ICIS - Search Articles by Date : August 02 2010 - August 08 2010

Titan acquisition gives Honam potential to become petrochemical giant
Titan Chemicals acquisition gives the South Korean major potential to become a petrochemical giant Honam Petrochemical's decision to acquire .... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Eastern Europe and Russia chemicals markets still in recovery mode
The downturn hit Russia and Central and Eastern Europe hard. Recovery has been patchy at best and some economies remain in a torrid state .... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Privatization collapses in Poland
A sense of disbelief pervades Poland as the country's agency stands accused of unrealistic expectations on pricing and the process breaks down once.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Chemical market trends: Summer heat fuels BD price rise in Europe
Europe's hazy summer and the associated heat restrictions at some of the region's extraction units have contributed to a €60/tonne rise in the.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

New Projects and permanent plant shutdowns, July 12-21, 2010
NEW PROJECTS Company Location Product Capacity* Process Contractor Cost Start-up Status .... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Plants & projects: Total studies MTO and polyolefins project
Total's MTO plant and projects in China could stimulate interest in MTO technologies Total Petrochemicals is in discussions with potential.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Map of chemical manufacturing plants in CEE
A quick glance at polymer manufacturing plants and their capacities in Central and Eastern Europe based on ICIS data BELARUS Company: Polymir.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Sliding chinese PO hit by avalance of new product
Struggling chlorohydrin-based producers are being undercut by NZLC's better economics In China, a deluge of advantaged propylene oxide from.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Plants and projects in brief
BANK INVESTS INRUSSIAN PVC PROJECT The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €52m ($68m) equity investment in.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

European ethylene and propylene contracts at parity
Speculation that the unsustain-able gap between European ethylene and propylene prices and those in the US and Asia would see August contracts.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Intermediates: Asian capro inches up
Prices finally rise after two months of steadily dropping   Nylon remains slow Asian caprolactam (capro) prices.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Polymers news in brief
US PE PRICES FLAT TO LOWER FOR JULY US polyethylene (PE) contract prices were likely to roll over or drop slightly in July due to ample.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Polymers: R-PET prices hit record highs in Europe
Prices for recycled PET hit an all-time high, and food-grade R-PET surpassed virgin PET prices on tight supply Recycled polyethylene.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Intermediates news in brief
CHINA ECH EXPORTS HIT RECORD HIGH IN JUNE China's epichlorohydrin (ECH) export volumes hit a historic high of 1,688 tonnes in June, with July.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Petrochemicals: news in brief
SAUDI KAYAN STARTS UP ITS NEW CRACKER Saudi Kayan has started test production at its new 1.5m tonne/year cracker in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia,.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Think tank: No summer slowdown seen in Europe
It used to be that "double-dip" meant a sherbet powder-based confectionary. Nowadays the meaning is not so sweet.   .... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Market intelligence: US House of Representatives moves to lift tariffs on chemicals and polymers
  Rex Features A bevy of tariffs on imported chemicals and polymers in the US will be lifted or reduced if the.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Energy and feedstocks news in brief
DOW, LYONDELLBASELL BEAT BASF AND HANWHA US ethane-based petrochemical producers such as Dow Chemical, LyondellBaselland Westlake Chemical will.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Energy and feedstocks: Global naphtha prices firm as fundamentals improve
Better demand for petchems and gasoline boost Europe though closed arbitrage remain Asian naphtha prices rebounded last week on the back of a.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Commentary: Dow's Olympic dream a huge opportunity
It's been a dream of US-based Dow Chemical for many years to partner with the Olympics, and now that dream has finally become reality . Dow.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Commentary: CEE shows optimism
With the worst of the downturn behind it, the region's chemical industry is recovering strongly Domestic and export markets for the chemical.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

This week's world news
BASF Q2 NET PROFITS LEAP ON 30% SALES GROWTH BASF's second-quarter net profits leapt to €1.18bn ($1.53bn) from €343m in the same period a year.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

US chemical profile: ethylene oxide
USES Ethylene oxide (EO) is largely used to make ethylene glycol (EG), which accounts for three-quarters of global EO consumption. The second.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

ICIS reveals 2010 Innovation Awards shortlist
The short list for the ICIS Innovation Awards has been decided, and the judges are preparing to select the best in each category and an overall.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Biofuels: Cellulosic ethanol price catches up with corn ethanol
Cellulosic ethanol prices are cost competitive with first-generation ethanol on new enzymes and processing methods   1.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Petrochemicals: US ethane-based margins up versus naphtha
US ethane-based margins in the week ended July 23 have seen the largest advantage to naphtha-based margins since the end of April, said ICIS in its.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Petrochemicals: Asian outages may spur price hikes
Supply pressures may force prices up but impact likely to be short-lived as output losses should be covered Supply pressures were expected to.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Key chemical prices
SPOT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES (*denotes nominal range) CONTRACT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES Asia Europe US $/tonne .... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

Biofuels news in brief
BRAZIL ETHANOL EXPORTS DOWN IN JUNE June ethanol shipments from Brazilian ports totalled 100,750 tonnes, down by 65% year on year. Total ethanol.... more
(02 August 2010 00:00)

VIDEO - ICIS news Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 02 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Monday 2 August from ICIS news TV . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(02 August 2010 05:42)

VIDEO - ICIS news Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 2 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Monday 2 August from ICIS TV. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the.... more
(02 August 2010 13:54)

ICIS Chemical Business podcast August 2, 2010
FEED ICIS Chemical Business podcast August 2, 2010   This week’s issue of ICIS Chemical Business covers Russia , and Central.... more
(03 August 2010 00:52)

VIDEO - ICIS news Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 03 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Tuesday 3 August from ICIS news TV . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(03 August 2010 06:11)

VIDEO - ICIS news Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 3 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Tuesday 3 August from ICIS news TV. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(03 August 2010 14:16)

VIDEO - ICIS news Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 4 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Wednesday 4 August from ICIS news TV . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the.... more
(04 August 2010 07:00)

VIDEO - ICIS news Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 4 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Wednesday 4 August from ICIS. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(04 August 2010 13:39)

VIDEO - ICIS news Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 5 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Thursday 5 August from ICIS news TV . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(05 August 2010 05:45)

VIDEO - ICIS news Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 5 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Thursday 5 August from ICIS. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(05 August 2010 13:36)

VIDEO - ICIS news Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 6 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Friday 6 August from ICIS news TV . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(06 August 2010 05:33)

VIDEO - ICIS news Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 6 August 2010
Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Friday 6 August from ICIS. The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest.... more
(06 August 2010 13:45)