ICIS - Search Articles by Date : June 05 2006 - June 11 2006

Campaign Reader Survery Results: Energy - why readers say independance is ESSENTIAL
Respondents to our survey say we should become less dependent on others for energy more
(05 June 2006 18:13)

IOC given the go-ahead for complex in Orissa
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has received board approval for its 15m tonne/ year refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex in Paradip, Orissa, India. more
(05 June 2006 10:18)

Formosa in shake-up
A SHAKE-UP in the top management at Formosa Plastics Group, Taiwan’s largest petrochemical producer, is unlikely to cause ripples as power remains.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

Nan Ya in BDO force majeure
TAIWAN’S NAN Ya Plastics has declared force majeure at its 40,000 tonne per year butanediol (BDO) plant in Mailiao, Taiwan, due to a leakage in its.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

Philippines’ Petrocorp sale is imminent
PETROCHEMICALS CORP. of Asia Pacific (Petrocorp), the Philippine polypropylene producer, is likely to be sold to an investment fund by the end of.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

A chilling new reality: terrorists on the border
THE POTENTIAL for terrorist attacks against North American refineries and chemical plants was made sharply real in the recent Canadian arrests of 17.... more
(10 June 2006 10:29)

Arrests made at Tennessee chemical site
IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS have arrested as many as 25 illegal aliens working as contract employees at a chemical production site in Memphis, Tenn.,.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

Novartis moves to acquire NeuTec Pharma
NOVARTIS HAS offered to acquire biopharmaceutical firm NeuTec Pharma for roughly £305 million ($569 million), £10.50 per share. more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

Canada may tighten its AN regulations
CANADA IS set to further tighten its regulation of the sale and handling of ammonium nitrate (AN) following the weekend’s arrest of 17 terrorist.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

ACC welcomes its 12 new members
THE AMERICAN Chemistry Council announced the addition of 12 new company members this year, bringing its total membership to 133. more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

Ineos to expand Cologne cracker
INEOS OLEFINS plans to invest €40 million ($52 million) to expand capacity of its ethylene cracker in Cologne, Germany, by 100,000 tonnes per year. more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

Degussa sells Raylo for $146M
DEGUSSA HAS signed a deal to sell Edmonton, Canada-based Raylo Chemicals and its Clover Bar facility to Gilead Sciences for roughly €115 million.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

ACC poised for revitalization
HAVING FINALIZED its restructuring during a tumultuous year, the American Chemistry Council is poised for revitalization, becoming a more active.... more
(10 June 2006 10:24)

Congress promises OCS vote
REPUBLICAN LEADERS in Congress have promised a House floor vote by the end of this month on a new effort to open US offshore areas to gas development. more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

Favorability ratings rise
THE AMERICAN Chemistry Council is encouraged by the results of its essential2 public education campaign, with increased favorability ratings among.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

ACC confronts energy and security
THE AMERICAN Chemistry Council will confront pressing concerns on energy supply and federal plant site security legislation. more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

North American industry to thrive
NORTH AMERICA’S commodity chemicals industry will survive and prosper despite the greatly increased cost burdens of natural gas feedstock, Nova.... more
(10 June 2006 10:19)

ICIS radio: Letter from Washington
ICIS radio: Letter from Washington ICIS chief correspondent, Americas , Joe Kamalick reads his weekly letter from Washington.... more
(05 June 2006 10:07)

ICIS radio: Chemical News Central: 12 June 2006
ICIS radio: Chemical News Central: 12 June 2006 RSS                                                Air Products               more
(09 June 2006 14:58)

ICIS radio: Special report: US Image
Joe Kamalick talks to Gary Cappeline, president and chief operating officer, chemicals, at Ashland about the ACC's new public relations campaign..... more
(09 June 2006 15:53)

Household cleaners can harm
A four-year study has found that many common household cleaners and air fresheners emit toxic pollutants at levels that may lead to health risks. more
(05 June 2006 18:23)

Reader Survey: Where is the threat…
ICIS Chemical Business and PA Consulting recently asked clients and readers of the magazine to identify the challenges posed by the growth of.... more
(05 June 2006 18:21)

Campaign Reader Survey Results - Sign up for Change
Do you agree with our energy campaign? Simply sign this letter and mail or fax it to +44 20 8652 3375 without delay, or e-mail the editor of ICIS.... more
(05 June 2006 18:11)

Vos Logistics set to build high-tech unit in Qatar
Vos Logistics will build a high-tech logistics platform in Qatar to handle Qatofin’s linear low-density polyethylene (lldPE) granules. more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Greenhouse gases are on the rise
The World Bank’s Little Green Data Book 2006, which provides information on world development indicators, has shown that emissions of greenhouse.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

EU INSIDER
Jobs and growth foundation of prosperity more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

IN BRIEF Markets Watch
PXC PRICES ON THE UP more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

BRICE’S PRICES
AROMATICS PRICES TAKEN BY STORM more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS 5-11 JUNE 2006
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS 5-11 JUNE 2006 Company Product Capacity Process Contractor Cost Startup.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

IN BRIEF Innovations
European parliament takes on CIP scheme more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

In this week
ECN 17 JUNE 1991 more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

THINK TANK Asian growth takes giant bite from EU imports apple
The outlook for European chemicals may be relatively bright but the statistics are pointing to at least one worrying trend: Europe’s chemicals trade.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

IN BRIEF Project Watch
RELIANCE FEEDS MEG more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

CHEMICAL PROFILE
Cyclohexane more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Quotes of the week
“The possibility of US major hurricane landfall is estimated to be 60% above the long-term average” more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

COMMENT: Market forces technolgy push
What do a Nobel Prize winner in physics and an ancient castle in Belgium have in common? Simply that both were last week used to drive home the.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

5-minute Market Watch
BOREALIS ON TARGET AS WORLD CUP HEATS UP more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

5-minute Project Watch
DSM ups powder coatings more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

The world this week
Novartis aims to strengthen biopharma more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Asia curbs aromatics price surge
Weaker Asian sentiment dents US and European price ascent. Xylenes cling to record highs while crude moves below $70bbl, dragging down naphtha,.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

VIEW FROM TAIWAN
Sense of green urgency lacking more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

M&A activity tails off in 2006
The year has got off to a rather slow start in terms of the dollar volume of global M&A activity. more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Gulf coast producers set to batten down the hatches
US Gulf Coast chemicals producers are bracing themselves for another above-normal hurricane season after last year’s ‘double punch’ to the industry,.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Poland prepares for assets fight
The Polish chemical establishment is gearing up for a battle with Germany’s Petro Carbo Chem (PCC) over its successful bids for a number of Polish.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Vleugels mulls job
Recently appointed Unipetrol chief executive François Vleugels may also become ceo at Chemopetrol, following the resignation of Petr Cingr. Chief.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Formosa patriarch will hand over the reins
Wang Yung-ching, Taiwan’s leading industrialist, has announced plans to hand over day-to-day management control of the Formosa Plastics Group to his.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Legislation on child-safe medicine set to roll out
New legislation aimed at improving the availability of safe and authorised medicines for children is set for a swift adoption later this year,.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

South American firms seal deal
Venezuela and Bolivia have signed cooperation agreements for the development of gas and petrochemicals projects. more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Bayer's Schering scheme rules it out of Pfizer bid
Bayer is not in the race to acquire Pfizer’s over-the-counter drugs business. Sources close to the group told a German news agency that it did not.... more
(09 June 2006 14:32)

Market causes Lucite sale to be withdrawn
Charterhouse Capital has taken acrylics producer Lucite off the market, the venture capitalists said last week. more
(09 June 2006 14:32)