ICIS - Search Articles by Date : September 29 2003 - October 05 2003

COC emissions drop by 90%
Emissions of 20 chlorinated organic compounds (COCs) have been reduced from a 1985 baseline by 90% to air and 98% to water, according to Euro Chlor more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

EC to clean up groundwater
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a new directive to protect groundwater from pollution more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Reliance to bid for KP Chem
Reliance Industries has confirmed for the first time that it is interested in acquiring KP Chemical and, with it, possibly Kohap Corp more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Meti will not scrutinise all 47 safety-inspection reports
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Meti) is not going through all the safety-inspection reports filed by 47 chemical and oil companies more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Asahi more fleet-footed now
Asahi Kasei hopes to achieve much quicker decision-making and better cash-flow management as a result of the launch of its holding company structure more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

India: Sweet music
The general mood in India is positively upbeat, notes Malini Hariharan, what with higher agricultural and manufacturing output, rising exports and a.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

India: What's next for textiles?
While the Indian textile industry is looking forward to growth opportunities in the next couple of years, Malini Hariharan notes that much still.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Global roundup
From stories supplied by the CNI and ACN teams. See www.cnionline.com. For exclusive news and analysis, see the rest of ACN more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

A Nov-Dec upswing in Asian PTA prices?
Asian spot and contract prices of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) are expected to see an upswing in the last two months of Q4, on stronger polyester.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Market trends: PX rally ends abruptly
Most aromatics drop on declining PX values. Toluene, however, strengthens initially, moving up $25, but price ideas decline later in the week more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Market trends: MoPJ rises to $275
Naphtha prices rise sharply after Opec's recent decision to cut crude production. Also, ethylene prices edge up in SEA but fall in NEA more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Asahi mulls acrylo expansions
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp is evaluating expansions at its Mizushima and Ulsan acrylonitrile plants before 2006-07 more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

IOC yet to decide on location of Indian cracker
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is still considering whether to integrate its proposed 800 000 tonne/year cracker complex with its Koyali refinery at Baroda in.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

China oversupply forces Shinkong to review Taoyuan PET
Shinkong Synthetic Fibres is reconsidering its PET film-grade project in Taoyuan, Taiwan, due to an oversupply of the product in China more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

ATC expects PX deficit of 512kt in Thailand in 2006
Aromatics (Thailand) Pcl (ATC) expects Thailand to face a paraxylene (PX) deficit of 512 000 tonne in 2006 due to new PTA capacities coming onstream.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

SK ponders building BTX unit
SK Corp is evaluating construction of a new benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX) unit, the total capacity of which would be 30 000 bbl/day more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Huayi seeking jv partners
Shanghai Huayi (Group) Co is seeking investors for a number of projects in China, including the production of methanol, acetic acid and vinyl acetate.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Celanese keen on investing in methanol
Celanese is interested in the possible development of methanol projects which would provide the feedstock for its planned acetic acid project in the.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Jiehua plans to build integrated DMEfacility in Yunnan
Yunnan Jiehua Chem Group Co plans to build an integrated methanol-dimethyl ether (DME) facility in Kaiyuan, Yunnan, China, according to a company more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Korean cos in talks on single metathesis unit
Yeochun NCC (YNCC), Honam Petrochemical, LG Petrochemical and Kumho Petrochemical are in talks on the construction of a joint-venture metathesis unit.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Oriental eyes Zhuhai chems
Oriental Petrochemical aims to produce oxo-alcohols and aromatics in a planned petrochemical complex in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Fibre intermediates: Bid for capro Q4 hikes
Asian caprolactam producers are proposing hikes of $150-200 for Q4 contracts, basing the increases on anticipated tight supply and high feedstock.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

APC: Surfactants shake-out
The speciality surfactants sector is at a crossroads, argues David Karsa of Akzo Nobel's surface chemistry business. Here, he looks at the.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

APC: Park life
Singapore is moving away from its reliance on upstream petrochemicals, and is developing a broader-based chemical industry. By Alan Tyler more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

APC: On the road to drug discovery
Developments in the drugs industry have driven fine chemicals growth in recent years, with many US and European pharmaceutical firms concentrating on.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Upturn in sight for C3 prices?
Have Asian spot C3 prices hit the bottom? At least a few sellers were confident last week that an upturn was in the offing following an improvement.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Turnarounds and demand likely to boost PX
Asian spot and contract paraxylene (PX) prices are likely to rebound later this quarter due to plant turnarounds and strong demand more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

APC: Panacea pursued
In both value and volume, the anti-cancer treatment market is growing faster than the pharma market. But the high potency actives in key and.... more
(03 October 2003 16:33)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan : Edition of September 26 Basic and Fine Chemicals Saiden Chemical Industry , a major maker of emulsion.... more
(29 September 2003 04:34)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan : Edition of 29 September Basic and Fine Chemicals The Shanghai Municipal Government has revealed a plan.... more
(30 September 2003 08:17)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 30 September Basic and Fine Chemicals The Teijin Group has established a technical centre for.... more
(01 October 2003 03:50)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 1 October Basic and Fine Chemicals Sumitomo Chemical is scheduled to launch a titanium-dioxide.... more
(02 October 2003 04:17)

Chem-wire Express Japan
Chem-wire Express Japan: Edition of 2 October Basic and Fine Chemicals Toyo Ink Manufacturing has pioneered an electron beam (EB)-cured.... more
(03 October 2003 06:25)

Sumatec lands Borneo deals
Sumatec has been awarded a pair of contracts worth Ringgit139m (E32.2m/$36.6m) to upgrade LNG and urea plants in Sarawak State, Borneo Island,.... more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

DuPont signs agreement
DuPont plans to set up a $100m fluorochemical and fluoropolymer manufacturing centre in China. A land reservation agreement has been signed with.... more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Bayer to close TDI facility
As part of an ongoing scheme to rationalise its polyurethane feedstock portfolio, Bayer Polymers has said it plans to shut production in Japanese.... more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

SPDC looks at plants plans
The Saudi Petrochemical Development Corporation (SPDC) is considering developing monoethylene glycol (MEG) and linear low-density polyethylene.... more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

People on the move
Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel has appointed Paul Matson as senior vice president of human resources more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Time to end tacit approval of cartels
International regulators are stepping up their war on cartels. more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Ineos faces pension dispute
UK trade union Amicus is in dispute with the Ineos Group over proposed changes to final salary pension arrangements at Ineos Chlor more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Union calls on Labour to save jobs
A UK trade union leader is urging the Government to stop the haemorrhage of UKchemical jobs, which, he says, are being permanently lost to the Far.... more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Lucite moves on China facility
Lucite International to break ground on its Chinese methylmethacrylate (MMA) project in Caojing, near Shanghai more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Clear strategy for Perspex
Lucite International has started its own fully-owned UK subsidiary for distribution of Perspex acrylic sheet. It is operating initially from a base.... more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Odfjell's top-level directors face US jail
Odfjell Seachem has been fined $42.5m and two of its directors have been jailed in the US for the company's part in a price fixing racket more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

JV creates pipeline forethylene to Rotterdam
A common carrier for ethylene between Antwerp and Rotterdam in Belgium came into operation this week more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

UK report addresses WSSD commitments
The UK government has published a discussion document on sustainable consumption and production as a starting point for its long-term programme to.... more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Nylon industry heading east
The global nylon industry is in the process of relocating to the Far East, according to consultancy Chemical Market Associates more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

CIA adopts vision for sustainability
The UK's Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has adopted a vision statement for a sustainable chemical industry more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Intermodal site to include barges
A n intermodal freight interchange is to be built in East Yorkshire, UK. more
(03 October 2003 16:34)

Waste oil clean-up plan
In 2005 the final phase of the UKWaste Incineration Directive (WID) will be introduced more
(03 October 2003 16:34)