying up with a visible slowdown in domestic refining, petrochemicals, and FGDs.
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Petrochem sources reported a fall in fipronil prices in the Ahmedabad chemical market.

Pymetrozine's 97% costs fell in Mumbai ahead of constrained regional product availability and increased buying attitudes.

An elevated trend is noticed in thiamethoxam prices.

Acetamiprid 97% costs were lower in the Ahmedabad market on March 20, 2023.

Imidacloprid prices fell dramatically on the Mumbai market today.

According to Petrochem sources, the price of chlorpyrifos 97% has decreased in the Ahmedabad chemical market.

Today, there has been an increase in the prices of trichloroethylene in the Ahmedabad market due to a surge in demand.

Cryolite prices have witnessed a fall in the Ahmedabad market.

A cut in Glycerine IP prices in the Ahmedabad market was recorded today.

Trimethylolpropane prices have risen attributed to limited product availability and a surge in demand, as reported in the Delhi market.

Adipic acid costs are showing an upward trend.

Adipic acid costs are showing an upward trend.

Petrochem sources reported on March 20, 2023, with a confirmed fall in Styrene-acrylic latex 50% prices in the Delhi market.

The price of sodium hexametaphosphate industrial grade in the imported market of Delhi has decreased today due to a surplus supply and weak regional demand.

The prices of sodium tripolyphosphate in the Mumbai domestic market experienced a drop today due to a combination of low demand and an excess supply of the product.

The price of sodium acid pyrophosphate in Ahmedabad's imported intact market has been reduced.

Prices for  Ferrosilicon have been rising. Price increases in the Delhi market were backed by reports of stronger demand patterns.

Manganese oxide prices in the Mumbai market experienced a  decline on March 20, 2023, due to ongoing product shortages.

Manganese Sulfate prices are slightly up in the Delhi market today.

Silver prices have risen attributed to limited product availability and a surge in demand, as reported in the Mumbai market.

On March 20, 2023, Petrochem sources confirmed that platinum prices had slipped in the Mumbai market.

An elevated demand trend is noticed in Rhodium prices.