ICIS - Search Articles by Date : June 08 2009 - June 14 2009

Chemical industry's flagship initiative for self regulation faces questions
The industry's new flagship self-assessment program - the Global Product Strategy - does not require independent scrutiny of data.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical firms grapple with new approach to process safety data
Pressure mounts as the chemical sector braces for wholesale change in its approach to safety best practices THE GLOBAL chemical sector is.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Time is running out to comply with Reach chemicals legislation
THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is so concerned about industry not meeting its 2010 deadline for Reach data submission that it is.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Companies race to meet EU chemicals legislation deadline
Listen to an audio interview with Liisa Rapeli-Likitalo Chemical companies have a year to register substances under Europe's new Reach.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Reach becoming urgent issue for non-EU companies
Questions vex non-EU companies confronted by Reach, but answers are not far away FEWER THAN 18 months remain until the first major registration.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

American Chemistry Council sets priorities and revamps communication via social media
Facing "an unprecedented confluence of challenges," the ACC jumps into the debate. CEO Cal Dooley speaks to us ahead of the annual meeting WITH.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

ICIS and Accenture launch survey on Reach
Over the next 18 months, companies will have to become fully compliant with Reach. Are you ready? An ICIS/Accenture survey will find out how.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

What's on: Track global ethylene plant performance
ICIS pricing can give you all the information you need in its monthly worldwide Ethylene Plant Performance Data report. The report ­provides an.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

This week's world news
Solutia completes sale of nylon to SK Capital US-based specialty chemical and material firm Solutia completed the sale of its nylon business to.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical profile: Biodiesel
uses BIODIESEL IS a clean-burning alternative fuel produced from renewable sources of vegetable... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

ICIS Heren energy news, roundup and data
ZOE DOUBLE/BUDAPEST THE EUROPEAN Commission is ­cracking down on EU member states in Central and Southeast Europe that do not have intra-day.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

From our own correspondent: International meal was full of surprises
Going to chemical industry events can sometimes be a predictable affair. But now and again, an event surprises you. I attended the Helsinki... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

The Endpoint: UV-sensitive patches could reduce melanoma rates
A patch that tells you when you've had a little too much sun? Now there's an idea you could really warm to LIVING IN the overcast UK, I can't.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Think tank: Suppliers must adapt to a shifting auto market
MARK WATTS/london With US car giants General Motors and Chrysler filing for bankruptcy, it's fair to say the global automotive industry is going.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Market intelligence: Chemical industry rages at ECHA
IF TWO words could sum up the mood of chemical sector representatives at the recent gathering in Helsinki, Finland, they would be "frustration" and.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical market trends: Price rises gain momentum
Values mostly climb across the board, driven by availability and upstream costs. Big contract gains seen for US benzene, Asian caprolactam.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Key chemical prices
SPOT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES (* denotes nominal range) CONTRACT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES AsiaEuropeUS $/tonne Change $/tonne Change cents/lb .... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Newsbites: 100 and 20 years ago
ICIS Chemical Business traces its roots back to 1871, when one of the original ­publications was called Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter .... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Commentary: Looking beyond the GM bankruptcy
THE BANKRUPTCY filing of the once dominant US auto giant General Motors (GM), though widely expected, will have ripple effects across the supply.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical industry appointments
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Klaus Kalbermatter currently Swiss fine chemical group Lonza's site manager in Visp , Switzerland , and head of Life.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Readers' letters
We receive thanks from the Chemistry Council of New Jersey for speaking at its 25th anniversary spring conference. Plus, one industry.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

New projects: May 25-June 2, 2009
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS MAY 25-JUNE 2, 2009 Company Product Capacity Process Contractor Cost .... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

After the crisis, is management confidence returning?
Read the full results of the survey After the economic storm and chaos, are we returning to a period of stability and leadership confidence?.... more
(08 June 2009 00:00)

Fertilizer market is a shadow of its former self
An entirely changed fertilizer market faces delegates at this year's IFA meeting A YEAR ago senior figures within the business were citing the.... more
(11 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical firms face the cold reality of refrigerant phase-out
With HFC refrigerants being phased out, the automotive sector is under pressure to find an alternative THE EU'S ruling in 2006, that it would.... more
(12 June 2009 00:00)

ICIS chemical podcast June 8, 2009
FEED ICIS chemical podcast June 8, 2009 This week's issue of ICIS Chemical Business covers global regulatory affairs, including the US.... more
(08 June 2009 15:19)