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Teva approved and funded
Teva Pharmaceuticals has received approval and $70m in funding from the Israeli government for investments in the region more
(23 June 2003 13:24)

Plastics set for strong growth
There is still significant potential for growth in plastics packaging and consumer products in the European Union, with plastics processing turnover.... more
(26 June 2003 10:44)

Acquisitions at Work: Lubrizol
As part of an overall objective to accelerate growth in high-performance fluid technologies, Lubrizol Corp. has been fine-tuning its acquisition more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

IT In Brief
J.D. Edwards Unveils Products As Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc. and J.D. Edwards & Company battle in a high-stakes acquisition war, J.D. more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

Rohm and Haas Announces 2Q Profit Shortfall
Confirming the overall weakness in the specialty chemicals market, bellwether Rohm and Haas Company announced upcoming second quarter earnings will more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

Chinook Group Increase May Signal New Methods of Pricing
Chinook Group Limited Partnership, based in Sombra, Ontario, Canada, is launching a new pricing structure for methylamine that further reflects more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

EC OKs Vantico Deal
The European Commission (EC) has approved a takeover of Vantico Group by MatlinPatterson, a US equity fund that will merge the business with more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

Wacker Chemie Stresses Its Commitment to R&D
Wacker Chemie is focusing on renewable energy and clean fuels as a key area of research for its R&D program, on which it is spending 6 percent more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

Clariant's Masterbatches Division Continues Acquisitions, Expansions
While Clariant has suffered recent setbacks in its life sciences business and in its functional chemicals division, the company's masterbatches more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

McClellan Outlines FDA Efforts at BIO 2003
Over 16,000 attendees swarmed Wash-ington, D.C., last week for BIO 2003, the tenth annual conference and exhibition of the Biotechnology Industry more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

Specialty Chemical Companies Unveil Plastic Additives at NPE
While resin producers and machinery makers took center stage at this year's National Plastics Expo (NPE 2003) in Chicago, a number of specialty more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

Specialties Pricing
BASF AG will increase its prices for TMP-Hydro in Europe by  0.07 per kg effective July 1. For all export businesses, BASF will be increasing the more
(27 June 2003 20:17)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 20 June Basic and Fine Chemicals ASEAN nations appear to be shifting their focus when it comes.... more
(23 June 2003 06:44)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 23 June Basic and Fine Chemicals Fuso Chemical plans to construct within the year a plant.... more
(24 June 2003 06:29)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 24 June Basic and Fine Chemicals Toray plans to establish a through production set-up for.... more
(25 June 2003 10:14)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 25 June Basic and Fine Chemicals Maruzen Chemical Trading and Asahi Organic Chemicals.... more
(26 June 2003 04:18)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 26 June Basic and Fine Chemicals Tokyo Printing Ink has begun to give technical support to.... more
(27 June 2003 06:50)

Small things offer big promise
Nanotechnology is the new biotechnology more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

The best route
Realising excellence in chemicals distribution is dependent on identifying and focusing on key business drivers and the resouces to underpin them..... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Seeing results
Is your business a good one to be in? Nigel Davis looks at a study in which KPMG attempts to compare business performance by sector more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Product profile: PMMA
Asia is the driver for new demand growth, with several companies adding capacity in the region. In Europe, DVDs offer the greatest chance for growth,.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Waiting in the wings
Watch this space! The emerging chemical markets in Egypt hold the promise of growth if they can overcome the challenges of the current macroeconomic.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Embrace innovation or falter
'Ranked at the bottom of all manufacturing industries in growth and profitability, the global chemistry industry is struggling.' more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Technip wins orders
French contractor Technip-Coflexip has won two contracts in Saudi Arabia and China to modernise ethylene production more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

State to open up resources
The government of Western Australia has announced a study into the existing and potential availability of petroleum-based feedstocks to support a new.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

DuPont plans win state support
The US state of Pennsylvania has supported DuPont's plans for a film coatings facility in the keystone opportunity zone of Towanda, Bradford County more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Kemira adds to capacity
Kemira has invested almost E8m in expanding the capacity of its speciality anatase products and introducing a new packaging system in Pori, Finland more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

News in brief
ABS unit for 2004 BASF expects to bring its new acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene (ABS) plant in Antwerp, Belgium, onstream in mid-2004..... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

News in brief
Asthma advance Novartis has received US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its asthma drug Xolair , the first humanised therapeutic.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Shipping monitor: Spot trade fails to recover after war
The anticipated recovery in spot trade following the Iraq war did not materialise and spot business has remained quiet on many routes. Shippers have.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Market trends: Q3 contracts begin to settle
A first benzene settlement was achieved at E316/tonne FD NWE while methanol settled at E225/ tonne FD NWE for quarter three more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

News in brief
Plant startup Shell's new polymer polyols plant at Pernis in the Netherlands came onstream in May with the first commercial production.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

People on the move
Ashland Julie Treon has taken up the role of marketing communications in Ashland's corporate affairs department. She will be responsible.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

20 years ago
ECN 4 July 1983 more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

News in brief
Deb outsources TNT Logistics has won the contract to operate Deb's 2880m 2 warehouse in Derbyshire, UK. Deb makes and markets a range of.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

News in brief
Polish progress An Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report: Environmental review of Poland has found that while.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

BASF/Voith ink deal on paper
BASF and Germany's Voith Paper Holding have signed an alliance to develop new technologies for the paper industry, while continuing to market.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Jo Tanker latest addition
  Jo Vanni D , a double hull, stainless steel chemical parcel tanker, joined the Jo Tankers' fleet last.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Sassmaq to certify safety
Brazil's chemical industry has started the evaluation of transport and logistics operators in order to reduce risks in the distribution of chemicals more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Further price hikes needed to lift acrylic acid margins
Acrylic acid margins are still far from reinvestment levels, European producers have warned more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

BASF jv adds hues to resin
BASF and colour masterbatch suppliers Albis, Schulman, Ultrapolymers and Clariant are collaborating on a new self-colouring service for ABS resins,.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Reports forecast lacklustre 2003
For Europe's chemical sector, 2003 will look much like last year, though lower capital expenditure and capacity shutdowns will push capacity.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Clearcoat improves finish
Akzo Nobel has developed an easy-to-apply waterborne clearcoat for the vehicle refinish market more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Review of directive
A stakeholder consultation on the EU's Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control directive (IPPC) has been launched by the European Commission more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Crystal growth for PX
LG-Caltex Oil has started up its 400 000 tonne/year paraxylene unit in Yosu, South Korea, using GTC Technology's CrystPX crystallisation process more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Reactor innovation
UOP, the process technology joint venture of Honeywell and Dow Chemical, has developed a family of reactor internals for use in hydrocracking units.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Catscan unit aims to make plant purr
Shell Chemicals Canada has installed a Catscan catalyst performance modelling system at its 450 000 tonne/year hydrocarbon solvents plant in.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

Ammonia prices up
The long-awaited turnarounds in the Former Soviet Union and the continuing restrictions on ammonia supplies from northern Africa have opened up.... more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

JBEK lines up DuPont projects
DuPont has awarded JBEK, a 50:50 joint venture between Aker Kvaerner and BE&K, three contracts worth $104m more
(27 June 2003 16:09)

IPP paper knocked
The European Commission's long-awaited communication on integrated product policy (IPP) has been criticised by the European Environmental Bureau more
(27 June 2003 16:09)