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ICIS carries Water for the World special publication
The Chemical Daily of Japan and ICIS Chemical Business have published a special 28-page magazine supplement featuring.... more
(02 July 2012 00:00)

VIDEO - ICIS Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 02 July 2012
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Monday 02 July from ICIS . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest chemicals and market news.... more
(02 July 2012 06:00)

Asia IPA producers eye output cut in July on weak margins
By Yeow Pei Lin SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asian isopropanol (IPA) producers are likely to minimise output this month as a result of increase.... more
(02 July 2012 08:13)

Europe top stories - weekly summary
LONDON (ICIS)--Here are some of the top stories from ICIS Europe for the week ended 29 June 2012. Europe spot LDPE prices at lowest.... more
(02 July 2012 09:00)

Iran’s Mehr Petchem to restart HDPE unit on 11 July after outage
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Iran’s Mehr Petrochemical plans to restart its 300,000 tonne/year high density polyethylene (HPDE) plant at Asaluyeh on 11 July,.... more
(02 July 2012 09:22)

Bioplastics surge towards commercialization
The emergence of bio-feedstocks and bio-based commodity polymers production, in tandem with increasing oil prices, rising consumer.... more
(02 July 2012 10:00)

Bank downgrades AkzoNobel on weakening sales volumes
LONDON (ICIS)--JP Morgan Cazenove has downgraded Netherlands-based paints and coatings producer AkzoNobel to its “underweight” rating, from.... more
(02 July 2012 12:28)

VIDEO - ICIS Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 2 July 2012
This is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Monday 2 July from ICIS. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(02 July 2012 12:59)

VIDEO - ICIS Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 2 July 2012
This is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Monday 2 July from ICIS. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(02 July 2012 13:01)

'Sensible decisions' needed on fresh NER300 sales - Commission official
The European Commission will examine whether to delay the second round of carbon allowance sales under the NER300 initiative because of the.... more
(02 July 2012 13:51)

Czech Republic's Spolchemie signs long-term refinancing deal
LONDON (ICIS)--Spolchemie has returned to standard financing arrangements with banks after signing a refinancing deal that puts an end to the series.... more
(02 July 2012 14:30)

US Carlyle Group, Sunoco to save Philadelphia refinery
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and refiner Sunoco will form a joint venture to allow a Philadelphia.... more
(02 July 2012 14:51)

State must bolster support for UK nuclear electricity programme - study
The UK must take a more interventionist approach to nuclear new-build or risk falling foul of "numerous significant hurdles" facing its programme, a.... more
(02 July 2012 15:53)

Carlyle Group, Sunoco JV to upgrade Philadelphia refinery
(adds updates throughout) HOUSTON (ICIS)--The Carlyle Group plans to upgrade the 330,000 bbl/day Philadelphia refinery in Pennsylvania through.... more
(02 July 2012 16:18)

Germany’s forecast electricity capacity loss in 2015 rises by 2.5GW
Germany could lose up to 9.1GW of electricity capacity by 2015, 2.5GW more than previously estimated, data from the country's energy regulator.... more
(02 July 2012 16:21)

Chile’s July PP prices decline under pressure from imports
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Petroquim, Chile’s sole polypropylene (PP) producer, is reducing the price of homopolymers again in July to keep up with cheaper.... more
(02 July 2012 19:46)

Shrinking US storage space for NGLs should ease by year end
By Sheena Martin HOUSTON (ICIS)-- Recently announced propane projects, as well as normal demand for natural gas liquids (NGLs), should ease.... more
(02 July 2012 23:00)

VIDEO - ICIS Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 03 July 2012
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Tuesday 3 July from ICIS . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest chemicals and market news.... more
(03 July 2012 06:00)

Strong Asia BD gains may fizzle out as supply improves
By Helen Yan SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia’s butadiene (BD) spot prices may soon lose its strong upward momentum as demand remains fundamentally.... more
(03 July 2012 07:41)

Europe July styrene barge contract agreed at €1,232/t, down €115/t
LONDON (ICIS)--The European styrene barge contract for July has been agreed at €1,232/tonne ($1,559/tonne), down €115/tonne from the previous.... more
(03 July 2012 09:32)

VIDEO - ICIS Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 3 July 2012
This is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Tuesday 3 July from ICIS. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the.... more
(03 July 2012 13:00)

Corrected: Centrica electricity auction move stops short of buy-side commitment
UK utility Centrica will sell "at least" 30% of its electricity generation through the UK power Day-ahead auction, the company said late on Monday. .... more
(03 July 2012 14:49)

Initial Europe July toluene contracts agreed down $75-85/tonne
LONDON (ICIS)--Some initial European toluene contracts for July have been reported at $1,110-1,125/tonne (€877-889/tonne), down $75-85/tonne from.... more
(03 July 2012 15:08)

July IPEX falls on continued downtrend in prices
LONDON (ICIS)--The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) for July is 302.29 – the lowest value since the start of the year and its third consecutive drop..... more
(03 July 2012 15:48)

Lower gasoline prices to boost US holiday travel
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Lower retail gasoline prices will help increase US automobile travel for the Fourth of July holiday period, an analyst said on.... more
(03 July 2012 17:03)

E.ON and Gazprom settle natural gas long-term contract price dispute
Russia's incumbent natural gas producer Gazprom and Germany's energy major E.ON Group signed an agreement on Tuesday that settled a protracted.... more
(03 July 2012 17:16)

US ethylene for June begins to settle at 39 cents/lb, down 16%
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US ethylene contracts for June began to settle on Tuesday at 39 cents/lb ($860/tonne, €679/tonne), dropping by 7.25 cents/lb from.... more
(03 July 2012 18:15)

Political action adds upward risk to Q3 carbon prices
EU allowances (EUAs) are widely expected to change hands in a range of €6.0010.00/tonne of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e) between July and September,.... more
(03 July 2012 18:19)

VIDEO – ICIS Americas Lunchtime Bulletin 3 July 2012
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for the Americas on Tuesday from ICIS (www.icis.com). The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(03 July 2012 19:00)

NA Q3 TiO2 flat, first failed price effort in more than 3 years
HOUSTON (ICIS)-- North American third-quarter titanium dioxide (TiO2) contract prices settled at rollovers, sources confirmed on Tuesday, dealing.... more
(03 July 2012 19:44)

US June automobile, light truck sales rise 22.1% year on year
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US June sales of passenger cars and light trucks increased 22.1% year on year, an industry publication said on Tuesday. Autodata .... more
(03 July 2012 22:11)

VIDEO - ICIS Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 04 July 2012
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on 04 July 2012 from ICIS . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest chemicals and market news.... more
(04 July 2012 06:00)

East China toluene prices seen rising on margin recovery
By Doris Shen SINGAPORE (ICIS)-- East China ’s toluene prices are expected to increase in late July on the back of traders’ efforts to.... more
(04 July 2012 06:08)

BASF to build butadiene extraction plant at Antwerp, Belgium
(adds detail throughout) LONDON (ICIS)--BASF plans to build a 155,000 tonne/year butadiene extraction plant at its site in Antwerp , Belgium.... more
(04 July 2012 13:15)

South African coal gains temporary; implied freight set to widen
Cross-market coal spreads, such as implied freight, could widen again as the bears return to the South African market. Bearish sentiment in the.... more
(04 July 2012 13:27)

Asia benzene firms $40–50/tonne on crude and tight supply
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Benzene prices in Asia surged by $40–50/tonne on Wednesday on the back of tight supply, firmer Brent crude futures and higher.... more
(04 July 2012 13:28)

Higher CER issuance predicted but project registration falls
A UN agency has revised upwards by 13m its estimate of the number of certified emissions reduction (CER) carbon offsets to be issued by the end of.... more
(04 July 2012 16:49)

First phase of Croatian LNG terminal ready for 2016
Croatia's state-owned natural gas transmission system operator (TSO) Plinacro is on course to build the first phase of a potential 4-6 billion cubic.... more
(04 July 2012 17:35)

Shell/Qatar Petroleum petrochemical joint venture in FEED phase
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Shell and Qatar Petroleum (QP) are working on the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase of their joint venture.... more
(05 July 2012 04:24)

VIDEO - ICIS Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 05 July 2012
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Thursday 05 July 2012 from ICIS . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest chemicals and.... more
(05 July 2012 06:00)

India PE, PP gain as importers restock on stronger rupee
By Ong Sheau Ling SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Import prices of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) in India may firm up as buyers.... more
(05 July 2012 06:34)

Europe July PE, PP react to stronger crude and naphtha
LONDON (ICIS)--European polyolefins demand is increasing in July as crude oil and naphtha prices soar, and polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP).... more
(05 July 2012 11:42)

Traded natural gas markets up as Norwegian Statoil to shut down all NCS production
Norway's Statoil is to shut down all production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) on 9 July, causing a shortfall in oil and natural gas.... more
(05 July 2012 12:19)

VIDEO - ICIS Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 5 July 2012
This is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Thursday 5 July from ICIS. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(05 July 2012 13:06)

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