ICIS - Search Articles by Date : September 05 2005 - September 11 2005

Plastics Monitor: Pay higher price or there’s no supply
European producers managed to turn commodity plastic markets in July by instigating a series of price hikes. more
(09 September 2005 10:38)

Plastics Monitor: Producers achieve summer hikes
IT HAS been a successful summer for European commodity producers, who on the whole managed to initiate another round of price hikes in August.... more
(09 September 2005 10:41)

EU approves China textiles deal
The European Union (EU) has approved a trade deal with China that will allow the mounds of clothing blocked at European ports to be released to the.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Agrofert in dispute with PKN Orlen
Czech agrochemicals firm Agrofert has claimed a Zloty300 million ($92 million) contractual penalty from Polish Group PKN Orlen for its failure to.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Katrina boosting Asian petchems
The financial effects of Hurricane Katrina are already being felt around the world. more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Jilin working to accelerate cracker project
Jilin Chemical and Industrial Co., a subsidiary of Chinese major PetroChina, is trying to push up the start date of its cracker expansion project by.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Fresh opportunities for water treatment
Disparities across Europe presents avenues for growth in the water treatment sector. Sean Milmo reports. more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Personal Care in brief
Sara Lee sells cosmetics Unit more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Chemical commodities in brief
BTX more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Pharma M&A remains robust
After several years of relatively high dollar values, M&A volume in the pharmaceutical industry appears to be quieting down in 2005. Yet activity.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Biotechs expand Rituxan potential
Building on the success of its blockbuster non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) therapy Rituxan (rituximab), Biogen Idec and marketing partner Genentech Inc..... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Life sciences in brief
Amgen Inc. more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Consumer Specialties in brief
Palatinit bags EU’s OK more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Sales stale for soy foods
The US soybean-based food market is showing signs of slowdown after years of blockbuster growth. Soy food sales last year reached $4 billion with.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Chemtura lights fire under FRs
In a bold move, Chemtura Corp. will be increasing the price of its entire range of flame retardant (FR) products by approximately 20 to 40 percent on.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Water treatment swells in industrializing China
Rapid industrialization and 1 billion thirsty citizens have pushed China’s water distribution infrastructure to the breaking point, but the.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Katrina causes pricing havoc in European chemical markets
Hurricane Katrina has brought about a step change in pricing that market players believe is going to last for some time. more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Tupras may fetch $2B in televised auction
Turkish authorities are planning an open, televised auction for a majority stake in Turkish oil refiner and petrochemicals company Tupras. more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Katrina Chaos: Commentary
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, it devastated hundreds of thousands of lives and laid waste to one of this.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

GSK catches flu shot
GlaxoSmithKline continued its aggressive pursuit of a top slot in the flu vaccines arena last week with its $1.4 billion bid for Vancouver-based ID.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

IN BRIEF: News Watch
Degussa sells food Ingedients to Cargill more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

IN BRIEF: News Watch
Angus Completes Louisiana Expansion more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Katrina snags logistics
Most major ports along the US Gulf Coast sustained little damage from Hurricane Katrina, but port operations remained limited late last week because.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Eastman Chemical mulls world’s largest PET plant
Construction of Eastman Chemical Company’s $100 million, 350,000 ton-per-year PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plant in Columbia, S.C., based on its.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Nova to make Arcel in China
Nova Chemicals Corp. has entered into a long-term tolling agreement with Loyal Chemical Industrial Corp. to produce Arcel moldable foam resin near.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Andrx put on hold following FDA action
Generic drug maker Andrx Corp. said last week that ongoing manufacturing issues have caused the Food and Drug Administration to put on hold the.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Engelhard buys Almatis business
Engelhard Corp. has acquired Almatis AC, the adsorbents and catalyst business of Almatis Group. more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

LG Dow joint venture boosts polycarbonate
LG Dow Polycarbonate Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture between Dow Chemical Company and LG Chem Ltd., is set to begin construction on a second, 65,000.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Katrina Relief Efforts: Industry Pitches In
BASF provides $1M to hurricane relief more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

EIA sees recovery by December
US Gulf Coast oil and gas production should return to normal operations by December, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said last week, but.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Energy Department advances SPR expansion
The US Department of Energy (DoE) said on Wednesday it will advance efforts to expand capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to 1 billion.... more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Price movements
CMR’s roundup of price change announcements listed by company. Edited by Ivan Lerner more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Jobs and People
Ian Achterkirch more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Meetings Calendar
September – October 2005 more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

Chemical Profile: Ammonia
September 12-18 2005 more
(10 September 2005 12:54)

An unbelievable tragedy
QUITE staggering, unbelievable, just plain unbelievable how the wealthiest country in the world could make such a mess of managing a major natural.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

GLOBAL Roundup
Formosa petrochemical escapes typhoon’s wrath more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

ROUNDUP: New projects
Hydro plans investments in Qatar more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

ROUNDUP: Markets
Shenhua ramps up SBR operating rate 2 September more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Wall Street slashes its estimates
As the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the US chemical industry becomes clearer, Wall Street is slashing profit estimates on a number of companies.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Industry makes strong case against ban
The Indian plastics industry has put forward some convincing arguments on why the state of Maharashtra should not ban plastic carry bags. more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

A switch in time…
In the second instalment of his feature on crude-oil economics, Mark Lazell looks at how petrochemical companies are offsetting eroded margins by.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

NEW PROJECTS: Summary
REPORTED BY ICIS 5-11 SEPTEMBER 2005 more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Thai master plan gathers pace
If you had been told seven years ago that Thailand was going to construct plants for 3.71m tonne/year of upstream petrochemicals, 3.1m tonne/year of.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Gail eyes China despite slow progress in India
Gail (India)’s ambition of expanding its petrochemical portfolio is well known. more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Indonesian projects stay on course
The economic turmoil in Indonesia arising from spiralling crude-oil prices has fortunately not had a major impact on the country’s petrochemical.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Markets upbeat on strong demand
Prices of PE and PP rise on increased exports to South America as Hurricane Katrina freezes US exports. PVC and ABS also see gains. But PS offers.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Phenol prices to fall in Q4 as demand drops
PHENOL DEMAND forecasts in Southeast Asia (SEA) for the fourth quarter (Q4) point to yet another disappointing period. more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Katrina drives up Asian prices
SENTIMENT IN Asian petrochemical markets could turn bullish in late Q4 2005 and early Q1 2006 as a fallout of Hurricane Katrina, producers and.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)

Aromatics down on slipping crude
Trade is slow for benzene, MX, and PX. Toluene drops owing to weak US prices and lacklustre demand. OX sees modest rise on strong demand. Phenol.... more
(10 September 2005 09:58)