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Getting the message across
AS WE NEAR THE 10th Anniversary of the World Summit in Rio, it is important to take stock of how much Responsible Care has contributed to performance.... more
(22 May 2002 10:21)

Taking responsibility
Industry, governments and environmental groups are working towards a global strategy on chemicals management more
(22 May 2002 10:20)

MMA US$100-120 hike sparks standoff
A standoff emerged in methyl methacrylate (MMA) markets last week with Chinese buyers strongly protesting against a US$100-120/tonne increase more
(24 May 2002 13:16)

NPC opts for project financing
Iran's National Petrochemical Co (NPC) is shifting to project financing from conventional (sovereign) and corporate financing for some of its new.... more
(24 May 2002 14:02)

Shell, Basell eye 50% stake in NPC's No8
Shell Chemicals and Basell are interested in acquiring a combined 50% stake in National Petrochemical Co's (NPC) No8 Olefins project more
(24 May 2002 14:58)

Nissho Iwai mulls Shaanxi BOPP
Nissho Iwai is in talks with Shaanxi Yanlian to build a 70 000 tonne/year biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film plant in Shaanxi, China more
(24 May 2002 14:14)

Fertiliser line No2 for Yunnan Jie Chem
Yunnan Jie Chemical (Group) Co plans to expand its potassium nitrate fertiliser unit in Yunnan, China, to 75 000 tonne/year by 2003 more
(24 May 2002 14:17)

Jilin begins Ji'an ABS expansion
Jilin Petrochemical has started expanding its 100 000 tonne/year ABS plant in Ji'an, Jilin, China more
(24 May 2002 14:15)

NPC: DSM takes stake in lldPE jv
DSM Petrochemicals has taken a 30% stake in a joint venture for the 300 000 tonne/ year ldPE plant planned downstream of Iran's Natioanl.... more
(24 May 2002 14:05)

Kerala to expand Indian titanium dioxide capacity
Kerala Minerals & Metals is expected to begin preliminary expansion work to increase its titanium dioxide pigment capacity more
(24 May 2002 13:57)

Sasol studies stake in Iran No9 olefins
Sasol Polymers is conducting a feasibility study into taking a stake of up to 50% in the cracker and PE capacities more
(24 May 2002 14:58)

Travancore Titanium to expand titanium dioxide
Travancore Titanium Products is expanding its 15 000 tonne/year titanium dioxide pigment plant in Trivandrum, India more
(24 May 2002 14:08)

NPC/Egypt agree on MoU for Egypt C2
Iran's National Petrochemical Co (NPC) and the Egyptian government have agreed on a draft MoU for their joint participation in a cracker more
(24 May 2002 14:56)

Chemicals output defies trend
Dutch chemicals, petroleum and rubber output continued to resist a downward trend in industrial output in February, according to data published by more
(21 May 2002 17:38)

Animal rights groups lobby EU
European environmental and animal protection groups have joined forces to demand that the new European Union chemicals policy be made fully more
(21 May 2002 17:37)

Schering reports successful Q1
German pharmaceuticals company Schering has enjoyed a successful first quarter and is continuing to seek acquisitions in its core businesses, more
(21 May 2002 17:37)

SNPE sustains knock-on effect of explosion
SNPE plunged into a loss last year due to difficulties caused by the explosion at its neighbouring Grande Paroisse AZF fertiliser plant in more
(21 May 2002 17:36)

Clariant plans to reorganise business
Clariant has reorganised its Life Science Molecules (LSM) business to focus on life-science markets. The new organisation will feature two global more
(21 May 2002 17:36)

Bidding invited for Bayer's H&R
German chemicals and life sciences group Bayer confirmed it has invited seven or eight interested parties to bid for its flavours and fragrances more
(21 May 2002 17:35)

Ciba/KFUPM in polymer tie-up
Switzerland's Ciba Specialty Chemicals has signed a cooperation agreement to develop polymer additives with Saudi Arabia's King Fahd University of more
(21 May 2002 17:35)

BASF completes plant investment
BASF has completed its investment programme for the production of optically active intermediates. It is now operating three plants to satisfy more
(21 May 2002 17:34)

HyRadix sets up in business
UOP and Sud-Chemie said they have formed a new company called HyRadix to supply fuel processors for stationary fuel cells. UOP will be the more
(21 May 2002 17:27)

Dynea sticks to Thai plans
Finnish industrial resins producer Dynea is investing up to about $5m in a new panel board adhesive resins plant in southern Thailand. The more
(21 May 2002 17:26)

Shifting sands
The past decade has seen a huge drop in fluorochemical business, largely due to the phasing out of CFCs. But demand for fluorochemicals - such as HFC.... more
(21 May 2002 17:44)

Biocide deadline comes and goes
The need for companies to adhere to the Biocide Products Directive introduced in 1998 has left the market battling against two opposing market forces.... more
(21 May 2002 17:47)

E-business review
A roundup of the world of e-business more
(21 May 2002 17:25)

Nobel causes
Chiral technology is the key to the pharmaceutical industry and the majority of new drugs are chiral molecules more
(21 May 2002 17:43)

Aiming for the top
Singapore aims to be at the top in biotechnology. With two big pharmas, Eli Lilly and Novartis, announcing plans to set up R&D facilities here, this.... more
(21 May 2002 17:41)

Smooth operators
From hair detangling polymers to skin softening elastomers, manufacturers flocked to the recent In-Cosmetics exhibition in London to show their wares more
(21 May 2002 17:48)

Mood swing
The fine chemical industry was focused on the US recently, with the Informex show in New Orleans closely followed by DCAT Week in New York City. Both.... more
(21 May 2002 17:39)

Avecia invests $100m in biotech capacity
Avecia is to build the world's largest purpose-built facility for making microbial-derived biologics in Billingham, UK. Kevin Cox, vice president more
(21 May 2002 17:22)

Ciba raises equity in CSCIL 6.5m share buy back
Ciba Specialty Chemicals (CSC) is expected to raise its equity in subsidiary Ciba Specialty Chemicals (India) (CSCIL) to 100% from 51%. CSL more
(21 May 2002 17:38)

Atofina may build complex in China
French petrochemical major Atofina is considering building a refinery-petrochemical complex in China, possibly in Shanghai. Representatives more
(21 May 2002 17:25)

BACS keen to clean up industry image
In early April the British Association for Chemical Specialities (BACS) held its agm and Annual Forum at the SAS Radisson Portman Hotel in London. more
(21 May 2002 17:24)

Atofina will not reopen Toulouse site
Atofina plans to invest some Euro35m ($31m) in reorganising the activities of its fertiliser subsidiary Grande Paroisse following the closure of its more
(21 May 2002 17:24)

Technology roundup
New route to nuclear fusion In a controversial research paper in Science magazine, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US claim more
(21 May 2002 17:24)

20% sales boost expected
German pharmaceuticals firm Boehringer Ingelheim expects operating profits to grow 13% this year and sales to rise about 20%. Chairman Rolf Krebs more
(21 May 2002 17:39)

Middle East crisis must not hamper recovery
"Industry executives are most concerned about the economic environment and just when the turnaround will come" more
(21 May 2002 17:50)

Ondeo Nalco finds a flexible solution
Canadian speciality chemicals firm Flexible Solutions has signed a multi-year manufacturing contract with Ondeo Nalco - a unit of French utilities more
(21 May 2002 17:23)

Sumitomo looks to expand
Japan's Sumitomo Chemical has confirmed its interest in Bayer's insecticides businesses, which the German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant has more
(21 May 2002 17:23)

FineTech sale falls through
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK Bio), the Belgian-based vaccine subsidiary of UK pharmaceuticals giant GSK, has acquired the manufacturing more
(21 May 2002 17:22)

A challenging time
The influx of a large number of new companies into the fine chemicals sector, mostly from Asia, is gradually changing market conditions in the.... more
(21 May 2002 17:50)

ESTADISTICAS DE PRODUCCION
Supplied by Asociacion Petroquimica y Quimica Latinoamericana (APLA) more
(21 May 2002 12:31)

Securing change
In the light of the 11 September attacks, the US chemical industry has resolved to tighten security at chemical sites more
(22 May 2002 10:19)

Beyond caring
Growing interest in sustainable development is influencing the progress of the Responsible Care initiative and many in the industry feel that the.... more
(22 May 2002 10:18)

Seeking the corporate sustainability stamp
No longer just a question of how burgeoning your balance sheet or how bulging your bank balance, investors are increasingly quizzing chemical.... more
(22 May 2002 10:18)

Getting ready for round two
The European Commission faces continued opposition from industry to its White Paper on chemicals policy. more
(22 May 2002 10:17)

Nothing but the truth
With the establishment of the Global Reporting Initiative, Muriel Cozier looks at moves to raise the standards of environmental and social reporting.... more
(22 May 2002 09:53)

CSR the wider context
CSR should be viewed in the context of what big business is intrinsically about - making money. more
(22 May 2002 09:51)

Beating the Responsible Care drum
Industry, far from sitting on the fence, is taking a serious approach to health, safety, and environment. Corporates are striving to make headway in.... more
(22 May 2002 09:52)