ICIS - Search Articles by Date : June 19 2006 - June 25 2006

Trading places
In the past few years, the paint industry has seen great competition across brands - from new entrants and well-established multinationals alike..... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Painting the future
Consumers in fast-growing economies in Asia and eastern Europe are driving the global market for paints and coatings more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

ICIS radio: Special Report: Chemspec
CMR's Clay Boswell chats with Simon Robinson about the recent Chemspec Show in Geneva, Switzerland, the impact of Chinese exhibitors and a looming.... more
(19 June 2006 13:11)

Pushing through cleanliness
Manufacturers of hygienic coatings and antimicrobial products make big claims for their products, but how effective are they? Glenda Thisdell reports more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Cargill buys into ethanol boom with Cevasa acquisition
Cargill is taking advantage of Brazil’s booming ethanol industry by purchasing a 63% stake in Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Central Energetica.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Talking up M&A
The chemicals sector has been rife with mergers and acquisitions in the past two years. A recent roundtable exercise looked at the driving factors.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Coatings get motor smart
The motor world has long been a major client to the coatings industry, and with the emergence of new ‘smart’ coatings, this relationship is set to go.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Networking Asia
ICIS Asian aromatics and derivatives conference more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

NEW PROJECTS
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED BY ICIS 19-25 JUNE 2006 more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

State government casts more doubt on RAG IPO
The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia still firmly opposes RAG chairman Werner Müller’s plans to carry out an initial public offering for an.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

5-MINUTE MARKET WATCH
Plock restarts Polish phenol plant more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

5-MINUTE PROJECT WATCH
EKA Chemicals puts $15m in Brazilian Cl0 2 more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

EU INSIDER
IP thieves beware more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

THE VIEW FROM CHINA
China takes the Ethanol route more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

IN BRIEF Americas Watch
Agrium $74.5m Pursell acquisition more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

WASHINGTON INSIDER
Too much gas, but prices still too high more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

THINK TANK
DuPont invests in bioplastics, but can the industry pay its own way? more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

IN THIS WEEK
15 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

GIBSON’S GRAPEVINE
Inching closer to bi-monthly pricing more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

IN BRIEF Markets Watch
SIRMAX starts up its Poland plant more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

IN BRIEF Environment Watch
PFOA found in New Jersey tap water more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

IN BRIEF Supply chain
Ravago takes cut in US polymers group more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

IN BRIEF Innovations
Glassy CO2 made more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

People on the move
DUPONT Jeffrey Keefer, more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Reliance may join Pequiven’s project
Reliance Industries is considering participating in Pequiven’s proposed olefins and aromatics project in Paraguaná, Falcón, northern Venezuela. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

LBC earmarks funds for EU and US efficiency drive
TANK STORAGE company LBC is investing more than €100m during the next three years, with major projects planned in Europe and the US. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Chevron and US academia hit on grass for biofuels
Chevron and the Georgia Institute of Technology are joining forces to develop commercially viable processes for the production of transportation.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Shell discusses $7bn GTL plan
Shell is in talks with Gazprom over the construction of a $7–8bn gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Russia. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Nanofibre gets primed for action
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a nano-fibre material that could be used to lighten the load for soldiers. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Yansab secures bank loan
Yanbu National Petrochemical (Yansab), an affiliate of Saudi major Sabic, has secured a package of loan contracts and facilities totalling.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Ethanol use to cut pollution in China
China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has been earmarked for a project to build facilities to produce cassava-based ethanol fuel for cars that.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Responsible firms get ACC recognition
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has said that companies meeting the requirements of Responsible Care are now recognised as fulfilling many of.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Bader expands UPR facility
The UK’s Scott Bader plans to expand its unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) capacity at its facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Cracker shutdowns force Asia prices higher
Multi-year high Asian olefins prices look set to continue into the second half, as players scramble to cover the production lost due to 11 planned.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Pakistan to protect chemicals industry
Pakistan’s fragile chemical industry received a boost after the government decided to hike tariffs to fend off foreign competition. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Ministers on right road for freight
Ministers from Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland have signed a letter of intent to set up an inter-operable rail freight corridor based on.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

China’s third accident in a week sees death toll rise
The death toll from a chemical plant explosion in China’s eastern Anhui province rose to 16 last week. The explosion, which occurred two week’s ago,.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Huntsman fire causes Texas hold-off
Texas Petrochemicals will hold back $70m of the $267.5m it had agreed to pay for Huntsman’s US butadiene and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

BP and DuPont makes biobutanol in UK
BP and DuPont plan to join together to develop and produce bio-butanol for the UK market by 2007. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Cefic sees slower output
European chemicals output (excluding pharmaceuticals) will rise by 2.6% in 2006, but growth may slow to 2.2% next year, according to revised.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

IPA rockets on Reliance delay
IPA rockets on Reliance delay more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Chevron jv chooses ABB
Saudi Chevron Phillips, a joint venture between Chevron Phillips Chemical and the Saudi Industrial Investment Group SIIG, has selected ABB Lummus.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

MTBE at a high
The European methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) factor to gasoline has moved from its all time low in April to a six-month high. more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Formosa to invest in PTA
Formosa Chemical and Fibre Corp (FCFC) will invest $162.5m to build a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) line at its Lungte plant in Yilan County,.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Phase out NPE, says EPA
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched an initiative to urge chemical producers and formulators of cleaning products voluntarily.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Recycled PET report launched
ICIS pricing now offers a recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin price report covering the European market. Launched in response to.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

AISE: more confidence in Reach
Charles Laroche, president of the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (AISE), has called on the European Union’s.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

A Sign of the Times
It is a sign of the times, last week Lego announced up to 900 jobs could go in Denmark as it plans to outsource a major part of its production to.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Purely medicinal, I assure you
Football-loving beer guzzlers breathed a sigh of relief last week after boffins revealed that the main ingredients in beer appear to thwart prostate.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)

Boehringer tops best employer list
For the fifth year in a row, German chemical managers have voted family-owned pharmaceutical producer Boehringer Ingelheim as the best company to.... more
(23 June 2006 18:20)