ICIS - Search Articles by Date : April 22 2002 - April 28 2002

Fish Oil Prices Soar on Tight Supply
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Caschem Starts Castor Oil Plant
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

MRC in talks with CNOOC&Shell Petchem for C4
Mitsubishi Rayon Co (MRC) is in talks with CNOOC &Shell Petrochemicals Co to obtain C4 feedstock supply for its proposed second methyl.... more
(22 April 2002 16:06)

Interest payment concerns plague Chandra Asri
Chandra Asri was last week holding internal discussions to determine whether it will able to meet its first interest payment under a.... more
(22 April 2002 16:20)

Japan will implement new tax
The Japanese government is set to introduce a 2% corporate tax surcharge on companies adopting a new consolidated tax system, overruling objections.... more
(22 April 2002 16:21)

ICI set to resurrect Pakistan PTA talks
ICI is looking at the possibility of restarting negotiations with potential strategic investors in its subsidiary Pakistan PTA, a source close to.... more
(22 April 2002 16:21)

IOC and ONGC in talks on bid to acquire IPCL stake
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is in talks to team up with Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to to acquire a controlling 26% stake in Indian Petrochemicals Corp.... more
(23 April 2002 17:13)

Lanzhou C2 put off as PetroChina fails to find partner
PetroChina has shelved its 600000 tonne/year cracker project in Lanzhou, Gansu, China, because it could not find a joint-venture partner, a source.... more
(23 April 2002 17:14)

Inchon prepares to woo new investors
Inchon Oil hopes to attract a strategic foreign or domestic investor to take a controlling stake in the company after it selects an M&A advisor.... more
(23 April 2002 17:15)

Iffco, QFAA eye Iran NH3 stand-alone
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco), its associate company Krishak Bharati Co-operative (Kribhco) and Iran's Qeshm Free Area Authority.... more
(23 April 2002 17:16)

Huntsman MDI No2 for China?
Huntsman Polyurethanes may build a second Asian methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) plant in Caojing, Shanghai, China, in the long term, if.... more
(23 April 2002 17:19)

Japan cities propose PET bottles tax
TWELVE large Japanese cities are looking to introduce a local sales tax on PET bottles, ACN has been told. The proposal to impose a Yen10 (7 cents).... more
(23 April 2002 17:20)

Mitsubishi, Toyobo, MGC in alliance talks
Discussions are taking place for a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and qualified terephthalic (QTA) alliance in Japan between Mitsubishi Chemical.... more
(23 April 2002 17:23)

PVC price soars $100 a tonne
PVC prices for May have risen US$100/ tonne to US$720/tonne cfr China after Japanese producers successfully concluded business at this level. Market.... more
(23 April 2002 17:26)

Japan petchems forecasts fall
Declines in stock valuations and exports and increased restructuring costs have forced several Japanese petrochemical players to once again revise.... more
(23 April 2002 17:56)

Bayer scraps Indon, Taiwan polyol expansion plans
Bayer has cancelled plans to expand its polyol capacities in Indonesia and Taiwan. The German major told ACN in 2000 that it planned to use impact.... more
(24 April 2002 15:51)

Newscan
Acros Organics has signed an agreement to market research quantities of ChiroTech's range of chiral organic advanced intermediates, unnatural amino more
(26 April 2002 13:04)

Focus on fine chemicals
Speakers at the latest Fine Chemicals Conference tackled some challenging themes. Subjects up for discussion included how best to reduce the gap.... more
(26 April 2002 13:08)

Another good year for Swiss pharmaceuticals
Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical exports increased by 16.6% to SF41.8bn ($24.3bn) last year, according to data from the Swiss Society of Chemical more
(26 April 2002 13:16)

Reshuffle at Lonza as two resign
Lonza's chief executive officer and deputy chief executive have both resigned, prompting a major senior management reshuffle at the Swiss fine more
(26 April 2002 13:23)

French safety rules are ineffective, says inquiry
Proposed legislation on industrial risks in France is inadequate, according to the French parliamentary inquiry commission on industrial safety more
(26 April 2002 13:24)

UCB beats target with 25% rise in profits
A better than feared achievement from its chemicals business, plus a stellar performance from pharmaceuticals helped Belgium's UCB unveil a 25% more
(26 April 2002 13:25)

Technology
Synetix plans to develop an improved synthetic route for the PhanePhos ligand. Synetix recently licensed the phosphine-based more
(26 April 2002 13:27)

E-business review
DSM has successfully completed the first transactions through the online store that forms part of its new more
(26 April 2002 13:28)

Upstream
Antidumping duties imposed by the European Union against polysulphide polymers imported from the US are likely to be more
(26 April 2002 13:30)

A two-way solution
Balancing the needs of industry and environmental protection, Wujing Chemical Plant in Shanghai has installed a process control system, designed both.... more
(26 April 2002 15:25)

Aiming for the top
Rhodia has already built a strong base in China and envisages expanding into the Chinese market with further acquisitions and the creation of joint.... more
(26 April 2002 15:25)

Association of International Chemical Manufacturers
The Hong Kong-based Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) is an industry association with focus on China. Its members comprise more
(26 April 2002 15:25)

Breaking new ground
Novartis' new Institute for Tropical Diseases in Singapore is to focus on research for previously unconquered and widely prevalent illnesses such as.... more
(26 April 2002 15:26)

Efficiency gains
This edited version of a paper by William Fraser, Clark Williams, and William Sachs of Univation Technologies, looks at manufacturing efficiencies.... more
(26 April 2002 15:26)

Facing reality
The Asian crisis of the late 1990s, and the imposition of anti-dumping laws, has led to the emergence of a more cautious, less ambitious fibres and.... more
(26 April 2002 15:27)

High hopes for Asia
Ciba Specialty Chemicals of Switzerland has ambitious plans to expand its business in Asia, as Rob Winder reports from Guangzhou, China more
(26 April 2002 15:27)

Setting the pace
US companies continue to play a key role in Asia's chemical hydrocarbon-based industries, from supplying process technologies for entire plants, or.... more
(26 April 2002 15:28)

Showtime in Singapore
The success of the CIA2001 and EnvironmexAsia/WatermexAsia2001 show was a positive note for Singapore industry at the end of a disappointing year more
(26 April 2002 15:28)

Spotlight on valves and fittings
With growth forecast to pick up again later this year in the Asian chemical sector, there are expected to be new plants onstream this year and across.... more
(26 April 2002 15:28)

Lime Market Faces Oversupply on Weak Steel Demand
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Inorganics in Brief
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Petrochemicals in Brief
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Financial in Brief
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Chemical Commodities Monthly
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Ruling on Foreign Sales Corporation Tariff Delayed
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Administration Urged to Restore Use Tests on Pediatric Drugs
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Lyondell Found Guilty in MTBE Contamination
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

A View From A Vendor: Pavilion Technologies Prepares To Market an Enterprise Solution
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Automation Products And Services Market Sees Moderate Growth
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Chemical Companies Do Not Make Top 100 In Deloitte's Global Manufacturing Index
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

IT in Brief
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Wall Street Firm Puts Out Bullish Long-Term Call on Chemical Stocks
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

Improving Olefins Demand Offers Glimmer of Hope
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(22 April 2002 00:00)

POPs Treaty Amendment Is Introduced
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(22 April 2002 00:00)