ICIS - Search Articles by Date : May 14 2007 - May 20 2007

New projects summary
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS 14-20 May 2007 Company Product Capacity Process Contractor Cost Startup .... more
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China has enormous potential in paint and coatings for cars, electronics and computerised toys
China has enormous potential for coatings for cars, electronics and computerised toys, writes Terry Knowles more
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Commentary
Changing of the guard CAPITIAL INVESTMENT is moving abroad, leaving North America with aging assets and a landscape barren of new large-scale.... more
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QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"It takes more capital, but you've got a right to acquire more capital" Joel Balbien, Kreido Biofuels See page 27 "Monomer and polymer.... more
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5-minute news watch
Albemarle consolidates Albemarle is moving the operations of its pilot plant in Dayton, Ohio, to its recently acquired pharmaceutical plant in.... more
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Mylan pays $6.6bn for Merck generics
US-BASED Mylan Laboratories has agreed to acquire Germany's Merck KGaA's generics unit for €4.9bn ($6.6bn) in cash, edging out private equity firms.... more
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Lonza reorganizes microbial biopharma
LONZA HAS finalized a new strategy for its microbial biopharmaceutical business aimed at delivering a turnaround one year sooner than the three.... more
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US one market shock away from fuel crisis
GOVERNMENT AND private sector energy experts warned Congress last Tuesday that the US is only one major market incident away from a gasoline crisis.... more
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Housing is still in decline
THE OUTLOOK for the housing sector continues to deteriorate, US home builders said last Tuesday, with a slow recovery not expected until late this.... more
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It's time to enter ICIS ­Innovation Awards 2007
THE CALL for entries for the fourth annual ICIS Innovation Awards has been made and the clock is now ticking toward the July 2 deadline. Do you.... more
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Expose yourself in the Green Book
NOW IS the time to ensure you are included in the OPD Chemical Buyers Directory 2008, which will be ­published in October. To enter your.... more
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ICIS conferences
The 1st ICIS Asian Base Oils& Lubricants Conference Sponsored by Petronas June 20-21 Venue Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.... more
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Conferences & events
CERI 2007 Petrochemical Conference June 3-5 Kananaskis Village, Alberta, Canada Gulf Petrochemicals 2007 June 4-5 Manama, Bahrain .... more
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CP workers start nationallabor strike
CANADIAN PACIFIC Railway (CP) maintenance workers began a country-wide strike last week. The 3,200 CP workers are seeking wage increases of 13%.... more
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Dow and Shenhua to sign coal-to-chemicals pact
THE SHENHUA Group of China and Dow Chemical say they will sign a cooperation agreement and announce plans for a feasibility study into a world-scale.... more
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Koch and Blackstone out of GE deal
KOCH INDUSTRIES and Blackstone Group are not among the three parties bidding on GE Plastics, sources reported last week. "Koch and Blackstone.... more
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Dow and Aramco sign deal
SAUDI ARAMCO and Dow Chemical have signed a detailed memorandum of understanding to build, own and operate the Ras Tanura integrated project valued.... more
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US panel links BP accidents
THE SHORTCOMINGS that led to the fatal 2005 explosion at a BP refinery in Texas were similar to the problems behind the company's Alaska pipeline.... more
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Biofuels may harm planet more than they help it
FIRST-GENERATION biofuels that use vegetable oil and corn for feedstock can increase up-front greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to a.... more
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Algae to be developed as green feedstock
MICROORGANISMS SUCH as algae could be the next renewable source of lower-cost chemical feedstock. "Microorganisms are more dependable compared to.... more
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Solar gains power
THE GROWTH of solar power is "exploding," particularly in countries such as Japan, where the cost of generating solar power is "almost approaching.... more
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Who's moving where
Robert Wedinger  has been named to the position of group president, performance specialties, for Chemtura. Performance specialties includes.... more
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ICIS radio Americas: 14 May 2007
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In Cosmetics 2007 Market trends
Market trends affecting the global cosmetics industry from in-cosmetics, Paris. more
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In Cosmetics 2007 aphrodisia
Some of the ways industry helps people look good and attract the right partners more
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ICIS radio: APIC 2007:BASF special report
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ICIS radio Americas: Special report: Dow Corning and Hemlock
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ICIS Radio: Apic: Sumitomo's middle east plans
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Reach legislation, rising production costs, and manufacturing's shift to the east puts Europe's paint industry under pressure
With the pressure of Reach legislation and rising production costs, the European paints industry is having to be innovative to stand its ground in a.... more
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Coat of many colours
Coatings supplier SigmaKalon has built up its business using a multi-faceted approach to become a top European supplier with wider plans more
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THINK TANK
Outlook bright this quarter for ethylene as the downturn is pushed further back more
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Chemical costs push manufacturing out
The rising cost of natural gas and its knock-on effect on chemicals pricing are undermining the broad American manufacturing sector, according to a.... more
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20 YEARS AGO/10 YEARS AGO
IN THIS WEEK ECN 25 May 1987 BP sells detergents business BP Detergents International (BPDI) has signed agreements to sell three of its.... more
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People on the move
Kline & Company has appointed Ian Butcher to the newly created position of senior vice president, global client liaison. Butcher will be.... more
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IN BRIEFEnvironment Watch
COMMISSION'S BIOFUELS CONSULTATION OPEN The European Commission has launched a public consultation on biofuels. The consultation open until 4.... more
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COMMENT
Is anyone safe from predators? We are indeed living in interesting times. Just as the Dow Chemical break-up furore begins to recede, up pops.... more
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QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"We have to be realistic. We have to cope with what's going on" Sheikh Ali al-Jarrah al-Sabah, Kuwait's oil minister after the budget for the.... more
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TOP STORIES FROM 11-17 May
1. INSIGHT: Ethylene chain looking bright LONDON - Petrochemical and polymer producers look set for another strong quarter as margins in key.... more
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5-minute Americas watch
Rockwood adds more colour pigments Rockwood Holdings is acquiring the global colour pigments business of UK-based Elementis for around.... more
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5-minute Market Watch
Azelis strikes UK deal with US-based RTP Azelis Plastics UK has begun ­distributing specialist engineering ­polymers in the UK,.... more
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5-minute Project Watch
Sabic to double Saudi PS two years later SABIC is delaying its plans to double polystyrene (PS) capacity to 350,000 tonnes/year at.... more
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Mobility at your fingertips
Millions of faithful Brazilians watched as Pope Benedict XVI visited South America's largest city earlier this month, but little do they know that.... more
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Brice's prices
Snug styrene sees prices soar in europe... It's been quite a month for European styrene. Spot prices are spiralling up, disgruntled buyers have.... more
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IN BRIEF Markets Watch
Pigments prices rise in North America  Holliday Pigments, the world's largest manufacturer of ultramarine pigments, has announced a May.... more
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IN BRIEF Supply chain
RHODIA/SPECIALCHEM JOIN OMNEXUS Rhodia Polyamide's engineering plastics activities and online serivce company SpecialChem have launched a new.... more
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EU INSIDER
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ENTERS FINAL STRAIGHT After nearly 17 years of negotiations, a free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and the Gulf.... more
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IN BRIEFAsia Watch
China cracks down on its polluters China's environmental watchdog has found a number of companies located along the Songhua River in breach of.... more
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ASIA INSIDER
THE RACE THAT'S FUELLING THE COAL MARKET It's full steam ahead in China's coal mines as demand for coal as a feedstock for methanol plants is set.... more
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Gasoline values force up US prices
Numbers rise across the board, boosted by strong gasoline values and tight supplies. Butadiene and benzene break records, while xylene prices are at.... more
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Commodities remain thinly traded
Buying interest suffers as a European holiday and an Asian conference drag players away from markets. Most aromatics see gains, but deals are few and.... more
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