ICIS - Search Articles by Date : November 13 2006 - November 19 2006

Politics: taking over the world's oil market
Just how much does politics figure in today's oil market? A lot, experts say. So much so that geopolitical risks have overtaken the common sense of.... more
(16 November 2006 11:26)

People on the move
Agrium more
(15 November 2006 18:10)

WHO'S MOVING WHERE?
Paul Hoogenboom has been named by RPM International as senior vice president, manufacturing and operations, and chief information officer. .... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Wall Street anticipates housing growth
WALL STREET apparently has more faith in and higher hopes for the home-building sector - a key downstream consuming market for chemicals - than do.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

THINK TANK : Facing up to lost US auto business
THE RISING level of light vehicle imports into the US market will take away $8.2bn of chemicals sales between 2007 and 2008, according to the.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Landing to be a "soft" one, says economist
THE COMING slowdown in the US chemical industry is more likely to take the form of a "soft landing" than a pronounced downturn, according to one.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Borealis on solid track
Polyolefins producer Borealis has seen sales volumes advance by 5% for the year to date, bringing in €40m ($51m) of added EBITDA (earnings before.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

M&G seeks partnersfor Italian PET activities
Italian family-owned chemicals group Mossi & Ghisolfi (M&G) has asked merchant banker Rothschild to help find financial partners for its downstream.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

TVK leaps into profit in Q3
Higher polymer prices and sales volumes enabled Hungarian polyolefins producer TVK to achieve an operating profit of Ft3.55bn ($17.5bn) in the third.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Correction
Rhodia's tripolyphosphate plant in Huelva, Spain, being sold to Madhvani International, is still operational, and not shut down, as reported in last.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Rhodia Q3 profits soar on cost cuts
Improved operating performance, lower restructuring costs, plus strong demand and higher product prices helped Rhodia deliver a 14-fold rise to €112m.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Reliance set to expand?
Reliance Industries has been linked to a potential deal worth $2bn to buy BP's Belgian refinery and petrochemical business, in what would be a.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

India gains from end to quotas
India's textile and apparel industry boomed during 2005, the first year of quota-free trade. more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Aramco in China move
Saudi Aramco has opened an office in Shanghai, China,to tap local manufacturing competence and material supply services. more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

KPC eases its naphtha prices for 12 months
Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) has cut its naphtha contract price for supplies loading from December until November 2007 in a widely expected move,.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Iran to retain grip on petchems
THE Pricing of petrochemical products in Iran is unlikely to be afforded greater flexibility because it will remain under the tight grip of the.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

New Congress could pose challenge, says ACC chief
THE CHEMICAL industry could face problems if the new Democrat-controlled Congress seeks to impose inherently safer technology as a safety and.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

EEB: End chlorine's use of mercury
The European Environ-ment Bureau (EEB) has called on the chlorine industry to stop using mercury cells in its production processes. more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

ICIS radio: APLA special report
Anna Jagger reports from APLA, the Latin American petrochemicals conference, interviews Jorge de  Zavaleta, Senior commercial manager, Dow.... more
(13 November 2006 13:49)

ICIS Radio: APLA Special Report 2
Anna Jagger reports from APLA RSS Air Products weblink more
(14 November 2006 10:37)

ICIS radio: Epichlorohydrin
ICIS Chemical Business Americas Deputy Editor Ed Zwirn and Commodities Editor Ivan Lerner talk Epichlorohydrin.   RSS   Air.... more
(14 November 2006 11:04)

Neopentyl glycol
Uses Neopentyl glycol (NPG) is used primarily in base resins for coatings. Important uses are also found in hydraulic fluids, synthetic lubricant.... more
(15 November 2006 18:08)

MARKETS DATA BANK
SPOT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES more
(15 November 2006 14:30)

Brazil aims to become exporter
Brazil's chemicals sector is largely dependent on imports, and about half the domestic market for fertilizer and plant-protection agents is served by.... more
(15 November 2006 14:04)

Climate change must be dealt with, warns Stern
Action to combat climate change is urgent and "delaying action, even by a decade or two, will take us into dangerous territory". So warns Sir.... more
(15 November 2006 13:55)

CHEMICAL PROFILE: Butyl acrylate
Uses more
(14 November 2006 12:07)

Chemtura agrees rubber sales
Chemtura has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber activities and certain rubber chemicals.... more
(13 November 2006 09:33)

MARKETS DATA BANK
SPOT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES more
(14 November 2006 12:10)

What will the initiative include?
To reduce energy consumption, there are plans to equip mobile phones with reminders that users should unplug chargers once the battery is recharged. more
(15 November 2006 17:55)

SMEs voice their concerns
Objection, the alliance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) lobbying for improvements to Europe's proposed chemicals legislation, Reach,.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Three major visionary projects are under development by SusChem, the European
Three major visionary projects are under development by SusChem, the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry. more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

NEW PROJECTS
NEW PROJECTS more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

TOP STORIES FROM 20-26 November
1. Clariant to cut 2,200 jobs and close 10% of sites more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"Chinese manufacturers can play a major role in contributing to Saudi Aramco's supply chain." Esam A Mousli, vice president of materials supply,.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

COMMENT - Safety issues not so clear-cut
A little bit of honesty never went amiss when trying to build trust. Maybe this is why Cefic's director general, Alain Perroy, admits that the.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

5-MINUTE PROJECT WATCH
Spinning a yarn Performance Fibers is expanding its Bad Hersfeld, Germany, facility producing low-denier industrial yarn that is used in sewing.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

5-MINUTE MARKET WATCH
Force majeure lifted Huntsman has lifted force majeure on certain major methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) grades at its 400,000 tonnes/year.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

EU INSIDER
EU to revamp emissions trading post-2013 more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

WASHINGTON INSIDER - Democrats bring in the wind of change
Democrats have been swept to unfamiliar power in the US Congress mid-term elections. They are now in a position to launch a variety of legislative.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

THINK TANK - US chemical makers faceloss of automotive sales
The rising level of light vehicle imports into the US market will take away $8.2bn (€6.4bn) of chemicals sales between 2007 and 2008, the American.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

IN BRIEF Markets Watch
European LER moves up for November more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

BRICE'S PRICES
PE buyers get more than they bargained for more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

IN BRIEF Supply chain
Hupac opens Polish office in Warsaw more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

IN BRIEF Environment Watch
CIA and CBA renew care partnership more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

IN BRIEFEnvironment Watch
US firms get care partner approval The American Chemistry Council has approved Trinity Industries and Odyssey Logistics & Technology as Responsible.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

People on the move
AIR PRODUCTS Air Products has appointed George Bitto as vice president and treasurer. He replaces Laurie Stewart who has been named vice president.... more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

Markets Trends & Data
Trade minimal in muted markets more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

MARKETS DATA BANK
SPOT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES CONTRACT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

EEB calls for the end of mercury use in chlorine
The European Environ-ment Bureau (EEB) has called on the chlorine industry to stop using mercury cells in its production processes. more
(18 November 2006 12:54)

NPC to build 10 pipeline units in Iran
National Petrochemical Co (NPC) will build a further five units downstream to its pipeline project. more
(18 November 2006 12:54)