ICIS - Search Articles by Date : June 15 2009 - June 21 2009

Rhodia survives chemical sector downturn through strict cost control
French specialty chemical producer Rhodia is surviving the downturn with a mix of flexibility and and tight control LIKE VIRTUALLY every.... more
(16 June 2009 00:00)

ICIS/Booz & Co. Roundtable discusses petrochemicals downturn
What should companies focus on during the downturn, and what will the future look like? Leading executives discussed these points at a recent.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

US auto restructuring will shake up plastics suppliers
US automotive plastics suppliers prepare for the aftermath of a massive industry restructuring. So what opportunities could this present? US.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Agchem market shows strength in downturn
Listen to an interview with Cropnosis director Gautam Sirur While others are struggling in the downturn, agchem businesses are literally.... more
(16 June 2009 00:00)

Agriculture chemical firms' interest in biopesticides rises
Interest in biopesticides is on the rise, as demand for healthier and safer agricultural products expands THE BIOPESTICIDES market sector is.... more
(16 June 2009 00:00)

Market intelligence: Speed is of the essence for Japan's chemical restructuring
malini hariharan/mumbai THE WRITING has been on the wall for some time now for the Japanese petrochemical sector: restructure or perish. A.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Think tank: Auto recovery could be a long time coming
In the short term, the General Motors bankruptcy is unlikely to have much of an additional negative impact on... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

New projects reported by ICIS: June 3-9, 2009
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS news, june 3-9, 2009 Notes: *Capacity: figures given in tonnes/year; tonnes/day are converted by multiplying by.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Borouge moves forward with expansions for Asia market
Abu Dhabi's Borouge plows ahead with two major petrochemical expansions, as it looks to Asia's growing market Joseph Chang and Bohan Loh/Seoul.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Endpoint: Kofi Annan's new global warming report is flawed
A new report predicts the world's end will be worse than the last report predicting the world's end THE OZONE layer was supposed to be gone .... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

News bites: 100 and 50 years ago
ICIS Chemical Business traces its roots back to 1871, when one of the original ­publications was called Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter 100.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

ICIS Heren energy news roundup and data
Isabel Save/London EU Allowances (EUAs) earmarked to fund carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot programs might not come up for sale until.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical market trends: Producers pushing for hikes
Crude values climb again. PVC demand is tipped to grow in Pakistan, which also sees Indian PP exports resume after a six-month lull. US cumene prices.... more
(15 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
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical profile: Ammonium nitrate
Uses Ammonium nitrate (AN) is primarily used as a fertilizer, either directly or combined with phosphates and potash. Where AN usage is.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

From our own correspondent: Shanghai fertilizers conference unforgettable for all the wrong reasons
Two weeks ago, I was having lunch with a French fertilizer distributor during the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) annual.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

This week's world news
US chemical sector still lags Asia recovery The US chemical sector has passed through the worst of its recession, but business conditions are.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Commentary: All change in agrochemicals
STROLLING THROUGH a glasshouse at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, in London , the UK, the other day, I noticed some strange... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Readers' letters
A long-time reader urges the magazine to push the message that the industry does care. Meanwhile ICIS bloggers question the impact of high oil.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

Chemical industry appointments
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: HEINZ-JURGEN BERTRAM has... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

What's On: New EU Reach online seminar
Reach poses threats and opportunities for businesses, and many are advanced in their preparations for this major new EU legislation. The seminar.... more
(15 June 2009 00:00)

ICIS Chemical News Central Podcast 15 June 2009
Feed Simon Robinson and Nigel Davis talk about US economic prospects Loan covenants time bombs M&A in the second half MOL.... more
(15 June 2009 14:46)

Joe Kamalick’s Washington Letter 15 June 2009
Like a zombie. The US climate bill has been slowed, but it’s still coming at you, says Joe Kamalick, chief Americas correspondent more
(15 June 2009 15:29)

ICIS chemical podcast June 15, 2009
FEED ICIS chemical podcast June 15, 2009 The latest issue of ICIS Chemical Business is covering specialty and agricultural chemicals..... more
(15 June 2009 16:06)

ICIS Pod: Chemical News Central: 19 June 2009
Feed Simon Robinson and Nigel Davis discuss: Ineos’ Grangemouth plant Strikes at Total’s Lindsey UK refinery Dow stake in .... more
(19 June 2009 16:04)