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Plastics monitor: Price increases continue into May
Strong demand is driving up prices but converters are increasingly opposing higher rates. European markets reported further increases in May but.... more
(05 June 2002 16:00)

Ministers make progress with draft action plan
Preparatory talks for the world summit on sustainable development gathered pace last week despite mounting criticism from protest groups. more
(05 June 2002 15:50)

Ethanol Market Poised For a Boom as It Awaits Final Legislative Fate
Last week's passage of a national energy bill by the US Senate is expected to boost ethanol production substantially while sounding the death knell more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Alpha-Olefins Market Shows Improvement
Following 18 months of poor demand and dismal pricing, the market for alpha-olefins is beginning to improve. The two leading end uses for more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Plastics In Brief
EPICHLOROHYDRIN Dow Europe will raise all new and spot business prices for epichlorohydrin, effective May 1. The price hike will be for a minimum more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Jobs and People
Matthew W. Adams Matthew W. Adams has been named applications engineer for fluoropolymer sheet lining business of Sermatech Dynamic of Sermatech more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Pharma In Brief
AMRESCO Inc. has added three new antibiotics to its current cell culture product line. Bacitracin inhibits protein disulfide bonds and peptides more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Petrochems and Polymer Makers See Improved Performance
European petrochemicals and polymer producers report improved performances during the first few months of this year, compared to the last months of more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Security Is Key Issue at Pittsburgh Chemical Day
Chemical plant security was a dominant theme at Pittsburgh Chemical Day, held in Pittsburgh, last week. The annual chemical industry event included more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Management In Brief
US Economy Posts Strong 1Q... Real gross domestic product (GDP) in the US increased at an annual rate of 5.6 percent in the first quarter of more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Metrics and Measures: Rising Interest Rates
A Look at Specialty Chemicals EPS Exposure. more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

IT In Brief
Air Products, Ariba Team... Ariba Inc., an enterprise spend management solutions provider, and Air Products and Chemicals Inc. have gone live more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Rohm and Haas, Engelhard Post First Quarter Gains
First quarter earnings are truly coming in mixed for the rest of the specialty chemicals group with Rohm and Haas and Engelhard posting year over more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Rohm and Haas and Omnova Form Joint Venture
The Rohm and Haas Company and Omnova Solutions Inc. have formed a 50-50 joint venture to market, sell and service latex binders, synthetic pigments more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

EPA Science Bill in Limbo
Legislation designed to strengthen the role science plays in decision-making at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faces an uncertain future more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Specialty Producers Report a Rebound in Sales
Several European specialty chemicals companies posted a rebound in sales and profits in the first quarter after being hit by poor demand in the more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

F&F Corner
LEMON OIL In the wake of Argentina's recent economic woes, a lemon oil processor there has declared bankruptcy, leading to speculation on the more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

High-Temperature Plastics to Stay Warm
Buoyed by an improving electronics sector, high-temperature plastics are expected to show strong growth although certain segments will be pressured more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Specialties Pricing
FERRO Corp. is increasing the price of three of its products, effective June 1 or where contracts permit. All cadmium-containing Therm-Chek more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Superfund CleanupTax Planned as Stand-Alone Bill
Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) will continue to seek reinstatement of taxes on the chemical and oil industries to help pay for Superfund cleanups, more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

ACC Sets Up Info Sharing Network for Security
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has reached an agreement with federal security officers to provide chemical companies with direct notification more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Support of Fast Track Trade Bill Is Urged
The Bush administration's top trade official is urging the Senate not to make major changes in legislation that would give the president fast track more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Nova Projects Strong Growth for PS in 2002
Nova Chemicals Corp. projects solid growth this year for its styrenics business, particularly for its specialty products NAS and Zylar, says Pete more
(07 June 2002 19:59)

Acetex Acquires Rhodia Plants
Acetex Corp. has agreed to buy Rhodia SA's polyvinyl acetate (PVAc), acetic anhydride and related production facilities at Roussillon, France. The more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

EPA May Issue New Rules on Atrazine Herbicide After Studies
Two new studies linking the widely used corn herbicide atrazine to deformities in frogs may force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seek more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Chemical Industry Continues to Recover, But at a Lackluster Pace
Last year's recession is over, but the sharp economic gains during the first quarter appear unsustainable, and more modest growth is likely for the more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Business In Brief
DuPont Donates Land DuPont will donate 855 acres of open space to The Conservation Fund in Douglas County, Colo. The donation will benefit more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Twenty-Nine States Join Antitrust Suit Against Bristol-Myers Squibb
The dark cloud hovering above Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) is expanding. Last week, 29 states filed suit against the company alleging it more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Biotechnology Stocks Down in 2002
The biotechnology sector has yet to emerge from the downcycle that has plagued the industry since early 2002, and is likely to lag the recovery in more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Chemical Executives Give Guarded Outlook at Annual ACC Meeting
Despite some encouraging first half numbers, the US chemical industry's outlook remains guarded, according to industry leaders at the American more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Breaking News Roundup
Sabic Restructures Into Strategic Business Units Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) will restructure its business into six strategic units. The more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Plastics In Brief
DUPONT Packaging and Industrial Polymers is raising its prices for Elvax EVA copolymer resin by 5c. per pound, effective July 1, or as contracts more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

PVC Pricing Continues to Strengthen as Demand Outpaces Supply
The markets for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and ethylene dichloride (EDC) have improved dramatically since last year. more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Innovation Drives Growth in Emollients and Moisturizers
Like most cosmetic and toiletry (C&T) chemicals, emollients and moisturizers growth has remained strong, helping demand for multi-functional, more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Dow Corning Forms High-Tech Alliance
Dow Corning Corp. and Freemont, Calif.-based NeoPhotonics Corp. have formed a strategic alliance to develop the "next generation of photonic more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

President Bush to Nominate CSB Head
President George W. Bush intends to nominate Carolyn Merritt to serve as a member and head the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Dow Chemical Takes Olefins Unit Off Line
Dow Chemical Company has been forced to take its 600,000 metric ton-per-year number three cracker at Terneuzen, the Netherlands, off line because more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

EPA Prepares to Take Action Against Ethanol Producers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is prepared to take enforcement action against ethanol producers that fail to bring their emissions into more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Farmland Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Farmland Industries Inc., the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the US, filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code on May more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Wall Street Expects Modest Upside for Chemicals
Outlook is best for coatings, electronics and plastics. Pamela Sauer reports. more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Texas Proposes New Rules For Houston VOC Emissions
Texas regulators proposed new rules last week to control industrial facility releases of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Houston-Galveston more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Inorganics In Brief
CHLORINE Nexen Chemicals has increased pricing of liquid chlorine by $125 per ton, effective immediately, or as contract more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Hydrogen Peroxide Market Fundamentals Improve
The North American hydrogen peroxide market has been experiencing better market fundamentals in the second quarter. Demand has been picking up more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Huntsman CEO Relocates to Houston
Peter Huntsman, president and chief executive of Huntsman Corp., is relocating to Houston from Brussels, Belgium, after three years of overseeing more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Genta Falls on Delay of Oncology Drug
Genta Inc. saw its stock plunge 22 percent last week on news of a delay in the potential filing of a new drug application (NDA) for its lead more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Watch
AMGEN Inc. reports that the European Commission recommended approval of Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) for treating anemia in adult cancer patients more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Millennium Declines Option to Raise Equistar Stake; Company Is Off the Hook for Liabilities
As Lyondell Chemical Company closes in on its acquisition of Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s 29.5 percent stake in the three-way joint venture more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Bayer Lowers Forecast For CropScience Business
Bayer CropScience, formed last week through Bayer AG 's  7.25 billion ($6.8 billion) acquisition of Aventis CropScience, has lowered its sales and more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

BOC to Acquire Teesside Gases
BOC Group has agreed to acquire a gas pipeline network in the Teesside chemicals complex in northeast England from an operator controlled by Enron more
(07 June 2002 21:38)

Distributors Face Tough Task in Dislodging Local Independents
Leading chemical distributors are moving to strengthen their positions in Europe. However, they face a tough task in attempting to dislodge well more
(07 June 2002 21:38)