ICIS - Search Articles by Date : March 05 2007 - March 11 2007

BASF first for SE status
BASF is planning to trade in its German Aktiengesellschaft status to become a European Company (Societas Europeae - SE). BASF will be the first.... more
(05 March 2007 11:06)

BDO up after holidays
Butanediol (BDO) prices in China surged by 10% in the first week of trading after the Chinese New Year holidays in February, because of renewed.... more
(05 March 2007 11:03)

Trio could build pipeline in Brazil
Petrobras, Mitsui and Camargo Correa have signed a memorandum of understanding that could lead to the construction of a pipeline to export ethanol.... more
(05 March 2007 11:04)

Dow in sale rumour
Shares of Dow Chemical shot up last week as rumours of a buy-out abounded. Private equity firms and India's Reliance Industries were named as.... more
(05 March 2007 11:05)

Market trends: Databank
SPOT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES CONTRACT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES   AsiaEurope $/tonne Change $/tonne .... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Industry event limits trade in Europe
Activity is subdued in Europe with many players absent. Second quarter contracts are soon to get under way. European methanol values can't stop.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

COMMENT
Tougher targets, higher costs Europe's heads of state were meeting in Brussels, Belgium, as ICIS Chemical Business went to press last week..... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

2-8 MARCH
1. INSIGHT: Dow rumours highlight global ambition LONDON - Dow Chemical found itself in the limelight as UK newspaper reports picked up on.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"We have the legal means to stop the integration" Norbert Deutschman, head of the Bayer Schering works council in Berlin in protest of.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

5-minute Americas watch
ExxonMobil ups ­output in the east ExxonMobil is to increase its chemicals capacity in Asia and the Middle East by 60% in the next few.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

5-minute market watch
Europe imposes antidumping duties on PET imports Association of plastics manufacturers PlasticsEurope has welcomed the European Council's.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

RAG foundation will enable Degussa listing
The foundation that will hold the former RAG mining activities is to be in place by April, according to German press reports. The establishment.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Sasol sale delayed
Sasol is still looking for a buyer for its its olefins and surfactants business. In a statement last week, the company said that it was hopeful.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Trading on SPEX makes good start
Shanghai Petroleum Exchange (SPEX) started its electronic trading platform last Thursday, with more than 6,000 tonnes of chemicals traded. Most.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Linde sells gas concern
German technology group Linde has sold its non-BOC gases activities - Linde Gas UK - to Air Liquide for €105m ($138m). The sale is the last in a.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Ticona deciding on POM plant move
Engineering polymers producer Ticona could decide by the end of this month on a new site for its acetal polymers (POM) plant, CEO Lyndon Cole told a.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

5-minute project watch
Lanxess acts on Chinese lubricants potential Lanxess plans to build a lubricant additives plant in Qingdao, China, to capture high growth rates.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

China to hit polluters
China could slap higher penalties on polluters to safeguard the country from rampant pollution as a result of rapid economic growth. China's top.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

SusChem increases FP7 accessibility
Chemical producers are in a much better position to benefit from funding through the EU's 7th Framework Programme on research and innovation (FP7),.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

ICIS Chemical Shipping News
ICIS Chemical Shipping News In the first of a series of weekly podcasts, Simon Robinson talks to Nick Savvides, the ICIS European shipping.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Go with the flow
Continuous flow reactors are widely believed to be suitable only for large, fixed processes, but more and more fine chemical manufacturers see them.... more
(05 March 2007 11:18)

Can Dow be taken out?
  CAN DOW Chemical go private? It would be the largest-ever takeover by private equity in history! But before.... more
(05 March 2007 11:17)

Chipping into success
For US pulp mills, the answer to declining global competitiveness may be a technological transformation that puts them at the cutting edge of the.... more
(05 March 2007 11:19)

Ready to grow
Europe's fledgling industrial biotech sector needs a major injection of cash if it is to grow to its full potential and become a major player on the.... more
(05 March 2007 11:18)

EPA pushes nano benefits
The ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency's (EPA) science policy council has issued its nanotechnology white paper. The paper looks at the potential.... more
(05 March 2007 11:20)

Dow spikes on buyout rumors
SHARES OF Dow Chemical shot up as rumors of a buyout of Dow Chemical continued to abound last week, with private equity firms and India's Reliance.... more
(05 March 2007 11:11)

Saudi firm wins Lyondell's TiO2
LYONDELL CHEMICAL will sell its global titanium dioxide (TiO2) business to Saudi Arabia-based National Titanium Dioxide Company (Cristal) for about.... more
(05 March 2007 11:14)

US and Brazil near ethanol deal
WHEN PRESIDENT George W. Bush visits Brazil early this month, he and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will likely announce a US-Brazil plan that.... more
(05 March 2007 11:15)

Outsourcing for profitability
Why one company scrapped its own internally developed profit analysis tool for an outsourced solution, and realized $3m in profits within the first.... more
(05 March 2007 11:16)

Think Tank: Lost chemistry pinpoints changes
THE $60.6bn of domestic chemical sales and trade opportunities lost by US manufacturers over the past 10 years is hardly trivial. It reflects.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Japan gets ethanol drive into gear
UNDER PRESSURE to cut carbon emissions and meet Kyoto Protocol targets, Japanese officials are aggressively targeting an increase in annual biofuels.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

WHO'S MOVING WHERE?
Peter Chatel has been named president and chief operating officer of Swiss-based WMH Tool Group. Shelley Bausch has been named global.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

25 YEARS AGO/125 YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK ICIS Chemical Business Americas, formerly CMR, traces its roots back to 1871 when the publication was called Oil, Paint and Drug.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Cultured dairy: alive and growing
The US probiotics market in dairy applications is teeming with increased investments and product launches driven by consumers' rising awareness of.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Gases steady
Industrial gases are doing well, earning money and keeping their makers busy. Sales trends for January seem stable despite a slower market in.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

When in Mumbai...
Through initial investments of time, travel, inconvenience and cultural awareness, Western companies can significantly reduce the risks of.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Sumitomo plots course to drive up profitability
Sumitomo Chemical aims to expand net profit by 65% and revenues by 34% by focusing on value-added products, and by expanding petrochemicals as part.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Olefins imports rise in China
Chinese imports of most olefins and polymers rose in January, compared with the same period in 2006, according to the latest statistics from the.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

IN BRIEFAsia watch
Fiber imports fall Chinese imports of chemical fibers fell 15.8% to 1.18m tonnes from January to November 2006, China Chemical Daily has.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

ADNOC raises gas output
Abu Dhabi National Oil Corp. (ADNOC) plans to invest $7bn by 2009 to boost its production of natural gas liquids, a senior official said. ADNOC,.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Cash needed for energy sector
Arab countries will need $345bn of capital to invest in the energy sector over the next five years to keep pace with demand for oil, gas and.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Saudi Arabia to boost local jobs
Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to increase the cost of hiring foreign workers in order to boost employment among the local population, a source.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Rhodia set for growth path
RHODIA IS now in the middle tier of European chemical firms, and more than 80% of its businesses could look forward to profitable growth, according.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Forecasting to ease risk
ICIS HAS launched the European ethylene to polyethylene (PE) monthly forecast report, making it the most recent product chain to be included in ICIS.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Base oils makes Asian debut
Following its success in Europe, ICIS is delighted to bring this successful industry meeting to Asia more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

IN BRIEFEnvironment watch
UN cracks down on ozone depleters An initiative to curb the illegal trade in ozone-depleting chemicals has reported "promising results,".... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

IN BRIEF: Europe watch
Sumitomo bakelite acquires neopreg Japan's Sumitomo Bakelite has acquired Swiss long-fiber thermo­set composites specialist ­Neopreg..... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Symrise toasts securing M-Dax listing
German flavors and fragrances producer Symrise has successfully won a listing in the M-DAX index of medium-sized public companies. The move.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Silicone use swells
Silicone formulations have been implanted in items people touch on a daily basis, but don't realize it. As researchers develop novel uses for these.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)

Big pharma thins out ranks
Bayer healthcare has fallen in line with peers Pfizer and AstraZeneca, to tackle major restructuring of its overall business. In Bayer's case,.... more
(09 March 2007 17:10)