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

DSM targets €1bn in new sales
DSM has made a good start in the first year of its Vision 2010 strategy and is on track to achieve its target of €1bn/year ($1.3bn) of sales from.... more
(18 October 2006 17:30)

Parliament backs chemical substitution
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) welcomed last week's vote by the European Parliament's environment committee on Reach.... more
(16 October 2006 07:44)

Frutarom grows botanicals
ISRAEL-BASED Frutarom will take a bigger bite of the fine ingredients and flavor industry following its acquisition of global health ingredients.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Industry challenged in Reach final stages
European industry - or, at least, most of it - emerged as the winner in the first phase re-drafting of the EU's Reach legislative package last.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

North Korea's fallout in East Asia
WHETHER NORTH Korea actually detonated a nuclear weapon this week or not, there will be repercussions through East Asia and for foreign investment in.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Borouge CEO says Middle East should target niche markets
Petrochemical players in the Middle East need to move beyond commodity-based chemicals and compete in niche value-added areas. In an interview with.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

DuPont CEO targets $6bnin sustainability gains by 2015
DUPONT WILL broaden its product offerings to meet global environmental and safety needs, and expects its new sustainability program to add $6bn to.... more
(16 October 2006 14:11)

Workers at YNCCstrike over wages
Strike could tighten ethylene supply UNIONIZED STAFF at Yeochun Naphtha Cracking Center (YNCC), South Korea's largest ethylene producer, went on.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Naphtha buyers target lower premium from Kuwait
NAPHTHA TERM buyers are expected to eye lower premiums when Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) starts talks for contracts running from December 2006 to.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

EMS-Chemie sales lifted by polymers
EMS-Chemie sales lifted by polymers more
(18 October 2006 12:02)

Parliament backs chemical substitution
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) welcomed last week's vote by the European Parliament's environment committee on Reach.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Orbeo set up to trade CERs
Rhodia and investment bank Societe Generale have set up a joint venture to carry out their CO2 trading activities and capitalize on Rhodia's.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Blue chips face buy-out threats
Gemany's blue chip companies will become targets for leveraged buyouts, investment bankers predict. Up to now, the typical takeover targets for.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

farmers' burning ambition causes problems
farmers' burning ambition causes problems more
(18 October 2006 12:02)

Rockwood places Novasep on the block
ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS has put fine chemicals and pharma services company Groupe Novasep on the selling block, according to reliable sources in the.... more
(16 October 2006 13:32)

Rohm and Haas reorganizes to boost growth
ROHM AND Haas will take a series of strategic initiatives to accelerate growth and boost profitability. The company plans to reorganize its.... more
(16 October 2006 13:23)

Brazil eyes Japan for exports
THE BRAZILIAN ethanol industry is hoping that Japan will replace the US as its major export market. more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"We are well positioned to play in the champion's league in specialty chemicals" Klaus Engel, Degussa   "Earlier this decade, there.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

COMMENTARY
A proactive restructuring more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

5-minute newswatch
ferro halts plastic sale discussions Ferro halted talks to sell its specialty plastics unit to Wind Point Partners. "We did not feel that we.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Westlake buys Eastman polyethylene assets
EASTMAN CHEMICAL will sell its polyethylene business, Epolene polymer businesses, related assets and an ethylene pipeline to Westlake Chemical for.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

R&H, Rockwood form wood venture
ROHM AND Haas, and a Rockwood Holdings subsidiary are forming a joint venture to provide a range of advanced wood treatment technologies and services.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Regulations impede detergent innovation
Regulation, innovation and Asia dominate topics at the World Detergents Conference in Montreux, Switzerland. more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

China demand boosts fatty acids
CHINESE CONSUMPTION of Asian fatty acids has grown to 400,000 tonnes/year and is expected to more than double by 2010. more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

Future LAB feedstock in pipeline
Normal paraffin from gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant can soon replace kerosene-based n-paraffin, which will provide linear alkylbenzene (LAB) producers a.... more
(16 October 2006 07:40)

QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"Green is nice, but you won't get a penny for it" Michael Goode, Chemtura Ethanol is the fastest-growing commodity chemical in the world".... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

COMMENTARY
Pricing Power Play more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

5-minute newswatch
Pfizer Beats Expectations Pfizer reported a 109% increase in earnings per share to 46 cents in the third quarter, compared to 22 cents in.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

Smiles seen in third quarter
YOU CAN almost hear the popping of champagne corks. more
(21 October 2006 09:39)

Industry faces fight forexecutive talent
Does your picture of a typical European chemical company summon up a vision of a vibrant group led by a dynamic executive team? Hardly. more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

THINK TANK: Brazil election is a win-win for ethanol
With ethanol popularity going through the roof around the globe, Brazilian producers have found themselves in a cosy position in the presidential.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

Smell of success
Fragrance consumption increases as manufacturers sniff out new growth avenues within the cosmetics & toiletries and household markets. more
(21 October 2006 09:37)

Ethanol: a juggernaut to be?
ALTHOUGH STILL controversial, ethanol seems to have too much political and economic support to slow down now. more
(21 October 2006 09:38)

Genzyme gets AnorMed
IN AN all-cash transaction worth roughly $580m, or $13.50 per outstanding share, biotech major Genzyme will acquire Canadian biopharmaceutical.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

IN BRIEF: Pharmaceuticals
Aricept receives new indication approval more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

Top of the crops
THE CROP protection markets, including fungicides, insecticides and herbicides, have entered into a slight decline. However, producers still see some.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

CHEMICAL PROFILE: Polyethylene - LLD
DEMAND 2004: 9.1bn pounds 2005: 8.69bn pounds 2009: 9.225bn pounds, projected. Demand equals production plus imports (2004: 257m pounds 2005: nil).... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

WHO'S MOVING WHERE?
Mark Gwillim more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

THIS WEEK 100 YEARS AGO & 125 YEARS AGO
ICIS Chemical Business Americas, formerly CMR, traces its roots back to 1871 when the publication was called Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

Sabic sees record earnings on prices
SABIC achieved record net earnings in the third quarter of 2006, boosted by robust chemical prices and sales volumes. more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

Chemtura revamps strategy
New executive vice president Marcus Meadows-Smith talks to Joseph Chang about the company's quest to win back customers more
(21 October 2006 09:37)

Aromatics & Derivatives conference - take five
The successful Aromatics & Derivatives conference is doing the rounds again in the Netherlands next month more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

ICIS insight Asia launches Asian Petrochemical Database CD-ROM
Get all the statistics you need about the Asian petrochemical industry in an easy-to-use CD-ROM more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

Nova posts robust 3Q profits
NOVA CHEMICALS reported a third-quarter operating profit of $196m , up from $59m last year, citing a strong performance in olefins/polyolefins and.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

IN BRIEF Cosmetics/Personal care
Specialty actives at $400m more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

In Brief Europe Watch
Sanofi-aventissells rhodia stake Sanofi-Aventis has sold its 7.98% stake in France's Rhodia for around €193m ($240m) to French bank BNP. The.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

ExxonMobil to study $3bn Qatar project
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL Qatar and Qatar Petroleum have agreed to further study a proposed $3bn petrochemical complex project. more
(21 October 2006 09:36)

GAIL to set up $1.2bn venture
GAIL (INDIA) Ltd. has signed a joint venture agreement to set up a 54.60bn rupee ($1.2bn) gas cracker complex at Lapetkata in Assam state. more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

More Middle East firms look to go global
MORE MIDDLE Eastern petrochemical and chemical companies are seeking to become global players by acquiring or investing in overseas assets as they.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)

Toxic cloud is releasedat TiO2 plant
SCORES OF people were hospitalized last Monday after a toxic cloud was released from Huntsman's 95,000 tonne/year titanium dioxide plant in Calais,.... more
(21 October 2006 08:51)