ICIS - Search Articles by Date : July 10 2006 - July 16 2006

Calderon set to boost Mexico’s petchem sector
Mexico’s new president is expected to stimulate growth in the country’s chemicals industry by increasing investment and reforming the energy sector. more
(10 July 2006 16:49)

India’s affluence spurs Reliance
Reliance Industries is hoping to build a 150 000–200 000 tonne/year ­styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) plant in India to address a major trade.... more
(10 July 2006 10:51)

Aramco selects Dow as potential JV partner
SAUDI ARAMCO, the Saudi Arabian oil major, has selected Dow Chemical as a potential joint venture partner for a world-scale chemicals and plastics.... more
(15 July 2006 08:56)

Arsenal launches Vertellus Specialties
ARSENAL CAPITAL Partners has combined Rutherford Chemicals and Reilly Industries to form Vertellus Specialties, a $427 million specialty chemical.... more
(15 July 2006 08:56)

Dow and Reliance mull alliance
DOW CHEMICAL and Reliance Industries Ltd.imited (RIL) are considering a wide-ranging alliance that could involve major petrochemical projects in.... more
(15 July 2006 08:56)

Industrial biotech momentum surges
The chemical industry's need for secure feedstock supply and stable pricing is a key driver for industrial biotechnology's accelerated growth. more
(15 July 2006 08:56)

Biochem sales to reach $159B
Chemicals based on renewable feedstock or manufactured via fermentation or enzymatic processes will account for 10% of the total global chemical.... more
(15 July 2006 08:56)

In Brief News Watch
Olin doubles bleach more
(15 July 2006 08:56)

ICIS radio: Letter from Washington
ICIS chief correspondent, Americas , Joe Kamalick reads his weekly letter from Washington RSS more
(11 July 2006 10:49)

ICIS radio: Special Report: US trends and relaunching CMR
CMR editor Joseph Chang chats with Simon Robinson about US trends and relaunching CMR RSS        Air Products   more
(13 July 2006 12:49)

ICIS radio: Chemical News Central: 14 July 2006
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(14 July 2006 14:40)

Ineos: modify agreement or we invest outside the UK
Ineos Chlor’s chief executive, Chris Tane, says the Ineos group wants to reach a new agreement with UK unions over working conditions and.... more
(10 July 2006 10:50)

Biofuel under stress from Malaysian government
Domestic and foreign ­biofuel producers have been dealt a blow by the Malaysian government after it announced it was suspending new biodiesel.... more
(10 July 2006 10:54)

Hikes continue into Q3
A sudden slump in benzene spot numbers at the end of June did little to deter monthly contract price hikes. July’s €40/tonne rise marked a third.... more
(10 July 2006 10:51)

Huntsman bags Ciba unit
Huntsman has completed the acquisition of Ciba ­Specialty Chemicals’ textile effects business. It will integrate the $1bn turnover operation with its.... more
(10 July 2006 10:49)

Life on the energy wire
Customers could have the final say in the volatile energy market, when it comes to deciding where to put their money - and which supplier gets the.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

BASF-YPC jv strengthens union
Sinopec has signed a $500m agreement with BASF to expand the companies' joint-venture (jv) cracker and to build more downstream units. more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

EC: Logistics is crucial for transport
As part of its overall transport plan, launched in 2001, the European Commission has adopted a Communication on freight transport logistics, which.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

Teamwork along the supply chain
By shedding light on best practices, a recent study on the global chemicals industry supply chain aims to help companies get a picture of a better.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

Taking control of the market
Nordic distributors are playing an ever-growing important role, bringing with them cost-effective new ideas more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

Rags to riches, made in Taiwan
As Wang Yung-ching, Asia's oldest billionaire prepares to retire, patient younger generations learn what role they will now take on and whether they.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS 10-16 JULY 2006
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS 10-16 JULY 2006 Company Product Capacity Process Contractor Cost Startup Status .... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

How to run a team-building day
Team-building events are a chance to gain insight into your own behaviour and that of your colleagues. But, they must be approached in the right way.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN THIS WEEK
20 YEARS AGO more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"Once CPC's oil refinery stops, the Jenwu Tashe Industrial Park will break down" more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

People on the move
Boy Litjens, Sabic Europe's chief operating officer, will take over as chief executive from 9 September. He replaces Frans Noteborn, who is retiring.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

COMMENT: Cracking down on crime
More than a third of chemical companies have experienced ­economic crime over the last two years, with those affected ­suffering an average of eight.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

5-minute market watch
BP to shut UK Acetone/Acetic unit at end of July more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

5-minute project watch
Canexus expands Sodium Chlorate more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
Tepid response to UK energy review more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN BRIEF Europe Watch
Bayer now controls 92% of Schering more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

EU INSIDER: It's the way you spray that counts
It's the way you spray that counts more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN BRIEF Asia Watch
Japan to ban use and import of UV absorber more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

THE VIEW FROM JAKARTA
Cleaning up Indonesia's corruption culture more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

WASHINGTON INSIDER
Pipelines head North and South of the borders more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

Envirowise: improve water efficiency
Envirowise, a UK-based environmental initiative, is calling on the chemical industry to prevent unnecessary water waste. more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN BRIEF Americas Watch
DuPont disputes funding allegations more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

Security laws get a warm welcome
The US chemical industry has welcomed a US House of Representative's approval of chemical plant site security legislation. It says the measure has a.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

THINK TANK: BASF spreads the load to beat cyclicality
The significance of China to BASF and to most other chemical firms cannot be over-estimated. more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

GIBSON'S GRAPEVINE
PETROCHEMICALS MAKE THE MOST OF SUMMER more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN BRIEF Markets Watch
Rheology additive range consolidated more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN BRIEF Supply chain
Sika opts for self-control in Austria more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN BRIEF Innovations
Meteoric partnership more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

IN BRIEF Environment Watch
USW FINDS DUPONT PFOA CONTAMINATION more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

World's first for Caffaro
A chlorate production plant located in Berscia, Italy, has become the site of the world's first commercial, large-scale, fuel cell installation in.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

Objection slams Cefic view
Europe's alliance of small and medium-sized enterprises, Objection, which is campaigning for improvements to Reach has slammed Cefic's opinion on the.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

Codexis scoops award
A suite of biocatalysts ­developed for use in a greener ­synthesis of the world's best-­selling drug, Lipitor, has been singled out by US environment.... more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

EU patent creeps closer
Attempts to agree a Community Patent for the EU seemed to die in March 2004. But they have recently been resurrected. more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

BASF buys ABS firm
BASF bought Repsol YPF's co-polymer business last week. The business is made up mostly of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) clientele. more
(14 July 2006 15:19)

ICIS pricing to launch Asian resins report
ICIS pricing offers new Asia Epoxy Resins pricing report more
(14 July 2006 15:19)