ICIS - Search Articles by Date : August 21 2006 - August 27 2006

Markets Data Bank
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(22 August 2006 13:45)

SusChem tests the water with latest action plan
SusChem, the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry, presented its draft implementation action plan last week at its fourth.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Nova styrenics restructuring is on track
NOVA CHEMICALS expects to meet its $65 million annual cost-reduction goal by the end of 2006. more
(26 August 2006 11:09)

Ferro to sell plastics unit for $133M
Ferro will sell its specialtyplastics business to private eq-uity investment firm Wind Point Partners for $133 million. The sale is scheduled to.... more
(26 August 2006 11:09)

Workers are key in Degussa preparations
HURRICANE KATRINA did little structural damage to Degussa's Mobile, Ala., plant when it struck last August, but it did highlight the need to get.... more
(26 August 2006 11:09)

IN BRIEF News Watch
LYONDELL PREPARESFOR BDO OUTAGE Lyondell's 55,000 tonne-per-year butanediol plant in Channelview, Tex., will undergo a five- to six-week outage.... more
(26 August 2006 11:09)

Ashland to sell APAC for $1.3B
ASHLAND HAS signed an agreement to sell Ashland Paving and Construction (APAC) to Oldcastle Materials for $1.3 billion. more
(26 August 2006 11:09)

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(25 August 2006 15:02)

Huntsman to exit base chemicals
Huntsman expects a complete withdrawal from the base commodity chemical sector by the end of the year, in anticipation of intense competition from.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

IN BRIEF Markets Watch
FM for ABS after fire more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

IN BRIEF Supply chain
BASF GIVES IMCD MONOMER CONTRACT more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Working together for the best results
Good contractors are like gold dust these days, and without one the result is the inevitable rise in costs and lengthy delays to project timescales..... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

IN BRIEF Innovations
COMBATING TERRORISM more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

IN BRIEF Environment Watch
Dow picks up stellar energy-saving star more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

THINK TANK
Sinopec pushes on for E&C global domination more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Biofuel firm gets state ok
Advanced Biofuel Technologies has received state approval to develop a biodiesel project in Malaysia. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Ashland fined by EPA
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with Ashland on alleged clean-air violations at the firm's plant in Illinois. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Paraxylene reachs top of curve
Paraxylene (PX) spot numbers are showing signs of having peaked, following a sustained upward climb. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Brazil Bank to fund Comperj
Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) could finance up to 50% of the Rio de Janeiro Basic Petrochemicals Refinery (Comperj). more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Israel Chemicals' Q2 operating profits slump
Israel Chemicals, a speciality chemical and fertiliser maker, posted lower operating profit for the second quarter (Q2). more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Sipchem net up 26%
Saudi International Petrochemical (Sipchem) posted a 26% rise in its first half net profit to Riyal 219.6m (€45.6m/$58.6m) compared with the same.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

China spots gas hydrates potential
China plans to spend $800m over the next ten years to look into using natural gas hydrates to cut its dependence on fossil fuels, the government said. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

China players up LER in line with BPA
China's epoxy resins producers have raised prices of liquid epoxy resins (LER) by Yuan500/tonne ($62.8/€48.8) to reflect rising bisphenol A (BPA).... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Sabic pushes up PE/PP on high costs
Sabic is braving lacklustre demand and hiking offers for polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) in the Middle East by $200/tonne and $120/tonne,.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Ashland sells to reaffirm strength
Ashland is selling its ­paving and construction subsidiary (APAC) to Oldcastle Materials for $1.3bn. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

CECO signs $1.28bn deal for Songa Shipholding
Camillo Eitzen & Co (CECO) subsidiary Eitzen Chemical has signed an agreement to buy Songa Shipholding for $1.28bn. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Alfred Talke takes full control
Alfred Talke has taken full control of its dry bulk joint venture Hoyer-Talke. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

EC aims for HSE unity
The European Commission is conducting a public consultation on its draft proposal for the introduction of the Globally Harmonised System of.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Industry waits for news on Keltic Nova Scotia plans
Keltic Petro­chemicals is expected to make an announcement in early September about the progress of its long-awaited C$4.5bn (€3.15bn/$4.03bn) Nova.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Ineos gets EC approval
The European Commission has approved Ineos’ purchase of BP’s ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol business based at Dormagen after an extensive review. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

The pressure's on as recess ends
When the US Congress resumes deliberations in September, that fractious body will have fewer than 20 days to complete work on a range of crucial.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
FlexSys flexes its ­patent muscle again more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

IN BRIEF Europe Watch
BoC shareholders accept linde offer more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

EU INSIDER
Longer hours and more pay, please more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

First half positive for many, second half likely buoyant
Firms kept reporting their first half performance through August, with Lanxess, Ciba Specialty Chemicals and Wacker being some of the bigger names. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Akzo Nobel and Organon break up
Akzo Nobel is selling 20-30% of its Organon Biosciences unit through an initial public offering (IPO), which is expected in early 2007, on the.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

VIEW FROM INDIA
Pesticide worries spook India more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

IN BRIEF Americas Watch
Monsanto gets delta and pine land more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

People on the move
BO DANKIS more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

5-MINUTE MARKET WATCH
DOW UNIT OUT FOR COMPETITIVENESS REVIEW more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Thailand minstry intends to put stoppers on MTBE
Thailand's ministry of energy will continue with its ambitious plan to ban the sale of the fuel additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) by the.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Clinton looks at pollution
Former US president Bill Clinton has launched the Clinton Climate Initiative and Large Cities Climate Leadership Group. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Yet another workplace fatality
Investigations are under way into the death of a contract worker at ­Lyondell's Equistar chemical plant in Channelview, Texas. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Cost of Reach shoots up
The European Commission's draft budget for the European Chemicals Agency has indicated that the cost of Reach to business looks set to be higher than.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Hear no Reach, see no Reach attitude prevails
Research from the Netherlands arm of accountant KPMG indicates that some 40% of companies 'claim to be barely aware' of what the impending European.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Egypt to host meeting for Saicm
Following the adoption of the Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management (Saicm) in Dubai earlier this year, the first regional meeting.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Solvay jv to build HF plant
Belgium's Solvay and ­China's Zhejiang Lantian Environ­mental Protection Hi-Tech Co are to build a hydrogen fluoride (HF) plant in ­Zhejiang, China,.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

Ferro sells plastics arm for $133m
Ferro has agreed to sell its speciality plastics business to private equity firm Wind Point Partners for $133m and is considering further divestments. more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

ChinaCoal mulls Mongolia DME
China National Coal Group (ChinaCoal) plans to build a largescale dimethyl ether (DME) plant in northern China together with Sinopec and three other.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)

A web of success for textiles
Textiles is yet another industry where China is leading the race. But Western companies have kept a tight grip on one slice of the market pie - the.... more
(26 August 2006 11:43)