ICIS - Search Articles by Date : March 24 2003 - March 30 2003

Reach fears add to woes
Downstream users fear paints and coatings components may disappear off the market in Europe, due to the cost of implementing Reach. However, products.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

New project summary
Reported in ECN on 10, 17 and 24 March 2003 more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Congress Kills Superfund Amendment
Senate Republicans last week defeated an attempt by Democrats to reinstate special taxes on the chemical and petroleum industries to help fund the more
(28 March 2003 20:22)

Asia Fiber forecasts increases in net profit and net sales
Asia Fiber Public Co has forecast a 35% increase in net profit and a 20% rise in net sales for the year ending 31 June 2003 more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Kolon may sell both nylon lines
Kolon Industrial may now sell both - instead of just one - of the two 3700 tonne/year nylon-film lines it acquired from Kohap Corp last September more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

India polymers face weak year
Indian polymer producers are bracing themselves for a disappointing year, as consumption of commodity polymers is unlikely to have grown more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Asahi Kasei to sell 2 acrylic-fibre lines by end-Apr
Asahi Kasei expects to sell two of its nine acrylic-fibre lines in Fuji city, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, to a potential buyer by end-April more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Degussa: Fostering R&D links
Degussa's pre-eminent position as Germany's third largest chemical company and world market leader in speciality chemicals hinges on its innovative.... more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Degussa: New horizons and new products
Among the many products that have emanated from Degussa's R&D efforts are synthetically produced amino acids more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Degussa: Like an entrepreneur
At a time when most chemical companies worldwide are focusing their attention on downsizing their workforce, Degussa's stated aim of becoming one of.... more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Successfully different
Degussa has embarked on building its future and that of its customers on the basis of its essentials: innovative strength and reliability. And going.... more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Degussa: Responsible & sustainable
Even as it strives to maintain its position as a leading global speciality chemicals company, Degussa is sparing no effort in fulfilling its role more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Getting into the act
Total methanol demand in Asia is expected to surpass the 10m tonne mark by 2007, with output falling to 2.7m tonne. James Dallmeyer looks at what.... more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Global roundup
The US launched a war against Iraq, Malaysian police found 4 tonne of ammonium nitrate and Burrup Fertilisers again delayed earthworks at its.... more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Shipping report: Rates rise on NEA routes
Freight for NEA cargoes go up by $10-18/tonne compared with February levels. Meanwhile, setting a new trend are Australia-bound C2 shipments from.... more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

War-risk levy hikes may push freight up
A question being asked in many Asian shipping markets last week was: Will the planned increases in insurance premiums result in higher freight rates? more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

30kt Asian benzene heading West
Weak Asian benzene demand has forced producers to look West, with at least 30 000 tonne of Asian output contracted for shipment to Europe and the US more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

US methanol cargoes go East
Close to 40 000 tonne of methanol, 20 000 tonne of which has already been committed, has been contracted from the US Gulf Coast (USGC) to Asia more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

VAM suppliers hike Q2 Asian price nominations
High feedstock costs and strong demand have prompted vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) producers to raise their Asian contract-price nominations for Q2 more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Styrene bids slip, sliding by $10-20
Styrene bids plunged last week, declining by about US$10-20/tonne each day, with buyers in no rush to conclude deals more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Market trends: Benzene volatile
Orthoxylene spirals downwards, shedding $80. Phenol remains stable, while most other aromatics markets stay quiet more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

CMMFC picks Taiwan
China Man-Made Fibre Corp (CMMFC) has chosen Taiwan over China as the location for its monoethylene glycol (MEG) project more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Market trends: Prices slip further
Naphtha leads slide as hopes for an early end to the Iraq war fade. Methanol and ammonia prices, however, are on the rise more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

NPC delays EP contract for Iran PVC
National Petrochemical Co (NPC) has delayed the selection of an engineering and procurement (EP)contractor for its PVC and vinyls project more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Kingboard to start China phenol in '05
Kingboard Chemical Holdings plans to bring onstream a 200 000 tonne/year phenol-acetone plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Qilu to build unit to boost butanol
Qilu Petrochemical is to build a 130 000 tonne/year butanol unit that would boost the company's output to 200 000 tonne/year more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

LG Chem's PVC target: 2.05mtpa by 2010
LG Chem aims to boost its PVC production to 2.05m tonne/year from the present 1m tonne/year by 2010 more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

TAF's Egypt acrylic fibre by 2004
Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF) plans to start up a 35 000 tonne/year acrylic-fibre plant in Alexandria, Egypt, by end-2004 more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Work on Sara Buri line
Thai Acrylic Fibre is expected to start up a new 20 000 tonne/year acrylic-fibre line in Sara Buri more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

APC studying ldPE/EVA in Kaohsiung
Asia Polymer Corp (APC) is conducting a feasibility study on debottlenecking its 100 000 tonne/year ldPE/ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) resin plant more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Karun starts work on 40ktpa TDI in Bandar Imam
Karun Petrochemical has started construction work on its 40000 tonne/year toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) plant in Bandar Imam more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

Gail seeks chems outside India
Gail India is actively looking for petrochemical investment opportunities outside India, said a source close to the company more
(28 March 2003 17:21)

People on the move
Akzo Nobel Toon Wilderbeek is to assume responsibility for the business unit management of Organon, the human healthcare business of.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

20 years ago
20 years ago ECN 28 March 1983 more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

News in brief
Fluid arrangement Dow Chemical has selected ChemPoint.com to act as its North American distributor for Ucon fluids and lubricants. Dow said.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

News in brief
DSM's new report DSM has presented its first Triple P report: people, planet and profits . This report now incorporates the.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

News in brief
DuPont adds ETFE DuPont claims a first for its development of aqueous dispersions of ETFE fluoropolymers, which it will market under the .... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

At ground level
The European Commission's latest initiative, aimed at reducing solvent use in decorative and vehicle refinish coatings, has raised concerns on both.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Free to invest
SigmaKalon intends to take advantage of fragmentation in the European decorative coatings sector to increase its market share, now that it is free.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

A grey picture
The past few years have been difficult for Germany's paints and coatings sector. And with no prospect of recovery this year, the sector looks set to.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Paint and vanish
Extensive M&A activity has led to an increase in restructuring in the paints and coatings industry. Terry Knowles of Information Research looks at.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Acorn plants 'win win' software
Chemical distributor, Canada Colors and Chemicals, is to implement Acorn Systems' Profit Analyzer software more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Clean sweep for Univar
BASF has appointed Univar as its exclusive distributor for detergents, personal care, pharmaceutical and food ingredient products across Iceland,.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

GAC gains manager
Gac Logistics, the freight forwarding and distribution division of the Gac Group, has appointed Gunnar Lundgren as its regional logistics manager for.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

IPA suffers more outages
Global isopropanol (IPA) supply came under further pressure last week, with the declaration of force majeure at Dow Chemical's 250 000 tonne/year.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Elemica optimises marine logistics
Elemica has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Optimum Logistics, a global marine logistics solution for the chemical industry more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Sabic to fight court ruling
Sabic says it will appeal against a Delaware, US, court ruling that has awarded ExxonMobil damages of $416.8m in a case brought by Sabic more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Rutgers gains new foothold
Rutgers Chemicals and UralChimplast, an Austria-based company, are ready to commission a new orthocresol plant at Nizhniy Tagil in Russia in May..... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

TES and Rentech end exclusive deal
Texaco Energy Systems (TES) has surrendered its exclusive licence to use Rentech's technology for conversion of coal, petroleum coke and other solid.... more
(28 March 2003 15:41)

Vopak profits slide
Vopak's full year pre-tax profits for 2002 fell to E141.8m, a decline of 11% compared with the previous year more
(28 March 2003 15:41)