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

Market Trends: Olefins slumber while aromatics rise
Naphtha markets have been volatile. more
(08 July 2005 14:42)

Industry shows a confident face
The upturn in the fine and speciality chemical market was reflected in this year’s ChemSpec show, held last month in Dusseldorf. Cath O’Driscoll was.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Research with a Chinese slant
Chinese universities offer attractive possibilities for research cooperation, as Gunter Festel concludes from his company’s six month study on the.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

IN Brief Markets Watch
Dow Chemical ends VAM force majeure in US Dow Chemical has ended force majeure on vinyl acetate monomer at its Texas City, Texas, US,.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Roundup New Projects
BRASKEM CHOOSES SPHERIPOL FOR PP Braskem has selected Basell’s Spheripol technology for its new joint venture 300 000 tonne/year.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Dow Chemical picks Univar
Dow Chemical’s epoxy products and intermediates business has appointed Netherlands-based Univar as its primary distributor for Ucar solution vinyl.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

E4C seeks partners for second phase
The technology support project E4C is seeking funding and partners for its second phase as phase one heads towards September completion. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Quimidroga finishes first
Spanish distributor Quimidroga has finished building the first phase of its new logistics centre in Barcelona Harbour’s industrial zone. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

TGD will deliver for BOC
TGD has announced the award of a five-year contract from BOC to distribute aerosol propellants in the UK. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Vopak builds a sixth Chinese terminal
Dutch storage group Vopak is investing further in China. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

IBG expansion has $10m tag
Indústria Brasileira de Gases (IBG) is planning a $10m expansion of its industrial gases unit in Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, and has plans to build.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

2nd methanol unit in Hainan
CNOOC Chemical is conducting a feasibility study into constructing its second methanol unit at Dongfang in Hainan, China. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Jv is to supply gas for Qatar
Air Liquide, Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Nitrogen have signed an agreement to form a new joint venture company to supply oxygen and nitrogen for.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

€36m will go on olefins
Borealis is to invest €36m on expanding its olefins capacity at Porvoo, Finland. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Celanese site choice is expected soon
Celanese is in the final stages of selecting the site for its first vinyl acetate ethylene and conventional emulsion polymer plant in China, which it.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Degussa plans world-scale MMA facility at a China site
Degussa plans to build world-scale production facilities for methyl methacrylate monomer (MMA) and various methacrylate specialities at an.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Linde wins cracking deal
Linde of Germany has been awarded a €400m engineering, procurement and construction contract from a subsidiary of Iran’s National Petrochemical.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Petrobras refinery will benefit Riopol
Petrobras’ proposed heavy oil refinery and basic petrochemicals complex in Rio de Janeiro state could feed a polyethylene (PE) expansion at Rio.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

IN Brief Projects Watch
FOSTER WHEELER WINS H2 DESIGN CONTRACT Foster Wheeler Italiana has been awarded the process design package for a 47 000m3/hour hydrogen unit.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

IN Brief Environment Watch
Messer sweeps up 22 EIGA safety awards The Messer Group has been presented with 22 awards for its ‘exemplary work safety’ record. The European.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Reach doesn’t protect public
Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is calling for ‘noticeable improvements to consumer protection in Reach’ before the proposal is.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

SAICM will set global chemical scene
The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) is promoting the development of a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Guides cover VOCs in paints
The European Council of Paint, Printing and Artists Colours Industry (Cepe) has issued guidance documents to help paint manufacturers to comply with.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Sport results announced
The report of the Strategic Partnership on Reach Testing (Sport) concludes that there is still a need to develop procedures and tools that will allow.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

EU votes to ban phthalates being used in children’s toys
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a permanent ban on the use of six phthalates in toys and childcare articles. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Plastic caps to topple metal
Plastic was used in around 40% of the 400bn closures for beverage and packaging applications produced in western Europe last year. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Riopol fires up $1bn PE complex
Rio Polímeros (Riopol) is starting up its $1.08bn gas-based ethylene and polyethylene (PE) complex in Rio de Janeiro state, southeast Brazil this.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Butadiene contract settled but reservations are voiced
European quarter three (Q3) butadiene contracts have been concluded at €720/tonne FD, a rise of €18/tonne on Q2’s €702/tonne FD. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

IN Brief News Watch
Secco commissioned in record 27 months BP and Chinese partners Sinopec and Shanghai Petrochemical Company have officially commissioned the Secco.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Players accept €10/tonne drop
The decrease of €10/tonne in the quarter three (Q3) European methanol contract is now being accepted, albeit with frustration by some producers who.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Polyolefin rise contrasts with industry trend
European production of polyolefin textiles increased in 2004 by 3%, a sharp contrast to the fall of output in other sectors of the European textile.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Climate change is here right now, Mr Bush
It may not be good for the US economy, as George Bush claims, but it is good for the planet. When the rest of the world supports the curb of.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Hydrogen plant tests begin
BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell and Scottish and Southern Energy are to begin testing the economic feasibility of the world’s first industrial scale.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Debate rages over NOx technologies
Companies affected by the impending Euro 4&5 legislation, which is aimed at cutting emissions from heavy and medium duty vehicles, met in Brussels.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

France’s reactor gets mixed response
News this month that France will host the world’s first nuclear fusion reactor has not been universally welcomed, with some environmental campaigners.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

IN BRIEF News Watch
VACCINES LAUNCH GlaxoSmithKline has informed investors that it expects to launch five major new vaccines within the next five years, with the.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Solvents suffer from slack demand
The July contract price for acetone is still under discussion. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Global roundup
EC gives green light to BP/Nova PS jv Plans by BP and Nova Chemicals to combine their European polystyrene and expandable polystyrene operations.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

IN Brief News Watch
Chemtura arrives on the NYSE Crompton and Great Lakes Chemical shareholders approved the merger of their companies to create Chemtura,.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

People on the move
JOAN TRAYNOR has been appointed managing director of UK chemicals distributor Chance & Hunt. Traynor, formerly sales and marketing director of.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

New projects summary
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED IN ECN 4 JULY 2005 more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

20 years ago News Watch
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(08 July 2005 15:09)

IN Brief News Watch
Symrise restructures by combining divisions German flavours and fragrances producer Symrise is restructuring its fragrances, aroma chemicals and.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Kemira counts cost of six-week paper dispute
Kemira lost around €10m in the second quarter as a result of the country’s paper industry pay dispute. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

TCG pulls out of Basell consortium
The Chatterjee Group (TCG) is ‘temporarily’ pulling out of its consortium with Access Industries to acquire Basell. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

CLC report backs need for sustainable practices
The UK’s Chemistry Leadership Council’s Futures Group outlined what is needed for sustainable production and use of chemicals in a report issued last.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Commission to look at Treofan OPP purchase
The European Commission is reviewing Goldman Sach’s planned takeover of the majority of German OPP films manufacturer Treofan under its simplified.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Electricity consultation
The French, Dutch and Belgian energy regulatory authorities have launched a public consultation on trans-frontier trading capacity, market.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

DuPont/CSC deal extended
DuPont has extended its information technology outsourcing deal with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) on an interim basis. more
(08 July 2005 15:09)

Europe looks for global solutions
European business is calling on the G8 to support private sector enterprise in Africa and target aid at developing transport capacities and stable.... more
(08 July 2005 15:09)