ICIS - Search Articles by Date : March 20 2006 - March 26 2006

Plastics Monitor - Producers seek March hikes
High feedstock prices see polyolefins sellers following up February hikes in March, and PS producers want prices up – despite falling styrene more
(21 March 2006 10:42)

Markets Trends & Data
Olefins contracts under discussion more
(20 March 2006 10:38)

Nova sees PE demand grow
A STRONG rebound in US polyethylene (PE) demand is expected this year, according to Nova Chemicals. more
(25 March 2006 10:02)

Global ethylene downturn in 2009
EVEN A substantial delay in capacity expansion in the Middle East would not prevent a global ethylene market downturn beginning in 2009, according to.... more
(25 March 2006 10:02)

ICIS TV: Addicted to oil
President Bush is determined the US will kick the oil habit. ICIS TV looks at the natural alternative. more
(24 March 2006 22:00)

ICIS TV: Safety first
A bill in the making, plant site security is prompting some lively debate. ICIS Managing Editor Stephen Burns gives his take on the issue. more
(24 March 2006 23:00)

MARKETS DATA BANK
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(21 March 2006 12:24)

MOL keeps assets in mind
What does the future hold for MOL? The Hungarian major is following a strict growth strategy by concentrating on diesel and making its petrochemical.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Independence day
Following a management buyout from ICI in 2000, logistics company Agility has sailed to success. Elaine Burridge looks at the company’s plans and the.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

VIEW FROM CHINA
NDRC SETS OUT ITS STALL FOR CHINESE PETCHEMS more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

NEW PROJECTS REPORTED IN ICIS CHEMICAL BUSINESS 20-27 MARCH 2006
NEW PROJECTS REPORTED IN ICIS CHEMICAL BUSINESS 20-27 MARCH 2006 Company Product Capacity Process Contractor Cost .... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Univar posts positive results
Chemicals distributor Univar has announced a 28% earnings increase for 2005 as the US and Canada turned in a strong performance. more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Great expectations for Europe
Expectations for Europe’s chemicals sector are still optimistic as we head into the second quarter of the year, according to the latest analysis from.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Steiner takes on key environment role
Achim Steiner has been elected executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), replacing Klaus Toepfer, who will step down at.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

CIA launches ReachReady programme
The UK’s Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has launched its ReachReady service, which it says is offering industry a ‘comprehensive range of.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

K+S reveals record year
Agricultural chemicals group K+S Group reported its best financial results in its history, as sales jumped 11% to €2.8bn for 2005. more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Oiltanking sells stake in Antwerp
Oiltanking has sold a 50% stake in its Antwerp, Belgium, terminal to Stolthaven Terminals, a division of Stolt-Nielsen. The deal, which is subject to.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Broström grows European fleet
SwedISH shipowner Broström is expanding its European fleet under an extended cooperation with Turkish partner Dünya Shipping. more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Ship-shape investment for Golden
Golden Energy, part of the Restis group, one of Greece’s largest family-owned shipping companies, is spending nearly $500m on new chemical/product.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Delegates pull deal out of fire
UN talks on Saicm were always going to be tricky but they nearly fell apart. Muriel Cozier reports on how delegates managed to rescue the talks and.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Roche’s flu effort upped
Roche’s efforts to ramp up production of its antiviral drug Tamiflu, to 400m treatments annually by the end of 2006, are being helped by expansion of.... more
(24 March 2006 10:01)

Saudi Aramco strategy revealed
Saudi Aramco wants to leverage its strong oil refining base in Saudi Arabia to become a major aromatics player, says a company official. Speaking at.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

China petchems soar
China’s production of petrochemicals such as ethylene, benzene, polyolefins, methanol, acetic acid and caprolactam rose by more than 20% in the first.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

IN BRIEF Europe Watch
ARKEMA TO SELL PRYLTEX BUSINESS more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Petrochina results hit by raw materials price hikes
Petrochina’s chemicals and marketing division achieved an operating profit of Rmb3.28bn (€336m/$410m) in 2005, substantially below the previous.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Acre report sparks GM crops debate
A draft report published by the UK’s independent Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (Acre) claims that society could be losing out on.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Huge rise in NicOx stock
French biotech firm NicOx has seen its share price more than double in recent weeks following two major deals with Pfizer and Merck over its.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

IN BRIEF Asia Watch
Lytone strikes chitin deal with navamedic more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Pilot carbon capture plant
The world’s largest pilot project to evaluate new carbon capture technology for removing carbon dioxide from conventional power stations has been.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

15 YEARS AGO10 YEARS AGO
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(25 March 2006 09:09)

MARKET TRENDS: Muted market with players away
Activity slow across the board. Producers look to raise butadiene prices while mixed xylenes jump up because of lack of material more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

MARKETS DATA BANK
Prices contained in this magazine are gathered by various ICIS sources through consultation with producers, consumers and traders across Europe and.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Dow and China work together to build green silicon products
Dow Corning is collaborating with China’s electronics manufacturers to develop environmentally friendly silicon-based materials. The materials will.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

L’Oréal takes over Body Shop assets
French cosmetics company L’Oréal has acquired the UK’s Body Shop in a deal worth £652m (€941m/$1.1bn). Body Shop will retain its separate identity.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Reckitt link to Pfizer bid
UK HOUSEHOLD cleaning and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines producer Reckitt-Benckiser has been mooted as a bidder for the OTC medicines arm of.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

EPA is awarded $5m in nano grants
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5m in grants which will be used to investigate the potential health and environmental.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

BASF ups Ludwigshafen production
BASF will raise its production of two chemical intermediates at its Ludwigshafen site, Germany, in the fourth quarter of 2006. more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

IN BRIEF Innovations
Printers to get new oled technology more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Slovak plant feeds MOL bio
Enviral will build a 100 000 tonne/year biopetrol component plant in Leopoldava, Slovakia. more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Repsol and Acciona put €300m into biodiesel
Repsol YPF and Acciona Energia have revealed plans to invest over €300m in the construction of biodiesel plants in Spain, a week after Infinita.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

IN BRIEF Environment Watch
HSC produces biocides response more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Shanghai jv is set to build industrial gases for Bayer
Shanghai HuaLin Industrial Gases, a joint venture (jv) between Linde and Shanghai Coking & Chemical Corp, is to build a €60m industrial gases plant.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Topsøe tech for methanol plant
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has licensed two-step reforming technology from Topsøe for a 1.65m tonne/year methanol project for the Saudi Methanol.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Foster Wheeler joins ONGC project
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has appointed Foster Wheeler Energy as the front-end technology consultant for the dual-feed cracker at its.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Polyolefins to get back to basics
Polyolefins projects in the Middle East must focus more clearly on the most attractive market segments to offset a decline in project fundamentals,.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Columbian sold to jv for $600m
Phelps Dodge has sold its industrial carbon-black subsidiary, Columbian Chemicals, to a venture owned by South Korea’s DC Chemical and One Equity.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

PetroRabigh broke ground on $9.8bn jv
Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (PetroRabigh), a 50:50 joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical, broke ground on its $9.8bn.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

Sasol puts Iran GTL project on hold
Sasol has put its feasibility studies on a planned gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Iran on hold because of the possibility of UN sanctions against.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

DuPont is leading US fight against climate change
DuPont has emerged as the leading US company in the fight against climate change, according to a recent report from a US-based national coalition of.... more
(25 March 2006 09:09)

EU INSIDER
EU EXPECTS MERGERS TO LEAD TO LOWER PRICING more
(25 March 2006 09:09)