John Spears

Plastic makers squeezed

The petrochemical industry’s costs are skyrocketing as raw materials grow dearer. `We’re keeping our fingers crossed,’ one executive tells reporter John Spears.

October 15, 2004

Canada: Pinning hopes on the tar sand

Oil sands plants make or lose money on labour costs and the cost of the energy they need to drive the plants — both of which are only marginally important to conventional oil.

July 24, 2004

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