ICIS - Search Articles by Date : September 12 2005 - September 18 2005

IN BRIEF: Environment Watch
Swede Greens Rue Waste Vote Defeat more
(12 September 2005 12:38)

Putting Europe back on the map
A new organisaton, ECSPP, launches next week with the aim of promoting investment in Europe. John Baker interviews its first president, Peter Anderton more
(17 September 2005 12:36)

Socma replaces Responsible Care
The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (Socma) said last week that it is replacing the Responsible Care environmental and safety.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Plant security law still in works
Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) is expected to introduce a chemical plant site security bill this month that likely will take a risk-based approach.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

PolyOne hit by Katrina
Hurricane Katrina continues to batter chemical company profitability. PolyOne Corp. says its third-quarter earnings will be hit by higher raw.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Sunoco open to acquisitions
Sunoco Chemicals is seeking a “third leg” for its business, according to a top company official, and may acquire a product outside its portfolio. Its.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Citigroup lowers commodities
The positive impact of tightening petrochemicals supply and rising prices after Hurricane Katrina will be short lived, says a recent Citigroup.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

25th Anniversary Celebrations for ICIS-LOR
Global chemical pricing and market intelligence service ICIS-LOR reaches a milestone this month when it celebrates its 25th anniversary. more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Mexico’s Pemex mulls going it alone
Mexico will go ahead with a scaled-down version of its Phoenix petrochemicals project without the help of private companies if necessary, state oil.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

DIC jettisons Reichhold
DAINIPPON Inc. and Chemicals (DIC) has agreed to a management buyout (MBO) of its Reichhold subsidiary led by Reichhold CEO John S. Gaither. more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Innovene finally files IPO
Ending months of speculation, Innovene Inc., has filed for an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

IN BRIEF: News Watch
Lonza expands api capacity and builds R&D more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Sandoz sues the FDA
Sandoz, the generics arm of Novartis, is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to take a stance on generic biologics. more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Borealis boosts petrochemicals
Danish petrochemical company Borealis will invest €102 million ($124 million) to increase its aromatics, phenol and cross-linkable polyethylene.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

IN BRIEF: News Watch
Dow eyes photonics more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Annual Socma survey shows positive outlook
After years of slumping business, the US chemical industry is getting back on track, having enjoyed increased sales last year, and a continued.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

Companies give help
Their lives shattered by Hurricane Katrina, employees of chemical companies on the US Gulf Coast are now picking up the pieces, often with assistance.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

FDA rejects two drugs
Major drug firms Pfizer Inc. and Abbott Laboratories both received a blow last week from the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA rejected Pfizer’s.... more
(17 September 2005 09:41)

China’s migrant economy
In its Q3 2005 issue, the China Economic Quarterly focuses on China’s many labour-migration issues and provides an overview of selected sectors of.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Korean firms brace for tough H2
South Korean petrochemical companies are bracing for a difficult second half of this year, thanks to continuing high oil prices and a potential.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

NEW PROJECTS: Summary
REPORTED IN ICIS 12-18 SEPTEMBER 2005 more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Rubber ducks out of newbuilds
Producers of synthetic rubber are in no rush to build new plants, despite forecasts of steady demand growth. more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Happy days for PVC and VCM producers?
AN AIR of optimism was palpable among polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) producers as September and October point to improving.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Spot prices soften on excess supply
Healthy demand from alumina industry lifts caustic soda contracts. Soda ash slumps, but producers hope for a Q4 recovery. EDC sluggish as end-users.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

MARKET TRENDS: Olefin prices rise in a mixed market
Ethylene and propylene prices edge up, while naphtha continues to ease. High stocks dampen buying interest for methanol. MTBE declines on fall in.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

MARKET TRENDS: Aromatics slide after big increase
Benzene, toluene, and mixed xylenes soften on declining crude. more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Shenyang rethinks PVC plan
The large number of calcium-carbide-based polyvinyl chloride (PVC) capacities being brought onstream in China is forcing some local firms to.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Back to fundamentals in Asia
Asian demand and supply fundamentals are once again influencing spot prices as the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina wear off. more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

EU and US ‘might get tougher with China’ over textiles
Chinese textile producers might face stronger measures, such as antidumping duties, from the EU and the US after 2008, when the two regions can no.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

LDP win sparks further petchem-reform hopes
THE landslide victory by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in last week’s general election could trigger a.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

BP’s IPO filing raises more questions
Stepping away from BP will be no easy task for Innovene, BP’s olefins and derivatives subsidiary. more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

MEG firm on polyester support
MONOETHYLENE glycol (MEG) prices are likely to remain firm in Q4 on the back of supply shortfalls created by Hurricane Katrina, strong demand from.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Katrina: ‘Too early to assess damage’ to plants
9 September. It is too soon to say how much oil refineries and chemical plants will pay for repairs after Hurricane Katrina, but the amount will be.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

ROUNDUP Markets
Yisheng to hike PTA-plant capacity more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

What price corruption?
WHAT I am about to tell you this week is not a fairy tale. I only wish it were. more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

ROUNDUP New projects
Yisheng eyes QTA project takeover more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Can Europe face the Middle East threat?
Walter Thuenker, president of the European Petrochemical Association, answers yes, even as the lion’s share of investment heads East. John Baker.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Successful Branding
Jean-Bernard Lartigue draws out the benefits of integration within Total more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

After the storm...
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, tight petrochemicals supply will, just as in 1973-74, enable producers to push through price increases, reports.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Staying a step ahead
Peter Huntsman, ceo of Huntsman Corp, takes a long-term view of the US industry more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Chinese crackers
As Beijing continues to approve yet more new crackers, China could soon be facing an oversupply crisis, say Mark Lazell and Florence Tan more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Oil price threat
High oil prices mean Asian major may well look to invest in the Middle East more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Middle East Challenge for DOW
Petrochemical production in the Middle East faces problems, but Dow and its local partners are progressing well, report Jane Gibson and John Baker more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Taming the bear market
Russia offers huge growth potential, though for ease of doing business and integration into the EU, investors might first seek to esablish a base in.... more
(17 September 2005 13:22)

Staying a step ahead
Peter Huntsman, ceo of Huntsman Corp, takes a long-term view of the US industry more
(17 September 2005 12:36)

After the storm…
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, tight petrochemicals supply will, just as in 1973-74, enable producers to push through price increases, reports.... more
(17 September 2005 12:36)

NEW PROJECTS: Roundup
TPPI Studies Cracker Project in Indonesia more
(17 September 2005 12:36)

IN BRIEF: Markets Watch
Soaring costs lead to huntsman price rise more
(17 September 2005 12:36)

Chinese crackers
As Beijing continues to approve yet more new crackers, China could soon be facing an oversupply crisis, say Mark Lazell and Florence Tan more
(17 September 2005 12:36)

Oil price threat
High oil prices mean Asian major may well look to invest in the Middle East more
(17 September 2005 12:36)