ICIS - Search Articles by Date : May 28 2007 - June 03 2007

Helping hands
There is a variety of services available across Europe to help with the transition to Reach. We take a look at what's on offer in the UK, Germany,.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Fledgling Reach administrator spreads its wings
From 1 June, the ECHA will manage the mundane and tricky part of Reach - will the agency fly with success? more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Mexican biofuel plan faces tussle
MEXICO'S BIOTHANOL push is caught in a wrangle with state energy monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), said a deputy from the country's ruling.... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

Mexican cane workers form ethanol JV
A MEXICAN labor group and a German biotech company plan to build a 33,000 tonne/year ethanol plant in southern Mexico, and may later build a.... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

Cross-border M&A to continue apace
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY globalization and consolidation, along with cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), will continue, consultancy.... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

Shutdowns squeeze ACN
TWO US acrylonitrile (ACN) producers said last Thursday they ceased making material, further tightening an already snug global supply situation. .... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

Dana Gas/APICORP wrap up MoU business
Dana Gas has signed amemorandum of understanding for strategic cooperation and a joint investment withthe Arab Petroleum Invest-ments Corp..... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

THINK TANK - Celanese gears up for expansion
BLACKSTONE GROUP'S exit from Celanese on May 18 as a well-rewarded shareholder marked the end of a significant phase for the now US-based chemical.... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

5-minute news watch
GE to build Saudi chemical facility GE Water & Process Technologies is building a water treatmemt chemical manufacturing facility in.... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

25 YEARS AGO AND 125 YEARS AGO
ICIS Chemical Business Americas, formerly CMR, traces its roots back to 1871 when the publication was called Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter June.... more
(01 June 2007 17:18)

ICIS TV: Innovation awards 2007
Are you breaking boundaries in the chemical industry? It's time to get your entries in for the 2007 ICIS Chemical Business Innovation Awards. more
(29 May 2007 15:30)

ICIS Radio: Letter from Singapore: 29 May 2007
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(29 May 2007 17:15)

ICIS radio: Chemical News Central: 1 June 2007
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(01 June 2007 14:39)

Industry opinion
With Reach's implementation date finally upon us, we ask some key figures in the industry how prepared they are and what they feel the rules will.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

IN BRIEF - Project Watch
Dragon Group calls a halt to px project The Dragon Group has stopped work on its paraxylene (PX) project in southern China on government orders.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

BRICE'S PRICES - Less is more for european polystyrene...
Culling some 400,000 tonnes/year of European polystyrene (PS) capacity over the past 18 months seems to have reversed the fortunes of the beleagured.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

IN BRIEF - Supply Chain
BIESTERFELD TAKES CONTROL OVER IBERiA Biesterfeld Plastic has taken full control of its Spanish joint venture, Biesterfeld Iberica in.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

IN BRIEF - Innovations
Rohm and HAAS to boost green R&D Rohm and Haas will spend $150m (€111m) of its nearly $300m research and development budget for 2007 on.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Industry battles Democrats on US gas fields
When Democrats won majority control of Congress last year, chemical industry leaders gamely insisted that they still hoped to win congressional.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

THINK TANK - The industry can remember April and smile as global outlook remains positive
Chemical players in western Europe will remember April and be glad, to paraphrase the jazz classic. Growth remained firm and outpaced the.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

IN BRIEF - Asia Watch
TSRC FOCUSES ON CHINA Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corp (TSRC) is eyeing higher revenue growth from specialties such as.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

ASIA INSIDER - Palm oil deals thrive despite global concerns
With palm oil prices rocketing in line with increasing global investment in biofuels, big plantation companies are scurrying to consolidate.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

WASHINGTON INSIDER - Producers dig their heels in on tariff hikes
US chemical and fertilizer producers have challenged a new freight tariff for hazardous materials cargoes, which is being sought by a major.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

MARKETS - DATA BANK
    SPOT BULK CHEMICAL PRICES Asia Europe .... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Eyes focus on aromatics contracts
Contract talks dominate the week, while spot activity remains quiet. The INEOS outage in the UK could have a major impact on markets. Only European.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

PLASTICS MONITOR - Polymer prices climb in Mayrising costs push up asian numbers
Most prices have firmed, with demand strong and limited availability reported for some products. PS makers continue to look for margin improvement,.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Who am I?
I developed a theory to explain the ice ages, and was the first to speculate that changes in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere could.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Reach arrives. Now the fun really starts
One of the most ambitious pieces of environmental regulation attempted by the European Commission finally came into effect on 1 June. Allen &.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Calls for more green action
Governments should be more committed to developing policies to encourage the growth of energy-efficient industries in order to cut greenhouse gas.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

OECD forecasts strong Asian growth
China and India will likely post strong growth this year amid firm domestic consumption and an expected soft landing in the US, according to a.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Langley-Smith grows in China
UK trader and distributor Langley-Smith is planning to expand in China and eastern Europe. Managing director David Crow is predicting a 15% growth.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Ready? Steady? ...Go
Reach legislation became law on 1 June, but is industry ready? Despite its complexities, the legislation could work, but industry needs to pull.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

China Platamid boosted
Arkema will double its production of Platamid copolyamide powders in Nanhui, China, from September 2007. The expansion, one of several projects.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

ICIS blogs welcome new duo to the team
Since the launch of the Big Biofuels Blog in October 2006, ICIS.com has gained two more in-house bloggers: John Richardson blogging on the Asian.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Naphtha a key topic at ICIS conference
The strength of naphtha, and its impact on the major aromatics and their derivatives, will be a key topic at this month's 3rd Asian Aromatics &.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Guangdong faces outages
China's southern Guangdong province will likely face power outages for the fifth straight summer this year, caused by a lack of generators, water.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Dana Gas/APICORP wrap up MoU business
Dana Gas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation and a joint investment with the Arab Petroleum Investments Corp.... more
(01 June 2007 13:03)

ONGC/SABIC talk over Dahej
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is in talks with SABIC about it investing in the Indian company's Indian rupee (Rs) 136bn ($3.4bn, €2.5bn) dual-feed.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

EU INSIDER
The EU has vowed to tackle the growing problem of counterfeited medicine. At a pharmaceuticals symposium last month, EU officials said that while.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Kraton weighs SBC options
Kraton Polymers has narrowed down the possible location for a new styrenic block copolymers (SBC) plant to southeast Asia. Raw material.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

A wider look at Reach
With the devil in the details, communication along the value chain is king. How can companies best deal with change and increasing complexity in the.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Thai Choline Chloride selects Davy
Thai Choline Chloride Co, a subsidiary of PTT Chemical, has selected Davy Process Technology's methylamines and choline chloride process.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Teijin Twaron has the edge on jet-spun pulp
Teijin Twaron is making pilot-scale quantities of a new aramid fibre pulp available for testing by a limited number of customers. The trial.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Vickers expands distribution capacity
A 15% increase in year-on-year turnover has prompted Vickers Laboratories to invest in additional warehousing and distribution capacity. The.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

PVC
  Uses Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is available in two forms: rigid and flexible. Rigid has the biggest.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Arkema divests UF resins
Arkema has agreed to sell its urea formaldehyde (UF) resins business to Hexion Specialty Chemicals for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to.... more
(01 June 2007 13:03)

Nalco paper science glows
US-based water treatment specialist Nalco is commercialising a technology for the pulp and paper industry to produce whiter paper, while at the same.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Canadian party objects
Canada's opposition Liberal Party wants the ruling Conservatives to halt the approval of foreign acquisitions for three months and bring in laws to.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)

Shin-Etsu Chemical set to build VCM plant in Texasassigned
Japanese polyvinyl chloride (PVC) producer Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build an integrated vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and chlor-alkali complex in.... more
(01 June 2007 13:06)

Orlen hugs Ceska stake
Poland's PKN Orlen has said it is not interested in selling its majority stake in the Ceska rafinerska refinery company, which is the main feedstock.... more
(01 June 2007 17:22)