ICIS - Search Articles by Date : May 01 2006 - May 07 2006

Crude oil prices near uncharted territory
The price of oil has risen four-fold since the end of 2001, running neck and neck with naphtha, which has just taken the lead again. more
(02 May 2006 12:48)

This week
Monday 1 May, 2006 more
(02 May 2006 12:33)

Dow seeks high ground and high profit
DOW CHEMICAL launched its second 10-year sustainability plan last week with chairman Andrew Liveris saying the company’s goal is no less than to.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Huntsman Port Arthur facility out for months
A FIRE knocked out Huntsman’s light olefins unit (LOU) in Port Arthur, Tex. which made up 30% of the company’s global ethylene capacity. The facility.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Incentives for gasification cloudy
Eastman Chemical’s chairman and CEO Brian Ferguson is calling on the Department of Energy and the Treasury to clarify guidelines on tax credits for.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

US losing control of standards
THE US is losing influence over international environmental and safety regulations for chemicals, producers were told at the 39th annual Pittsburgh.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Ethylene prices rise on Huntsman fire
OFFERS FOR spot ethylene rose nearly 20% last week on the loss of ethylene supply from Huntsman’s fire-hit Port Arthur, Tex., plant combined with.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Nova idles styrene plant
NOVA CHEMICALS will idle its Bayport, Tex., styrene monomer plant due to the ethylene force majeure declared by Huntsman, and limited ethylene.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Lubrizol to focus on growth
LUBRIZOL HAS completed the sale of its food ingredients and industrial specialties business to Sun Capital Partners for $270 million, just about.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

No action likely on natural gas or security
CONGRESS IS not likely to produce any legislation this year to ease high US prices for natural gas, according to Joe Acker, president of the.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Sun shines on Emerald
PRIVATE EQUITY firm Sun Capital Partners has launched Emerald Performance Materials after acquiring the food ingredients and industrial specialties.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

BASF buys Johnson Polymer for $470M
BASF HAS acquired Johnson Polymer, a US water-based resins manufacturer, for $470 million. more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Mosaic to close phosphate plants
MOSAIC WILL close its South Pierce and Green Bay phosphate fertilizer production plants and its Fort Green phosphate mine in central Florida by June.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

KeyBanc meets the challenge
SELLING A group of diverse specialty chemical businesses posed a unique set of challenges for Lubrizol and its banker KeyBanc Capital Markets. more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

Tariff Talks Fail
Cath O'Driscoll/London The International Council of Chemical Associations’ goal of eliminating chemical tariffs by 2010 is starting to look.... more
(06 May 2006 10:17)

ICIS radio: Letter from Washington 2 May 2006
Joe Kamalick, IC IS chief correspondent, Americas reads his Letter from Washington for 2 May 2006 more
(02 May 2006 09:53)

ICIS radio: Special report: Andrew Liveris
Joe Kamalick, ICIS chief correspondent, Americas, talks exclusively to Dow’s chairman, president and ceo, Andrew Liveris about energy efficiency,.... more
(04 May 2006 16:56)

ICIS radio: Chemical News Central: 5 May 2006
ICIS radio: Chemical News Central: 5 May 2006 RSS more
(05 May 2006 16:05)

ICIS radio: Letter from Washington
Joe Kamalick, ICIS' chief correspondent, Americas, reads his letter from Washington RSS more
(05 May 2006 14:55)

Linde results outstrip Air Liquide
Industrial gases firms Linde and Air Liquide have posted results showing that Germany-based Linde’s growth rate in the first quarter of 2006.... more
(02 May 2006 12:38)

DuPont and Rohm and Haas Q1 results positive
DuPont and Rohm and Haas have kicked of first quarter results reporting in the US with figures holding up despite higher costs.The outlook for the.... more
(02 May 2006 12:38)

China sees output surge as her imports plummet
China is expected to be less reliant on polyolefins imports in 2006 and 2007 due to a sharp increase in local capacities, according to a source from.... more
(03 May 2006 15:07)

Reliance IPO heavily oversubscribed
Reliance Petroleum’s initial public offering was 50 times oversubscribed when it closed on 20 April. The Rupee27bn (€483m/$599m) retail offer.... more
(02 May 2006 12:38)

Iran’s Bakhtar cancels Linde consortium cracker scheme
Bakhtar Petrochemical, a subsidiary of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC), has cancelled the contract for its Olefins No 11 project, which.... more
(02 May 2006 13:56)

Signed, sealed, almost delivered
A free-trade deal that is set to be signed this year looks like being vehemently opposed by many of the EU’s petrochemicals and chemicals companies. .... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

MARKETS TRENDS & DATA: High energy supports price rises
Asian and European markets see limited activity, but prices still climb on the back of high crude and gasoline. Contracts rise across the board for.... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

MARKETSDATA BANK
Prices contained in this magazine are gathered by various ICIS sources through consultation with producers, consumers and traders across Europe and.... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

IN THIS WEEK
15 YEARS AGO ECN 13 MAY 1991 more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Rocky road to commerce
Commerce between the US and China will continue to gain speed on a broadening trans-Pacific highway of trade – but the road is going to get rocky more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Brazil aims to crack plastics nut
A government scheme in Brazil is encouraging plastics converters to export to the EU and Nafta regions more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

NEW PROJECTS REPORTED IN ICIS CHEMICAL BUSINESS 1-7 MAY 2006
Company Product Capacity Process Contractor Cost Startup Status Bakhtar Petrochemical .... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Poll reveals ‘open’ solvents industry
A survey conducted by the European Solvents Industry Group (Esig) has shown that the solvent industry is now perceived to be ‘more open’. But issues.... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

COMMENT
Will the price push fizzle out? more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

EU INSIDER
EU joins the US in Chinese whisperings more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

VIEW FROM ASIA
China import restrictions anger Europeans more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Washington Insider
No evidence producers are manipulating price, say regulators more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

THINK TANK Major concerns play cat and mouse
It pays to read between the lines of the slew of first-quarter financial results released last week by the major North American producers more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

GIBSON’S GRAPEVINE
SHUTDOWNS TIGHTEN BUTADIENE MARKET more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

IN BRIEF Markets Watch
TECHNYL POLYAMIDE UP more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

IN BRIEF Supply Chain
BASELL SIGNS HUNT TO MOVE PP PRODUCTS more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

IN BRIEF Environment Watch
EPA SETTLES COGNIS EMISSIONS CASE more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Greenpeace: chemicals firms are killing Reach
Environmental group Greenpeace has accused ‘large chemicals firms representing private business interests’ of leading a concerted push to ‘undermine.... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

French back green chems
Green chemicals figure among the six great innovative projects selected to be co-financed by France’s new Industrial Innovation Agency. The agency.... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Recognising risk in the supply chain
With the rapid globalisation of the chemical industry, the risks of engaging in trade around the world have increased substantially more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Producers look to ease costs
Logistics continues to be a major challenge for Europe’s chemical producers, as they seek to reduce supply-chain costs and optimise manufacturing and.... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

BW Gas set for $347m buy-out of Yara’s ships
The world’s largest ammonia player, Yara, has agreed to sell most of its shipping assets to Bergesen Worldwide Gas (BW Gas) for $347m. more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

TDG Spanish warehouse
TDG’s European chemical division has opened a warehouse in Spain. The 27 500m2 site is in Fogars de la Selva, between Barcelona and Gerona. more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Pops progress scrutinised as governments meet
Governments met last week in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss practical measures being taken to remove chemicals listed under the Stockholm .... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Clariant jettisons pharma business
Clariant has sold its pharmaceutical fine chemicals business to private equity group TowerBrook Capital Partners for about SF110m (€70m/$86m). more
(05 May 2006 18:43)

Tempest in a gas transmission pipeline
Recent elections to the supervisory board of NEPG, the company that will operate the natural gas pipeline from Siberia to northern Germany, have.... more
(05 May 2006 18:43)