ICIS - Search Articles by Date : January 16 2006 - January 22 2006

PLASTICS MONITOR: New year gets off to a flyer
European producers have high hopes for January numbers as buyers restock. Asian markets finished the year on a high, buoyed by tight supply more
(19 January 2006 12:39)

MARKET TRENDS: Ethylene continues steady climb
Ethylene prices continue to rise strongly following a confirmed pipeline deal. Propylene soars in Europe and Asia but increases may be short-lived more
(18 January 2006 12:34)

Symrise acquires Kaden Biochemicals
SYMRISE IS expanding its reach beyond fragrances, flavors and cosmetic ingredients with the acquisition of Hamburg, Germany-based Kaden Biochemicals.... more
(21 January 2006 10:52)

BASF could sweeten offer for Engelhard
BASF COULD sweeten its offer for Engelhard to at least $40 with little impact on future earnings, according to Credit Suisse’s European Chemical.... more
(21 January 2006 10:52)

Lonza buys UCB bioproducts unit
LONZA HAS acquired the bioproducts manufacturing division of Belgian biopharmaceuticals firm UCB for €120 million ($145.5 million). more
(21 January 2006 10:52)

IN BRIEF News Watch
Deepak in expansion more
(21 January 2006 10:52)

FDA rejects group’s charge against DuPont
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected claims by the Environmental Working Group that DuPont failed to report unfavorable test data on one.... more
(21 January 2006 10:52)

ICIS radio: Chemical News Central 16 January 2006
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(16 January 2006 14:33)

ICIS radio: Chemical News Central 23 January 2006
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(20 January 2006 16:50)

EIB GRANTS NESTE €150m TO UPGRADE PORVOO REFINERY
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €150m to Neste Oil to upgrade its Porvoo refinery, east of Helsinki, with a new hydrogen plant,.... more
(16 January 2006 16:16)

Gibon's Grapvine
Contracts going flexible in 2006? Settle an ethylene contract and it seems certain that naphtha pricing will do a U-turn. This quarter’s ethylene.... more
(16 January 2006 15:59)

IPPC group’s first meeting
The first meeting of Europe’s Integrated Pollution and Prevention Control (IPPC) advisory group took place last week. The group will support the.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Contracts signed for Kuwait plant
Petrochemical Industries Co (PIC) has awarded a contract to South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction (SKEC) and Italy’s Tecnimont to build an.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Linde wins African Sasol EPC contract
Sasol has awarded Linde the detail engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 100 000 tonne/year 1-octene plant in Secunda, South.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

IN BRIEF: Innovations
CEFIC LAUNCHES THIRD LRI SCIENCE AWARD more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

New company will help with Reach
The UK’s Whyte Group is proposing to establish a specialised company to handle the implementation of Reach, Europe’s impending chemical legislation..... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

IM Skaugen figures up on year of strong trade
Norwegian shipper IM Skaugen has reported improved results for 2005. Preliminary figures show earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

WASHINGTON INSIDER
US GROUP CALLS ON EPA TO WITHDRAW PROPOSALS more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Joint study for gas units
Mitsubishi and Mitsui are to submit a feasibility study to the Sakhalin administration by the end of the first quarter 2006 for the construction of.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

IN BRIEF: Markets Watch
RUSSIAN EXPORTS UP more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

New build for Assaluyeh
Boushehr Petrochemical, a subsidiary of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC), is planning to build a 2.6m tonne/year methanol plant in.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Degussa bids widening
Dow Chemical may be joining the race to take over Degussa’s construction chemicals division, according to press reports. more
(20 January 2006 14:36)

Fosfertil looks at Brazil plant
Fosfertil is considering building a fertiliser plant in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Ligand agrees to pay up
US drug developer Ligand will pay Akzo Nobel’s healthcare business, Organon, $14.75m by 30 January to settle a dispute over co-promotion fees,.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

PFOA is safe, DuPont hits back
DuPont has hit back at claims from US environmental groups that it did not fully comply with federal and state reporting requirements linked with.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

IN THIS WEEK
15 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

IN BRIEF: Project Watch
HENAN YUHANG UPS PVC AND CAUSTIC SODA more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

GIBSON’S GRAPEVINE
ETHANOL, THE SWEET SOLUTION TO SOARING OIL more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Repsol committed to Peru LNG
Repsol YPF has marked the start of its $3.1bn liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Peru with a site presentation ceremony in Pampa Melchorita,.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Novartis ups its venture fund
Novartis’ venture fund increased its liquidity significantly last year, to $190m, after making more money from exits than it paid out in investments..... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Reliance on market may mean new India IPA plant
Reliance Industries is considering building a 100 000 tonne/year isopropanol (IPA) plant by 2008-09 at Jamnagar, Gujarat, India, if market conditions.... more
(20 January 2006 14:40)

IN BRIEF: Environment Watch
GE PLASTICS CITED BY EPA IN POLLUTION CASE more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Frutarom takes 70% of Gewurzmuhle Nesse
Israeli flavours and fragrances company Frutarom has acquired a 70% stake in Germany’s Gewurzmuhle Nesse. Frutarom will pay €18.4m, plus a fee based.... more
(20 January 2006 14:36)

Wilton to get biotech centre
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has signed a deal with Thermal Transfer to construct and commission a National Industrial Biotechnology.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Ciech sees big sales increase after buys
Poland’s Ciech group is targeting a 50% rise in sales this year with the aid of acquisitions after meeting its 2005 revenue and net profit targets. more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

IN BRIEF: Supply Chain
OMYA TO DISTRIBUTE EKA COLLOIDAL SILICA more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Mosaic’s Q2 earnings fall short of forecast
US fertiliser firm Mosaic swung into profit in its fiscal second quarter, but the result fell well short of analysts’ expectations as higher.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Bucknum settles Biogen case
The former legal counsel of US drugs manufacturer Biogen Idec has settled an insider trading case which has cost him $3m. Thomas Bucknum, who.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

EUROPE NEWS
MOLDOSIN PRIVATISATION CANCELLED BY STATE more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

PEOPLE AT THE TOP
FRANS PISTORIUS more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
CHANGES IN GERMAN CARTEL RULES MULLED more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

COMMENT
Ready to learn from Jilin spill more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

5-MINUTE MARKET WATCH
FORMOSA BP ACETIC UNIT RUNNING AT 75% more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

5-MINUTE PROJECT WATCH
SINOPEC YANHUA CRACKER START-UP PUT BACK more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

MARKETS DATA BANK
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(20 January 2006 13:12)

Manage outsourcing and minimise the risks
The outsourcing of non-core business functions to Asian partners is growing, but how do you ensure success? more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Brazil drives on alcohol use
Brazil has long used ethanol in its domestic car fleet, but recent years have seen a resurgence of flex-fuels, and increasing ideas of exporting.... more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

Tronox wins $20.5m in state aid for site clean-up
Tronox, recently spun out of Kerr-McGee Chemical through an initial public offering, has won $20.5m from the US government to pay for site.... more
(20 January 2006 14:39)

IN BRIEF Asia Watch
SINOPEC EYES ZRCC DEAL FOR 28 FEBRUARY more
(20 January 2006 13:12)

MIDDLE EAST INSIDER
SAUDIS GET A SPRING IN THEIR STEP more
(20 January 2006 13:12)