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All Rights Reserved</copyright><ttl>10</ttl><image><url>http://www.icis.com/images/logo_icis.gif</url><title></title><link>http://www.icis.com/v2/rss/newsfeeds/precanned/europe.xml</link></image><item><title>Europe spot BG, PM and PMA all fall on weaker upstream values</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261726/Europe-spot-BG,-PM-and-PMA-all-fall-on-weaker-upstream-values.html</link><description>Europe spot BG, PM and PMA all fall on weaker upstream values. -European butyl glycol (BG), methoxy propanol (PM) and methoxy propanol acetate (PMA)...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261726/Europe-spot-BG,-PM-and-PMA-all-fall-on-weaker-upstream-values.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe November EO prices drop due to softer feedstock costs</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261718/Europe-November-EO-prices-drop-due-to-softer-feedstock-costs.html</link><description>Europe November EO prices drop due to softer feedstock costs. -European ethylene oxide (EO) contract prices in November have been pushed down due to...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261718/Europe-November-EO-prices-drop-due-to-softer-feedstock-costs.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe November phenol up by €42/tonne due to higher benzene</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261714/Europe-November-phenol-up-by-42tonne-due-to-higher-benzene.html</link><description>Europe November phenol up by €42/tonne due to higher benzene. -The European November phenol contract price has increased by €42/tonne ($63/tonne)...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261714/Europe-November-phenol-up-by-42tonne-due-to-higher-benzene.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe November DMT increases by €42/tonne in line with PX</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261383/Europe-November-DMT-increases-by-42tonne-in-line-with-PX.html</link><description>Europe November DMT increases by €42/tonne in line with PX. -European November dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) reference prices have increased by...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261383/Europe-November-DMT-increases-by-42tonne-in-line-with-PX.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe PET sellers seek €50/tonne increase for November</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261381/Europe-PET-sellers-seek-50tonne-increase-for-November.html</link><description>Europe PET sellers seek €50/tonne increase for November. -Producers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in Europe are targeting increases of...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261381/Europe-PET-sellers-seek-50tonne-increase-for-November.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shell exits German biofuels joint venture CHOREN</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261724/Shell-exits-German-biofuels-joint-venture-CHOREN.html</link><description>Shell exits German biofuels joint venture CHOREN. TORONTO (ICIS news)-- has sold its stake in German biofuels joint venture to the firm's remaining...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261724/Shell-exits-German-biofuels-joint-venture-CHOREN.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SSME Azot shuts down acetic acid and VAM until Jan 2010</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261727/SSME-Azot-shuts-down-acetic-acid-and-VAM-until-Jan-2010.html</link><description>SSME Azot shuts down acetic acid and VAM until Jan 2010. -Ukraine’s SSME Azot’s acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) units would be shut...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261727/SSME-Azot-shuts-down-acetic-acid-and-VAM-until-Jan-2010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Italy's SOL opens gases plant at Germany's Hoechst chem park</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261721/Italys-SOL-opens-gases-plant-at-Germanys-Hoechst-chem-park.html</link><description>Italy's SOL opens gases plant at Germany's Hoechst chem park. TORONTO (ICIS news)--Italian industrial gases firm has opened a €20m ($30m) technical...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261721/Italys-SOL-opens-gases-plant-at-Germanys-Hoechst-chem-park.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Germany’s industrial orders up 0.9% in September</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261716/Germany’s-industrial-orders-up-09-in-September.html</link><description>Germany’s industrial orders up 0.9% in September. TORONTO (ICIS news)--Germany’s industrial orders marked their seventh sequential increase in a...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261716/Germany’s-industrial-orders-up-09-in-September.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EVENING SNAPSHOT - Europe Markets Summary</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261384/EVENING-SNAPSHOT--Europe-Markets-Summary.html</link><description>EVENING SNAPSHOT - Europe Markets Summary. -Here is Friday's end-of-day European oil and chemical market summary from ICIS pricing. CRUDE: December...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261384/EVENING-SNAPSHOT--Europe-Markets-Summary.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Bond-breaking' Melanie Sanford wins BASF Catalysis Award</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261709/Bondbreaking-Melanie-Sanford-wins-BASF-Catalysis-Award.html</link><description>'Bond-breaking' Melanie Sanford wins BASF Catalysis Award. -Professor Melanie Sanford of the University of Michigan has won the BASF Catalysis Award...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261709/Bondbreaking-Melanie-Sanford-wins-BASF-Catalysis-Award.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Romania’s InterAgro starts production at bioethanol refinery</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261715/Romania’s-InterAgro-starts-production-at-bioethanol-refinery.html</link><description>Romania’s InterAgro starts production at bioethanol refinery. PRAGUE (ICIS news)-- Romania 's group has begun production at southeastern Europe 's...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261715/Romania’s-InterAgro-starts-production-at-bioethanol-refinery.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe spot MEG steady to firm as Asia prices soar</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261710/Europe-spot-MEG-steady-to-firm-as-Asia-prices-soar.html</link><description>Europe spot MEG steady to firm as Asia prices soar. -The European monoethylene glycol (MEG) bulk spot market was steady to firm in the low...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261710/Europe-spot-MEG-steady-to-firm-as-Asia-prices-soar.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crisis-hit global chemicals industry cuts over 77,000 jobs</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9188513/Crisishit-global-chemicals-industry-cuts-over-77,000-jobs.html</link><description>Crisis-hit global chemicals industry cuts over 77,000 jobs. (Updates with news on Borealis and Shell) -Chemical companies have cut over 82,000 jobs...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9188513/Crisishit-global-chemicals-industry-cuts-over-77,000-jobs.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rompetrol’s petchems business swings to $3m Q3 operating profit</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261711/Rompetrol’s-petchems-business-swings-to-3m-Q3-operating-profit.html</link><description>Rompetrol’s petchems business swings to $3m Q3 operating profit. BUCHAREST (ICIS news)--Rompetrol's petrochemicals business reported a third-quarter...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261711/Rompetrol’s-petchems-business-swings-to-3m-Q3-operating-profit.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arkema plans to close 30,000 tonne/year France PVC unit</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261386/Arkema-plans-to-close-30,000-tonneyear-France-PVC-unit.html</link><description>Arkema plans to close 30,000 tonne/year France PVC unit. - is planning to close a 30,000 tonne/year polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production unit at its...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261386/Arkema-plans-to-close-30,000-tonneyear-France-PVC-unit.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIDEO - ICIS news Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 6 November 2009</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261306/VIDEO--ICIS-news-Europe-Lunchtime-Bulletin-6-November-2009.html</link><description>VIDEO - ICIS news Europe Lunchtime Bulletin 6 November 2009. Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Europe on Friday 6 November from . The Lunchtime...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261306/VIDEO--ICIS-news-Europe-Lunchtime-Bulletin-6-November-2009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland's ZAP looks to enter specialty polymers market</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261703/Polands-ZAP-looks-to-enter-specialty-polymers-market.html</link><description>Poland's ZAP looks to enter specialty polymers market. PRAGUE (ICIS news)--Zaklady Azotowe Pulawy (ZAP) is looking to enter the specialty polymers...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261703/Polands-ZAP-looks-to-enter-specialty-polymers-market.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>France port workers begin 24-hour strike; 7 sites affected</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261700/France-port-workers-begin-24hour-strike-7-sites-affected.html</link><description>France port workers begin 24-hour strike; 7 sites affected. LONDON (ICIS News)--Workers at seven ports in France have started , the Marseille Port...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261700/France-port-workers-begin-24hour-strike-7-sites-affected.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NOON SNAPSHOT - Europe Markets Summary</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261332/NOON-SNAPSHOT--Europe-Markets-Summary.html</link><description>NOON SNAPSHOT - Europe Markets Summary. -Here is Friday's midday European oil and chemical market summary from ICIS pricing. CRUDE: December WTI:...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/11/06/9261332/NOON-SNAPSHOT--Europe-Markets-Summary.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 November 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>