ICIS - Search Articles by Date : April 04 2005 - April 10 2005

Fine chemicals in brief
RNAi therapeutics Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Dowpharma, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, have announced an agreement for the manufacture and supply.... more
(04 April 2005 16:26)

Producers plan TiO2 price rise for a ‘tough season’
European titanium dioxide (TiO2) producers are aiming for a fourth successive quarter of price increases as they continue efforts to recoup margins.... more
(04 April 2005 16:11)

Ethyl acetate slow but will rise
Sluggish demand resulted in a disappointing ethyl acetate market during the first quarter (Q1) of this year, but European sellers say they are.... more
(04 April 2005 16:13)

Markets in brief
BASF ups prices BASF aims to raise European propionic acid prices by €70/tonne due to unsatisfactory margins. The changes, effective immediately.... more
(04 April 2005 16:14)

Study predicts Brazil deficit
Petrochemicals investment in Brazil needs to continue without delay to keep pace with rising domestic demand, according to a soon-to-be released.... more
(04 April 2005 16:16)

Environment in brief
Long-term plans The American Chamber of Commerce in the European Union (AmCham EU) is calling for a long-term international policy approach on.... more
(04 April 2005 16:23)

New projects in brief
Go for Gail cracker Gail India plans to commission its long-pending Assam gas cracker complex in 2010 after reworking the complex’s.... more
(04 April 2005 16:24)

P&G invests in fatty acid production in Kuantan
Procter & Gamble Chemicals and local partner Felda Palm Industries are investing in fatty acid production in Malaysia. more
(04 April 2005 16:15)

Derivatives are set to reach record prices
The global chemical industry is in full revival mode, with the current peak expected to last throughout 2005 and 2006 before undergoing a moderate.... more
(04 April 2005 16:09)

European purchasers are rankled by ethylene price
Division and disagreement has broken out within the European olefins industry, as the validity of initial quarter two (Q2) ethylene contracts – as a.... more
(04 April 2005 16:10)

Full revival over next two years
The global chemical industry is in full revival mode, with the current peak expected to last throughout 2005 and 2006 before undergoing a moderate.... more
(04 April 2005 16:12)

BP Lavéra site will go to Innovene
BP’s Lavéra site in southern France will fully integrate refining and petrochemicals and become independent from BP France, following BP’s olefins.... more
(04 April 2005 16:03)

Business in brief
Operating profit Fertiliser and speciality chemicals company Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) recorded a 75% rise in operating profit to $354.4m on.... more
(04 April 2005 16:14)

Yara takes Burrup stake
Yara, the Norwegian fertiliser group, has signed an agreement worth nearly $100m for a 30% stake in Australia’s Burrup Holdings. more
(04 April 2005 16:06)

20 years ago
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(08 April 2005 13:17)

People on the move
Dow Corning Dow Corning has expanded the expertise of its Surface and Interface Solutions Centre in Seneffe, Belgium, by hiring Valerie Smits, a.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Sun, sea… and soft skin
National Starch’s suncare products combine water resistance, sun protection and moisturising benefits, writes Cath O’Driscoll. And the company hopes.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Silicone value
Dow Corning is at the forefront of silicone technology with two launches in the pipeline this year, writes Cath O’Driscoll more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Smoothing the way
Innovative speciality actives and delivery systems are spurring growth in skin care. Lenka Contreras and Gillian Morris look at the latest.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Joined-up thinking
Retailers have always been aware of concerns about chemicals in their supply chain but addressing these concerns is not easy. Mike Barry looks at how.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Schenker enters Moscow
Schenker, a subsidiary of German logistics company Stinnes, is expanding into Russia. more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

$160m tanker order
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (SNTG) has ordered two parcel tankers from Norway’s Kleven Floro shipyard. The price for the 43 000 dwt ships is.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Odfjell boosts European fleet
Norway’s Odfjell is buying four chemical tankers from joint venture company Odfjell Ahrenkiel for $54m. more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Logistics in brief
Egyptian terminal JLM Industries is partnering the local Obegi and Samir Fahmy Groups to build a chemical terminal in Egypt. The Alexandria.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

The innovation game
The personal care market in Europe is lucrative and therefore attractive to manufacturers of speciality ingredients. Evelyne Turmes and Gordon.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

New heights for film industry
US demand for speciality films is set to total $7.4bn in 2009, with the forecasted growth of 5.1%/year outstripping the 4%/year recorded over the.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Economic difficulties and bad weather stifle demand
A ‘dull’ first quarter has left European phthalic anhydride (PA) producers bemoaning lower-than-expected demand. more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Markets in brief
Niacet price rise From 1 April, Niacet Corporation says it hopes to raise prices of its calcium and sodium propionate by 8 cent/lb. The changes.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Market Trends: Butadiene escalates in dull market
Butadiene prices continue to soar due to strong global demand, but the rest of the market remains quiet, particularly paraxylene, which has been.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

FDA move sparks drug access talks
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendation in January not to allow Merck’s cholesterol-lowering drug Mevacor to become available over.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Vascular drugs deal
Ark Therapeutics Group has signed an agreement granting German pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim International exclusive rights to Ark’s.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Styrene advance
Dow Chemical and Snamprogetti have jointly developed a process for the production of styrene monomer from ethane and benzene. more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Asian firm launches US fullerene venture
Japanese nano-scale carbon products company Frontier Carbon, a joint venture between Mitsubishi Chemical and Mitsubishi Corporation, has established.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Research concludes
German company Hte, which develops heterogeneous catalysts, and Eastman Chemicals have concluded their first research collaboration as part of a.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Jana picks Foster Wheeler
Foster Wheeler’s UK subsidiary Foster Wheeler Energy has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Chemical Industries (Jana) for project.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Environment in brief
Exxon wins award Exxon Mobil Chemical has been awarded the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association’s (NPRA) Distinguished Safety Award.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Commission takes action on Bt10 gene revelation
Syngenta has admitted that the unauthorised variety of genetically modified (GM) corn, Bt10, which had been mixed up with the authorised variety.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Reach strikes good balance, says Dimas
Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment has told a meeting of members of the German and European Parliaments that while amendments.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

US bill to ban bisphenol-A is on the table
The US state of California legislature is considering a bill that would ban the use of bisphenol-A and some plasticisers in products intended for use.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Let the good times roll (for now)
The 30th annual International Petrochemical Conference (IPC) in San Antonio, Texas, last week was marked by happy expectation – except for the gloomy.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Bank likely to take over Treofan
Investment bank Goldman Sachs looks likely to take over the majority of German OPP films manufacturer Treofan (formerly Trespaphan). more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Freight rates rise to meet high demand
Union Pacific (UP) railroad chairman James Young, warned chemicals producers in the US that freight rates could rise in the future because of.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Gas on its way to US
Frank Murkowski, governor of Alaska, said at the NPRA sponsored IPC meeting last week that the $20bn Trans-Canada Pipeline could bring Alaskan.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Formosa agrees to pay a fine
Formosa Plastics will pay $300 000 as part of its agreement with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha) following an explosion.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

BP’s Texas City disaster: truck is implicated
A diesel lorry could be the source of ignition of the blast that killed 15 workers at BP’s Texas City, US, refinery. more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

NPRA quotes
‘Petrochemicals has become a global game… Just imagine what would happen if the Chinese economy were to falter or even collapse for a while….... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

US chemicals face five major issues in Congress
The US chemicals industry faces five major legislative issues in Congress this year, including energy policy, facility security and rail transport.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Amend Reach, says NPRA
A European Union environmental committee which met US petrochemical industry representatives late last month agreed Europe’s proposed Reach.... more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

Chlorine falls short
European chlorine production fell 11% during February, compared with the previous month. more
(08 April 2005 13:17)

€45 hike in benzene
The April benzene contract has settled up €45/tonne, at a price of €881/tonne fob NWE. more
(08 April 2005 13:17)