ICIS - Search Articles by Date : September 19 2005 - September 25 2005

Lanxess, Asahi Kasei refuse comment on Dorlastan talks
LONDON (ICIS news)--Lanxess, the Bayer chemicals spin-off, and Japan’s Asahi Kasei have both declined to confirm press reports that they are in.... more
(24 September 2005 11:29)

Message from electorate is to change everything…
Germany elected a new national government on 18 September. Dede Williams looks at the election from the chemical industry’s point of view more
(19 September 2005 08:49)

It’s bulls and bears for the October PA market
October could see bulls and bears being juxtaposed in the phthalic anhydride (PA) market. more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

PET sentiment to remain firm on bullish US market
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) prices looked set to stay firm on the back of surging demand from the US and stable feedstock costs. more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

Katrina effect casts a shadow on 2005 company forecasts
FEW CHEMICAL companies in the US have weathered the impact of Hurricane Katrina. more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

Asahi pins its hopes on spandex to boost profit
GIVEN THE unpredictability of Asian polyester markets (see page 29), it is little wonder that Asahi Kasei Chemicals is pinning its hopes on its.... more
(23 September 2005 13:03)

Jiutai targets methanol/DME
A dimethyl ether (DME) project in southern China will bring Shandong Jiutai Chemical Industry Technology Co closer to its aim of producing 1m.... more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

GLOBAL ROUNDUP: Markets
Branson considers his own refinery to cut fuel costs more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

GLOBAL ROUNDUP: Markets
Indonesia and ExxonMobil clinch $2bn oil deal at last more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

ROUNDUP Markets
NPCC to cut IPA unit’s op rate by half more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

Ban those bags? No problem
I must admit I had no regrets when the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra said last month that it would ban plastic carrier bags. more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

GLOBAL ROUNDUP
A summary of business, markets and new projects for the week 16-22 September 2005 more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

Market sentiment remains positive
Benzene and toluene offers increase, but trade is slow. Sentiment dips for paraxylene and orthoxylene. Styrene remains stable while phenol.... more
(23 September 2005 10:43)

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What lies beyond the news headlines and never makes it on page because of time and technical constraints? Tune in weekly, right here, to our.... more
(22 September 2005 16:22)

Continual evolution
Frank Rose, ICI group vice president, explains how product stewardship actively shapes future product development. Cath O’Driscoll reports more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Reaching out
The more companies do their homework now, the more they can step into the Reach debate with authority as it reaches its conclusion, writes Charles.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Acting responsibly
The chemicals sector is still at the forefront of corporate responsibility reporting, writes David Shirley, but needs to keep refining its good.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

A single voice for Europe
DSM chairman and Cefic president Peter Elverding faces challenges in reorganising chemical industry representation across Europe, writes Cath.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

New projects reported in ECN 19 September 2005
New projects reported in ECN 19 September 2005 more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

People on the move
John Clarke will replace Jack Ziegler as president of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare when Ziegler retires at the end of January next year..... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

TDG nurtures fertiliser deal out of Kemira
UK logistics company TDG has won a further contract from Kemira GrowHow. The three-year agreement, which follows a ten-year relationship between the.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

NEW CUSTOMER, NEW COLOUR FOR DEN HARTOGH’S TRUCKS
NEW CUSTOMER, NEW COLOUR FOR DEN HARTOGH’S TRUCKS more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Jurong berth is open for business
Operations have begun at Oiltanking’s new deepwater berth on Jurong Island, Singapore. more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Exel takeover pact agreed
Deutsche Post unveiled last week an agreed £3.7bn (€5.5bn/$6.7bn) takeover deal for UK logistics company Exel (ECN 12 September). The German postal.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

In Brief Markets Watch
Albemarle raises potassium hydroxide prices more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

New projects roundup
New projects roundup more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Sellers push for increased ABS margins
Rising feedstock and energy costs are forcing European acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene (ABS) sellers to push for higher prices. Sustained attempts to.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Europe ponders Q4 olefins price in a volatile market
European quarter four (Q4) olefins contract negotiations are taking place amid extremely volatile energy and feedstock prices and in a climate of.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Ammonia price reflects rocketing gas
European ammonia spot prices hit record highs last week of $300-310/tonne fob Yuzhnyy on the back of strong US demand. Natural gas prices are.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

US demand stretches PET
Despite a disappointing summer, Europe’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market has seen both pricing and demand escalate in the wake of Hurricane.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

BPA continues on a downwards trail
Bisphenol A (BPA) prices continued their slump into September, dropping by €70-150/tonne in a long market. more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

IN BRIEF: Markets Watch
Huntsman ups prices to offset extra costs more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Yemen trains stay on track
Air Products has received an order from Yemen LNG for two heat exchangers for the first-ever LNG plant in Yemen. more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Borealis invests in Europe
Borealis will invest €102m in an expansion of its phenol, aromatics and cross-linkable polyethylene (xlPE) capacity in northern Europe. more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

CPC eyes Taiwan build
Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) will seek government approval in October for a major integrated project in southern Taiwan. more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Gail to fund Kerala plans
Gail will invest Rupee97.5bn (€1.8bn/$2.2bn) in Kerala, India, in four major projects downstream of a 2.3m tonne/year liquefied natural gas (LNG).... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Sharq plans EG plant for Jubail site
Eastern PetrochemicaL Company (Sharq), a Sabic affiliate, has entered into a contract with the Korean Samsung Engineering Company for the.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Debottlenecking for Daesan plants
LG Daesan Petrochemical, an LG Chem subsidiary, could debottleneck its styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and butadiene rubber (BR) plants in Daesan,.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Lukoil/Uhde to hike caustic soda output
Lukoil-Neftekhim, the petrochemical subsidiary of Russia’s oil company Lukoil, is to sign a contract with Uhde in October to upgrade caustic soda.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Biodiesel unit for Piesteritz
J C Neckermann based in Wurzburg, Germany, plans to build a €67m plant in Piesteritz to produce biodiesel from rapeseed oil, and pharmaceutical grade.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Sabic outlines plans for expansion
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) intends to invest $70bn on expansions within the next 15 years, according to Arab News. more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Shenyang set on PVC plant
Shenyang Chemical is in talks with European and Japanese licensors about a 50 000 tonne/year paste-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in Shenyang,.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Petron wins grant to study BTX unit
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded Petron Corporation, the Philippine’s largest oil refining company, a $570 000 grant partially.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Are high crude prices about to impact?
Are petrochemicals about to suffer a double hit from the current high oil prices, as destocking accelerates and global economic growth falters? Past.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Government grant for PVC research
The UK-based PVC sustainability research network VinylSUM has been awarded £600 000 (€1080 000) of government funding to improve the sustainability.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

Public view sought over institute
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its February proposals to create a European Institute of Technology (EIT). more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

One-step caprolactam
Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK, have found a new one-step process for producing caprolactam, the precursor of nylon 6. It.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

IN BRIEF: News Watch
€2m to Crucell for antibiotic research Dutch biotechnology firm Crucell has received a grant of up to €2m from the Dutch Ministry of Economic.... more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

IN BRIEF News Watch
India’s SRF and shell sign Kyoto CDM deal more
(24 September 2005 08:21)

DuPont steels itself for health and safety action
DuPont is among the first of a number of companies from around the world to sign up to the first ‘World Safety Declaration’. more
(24 September 2005 08:21)