Archives
- 2008.12.04: Godzilla destroys chemical storage tank
- 2008.12.04: Fraternal greetings to the APLA Blog
- 2008.12.02: Top Chemical Adverts No. 5 - the GEFO babes
- 2008.12.01: Shouldering the pain of laptops
- 2008.12.01: Shoe polish and light sabres - the new BASF website
- 2008.12.01: Mikhail Gorbachev to speak at NPRA Luncheon
- 2008.11.28: Return of the Triffids
- 2008.11.28: Mumbai: eyewitness Mark Abell's rescue from Oberoi
- 2008.11.27: Aromatics Day Two
- 2008.11.26: Aromatics Conference 2009 - I'm virtually there
- 2008.11.24: Shipping news: Titan Uranus
- 2008.11.24: Piracy in the English Channel
- 2008.11.24: The windmills and wind turbines of Kent
- 2008.11.24: China's city migrants head for home - goodbye to chemical growth
- 2008.11.19: Get unsubscribing
- 2008.11.19: Planned Maintenance 20 November 2008
- 2008.11.18: Roomigami
- 2008.11.18: The Burj Tower - world's tallest buildings attract petchems folk
- 2008.11.17: Top 40 Chemical Industry Power Players - the leaders emerge
- 2008.11.17: The Pivo 2 Noddy Car
- 2008.11.17: Movie Trailer: "W"
- 2008.11.17: EPCA Berlin 2009 - clash with German national holiday
- 2008.11.13: MV Fedra grounding at Gibraltar
- 2008.11.12: Royal Society of Chemistry pronounces on Yorkshire Pudding
- 2008.11.11: Drama at Vopak's "Pit 19"
- 2008.11.11: Dubai training seminars
- 2008.11.10: Serbian plastics factory raided in hunt for Mladic
- 2008.11.10: Lipbalm addiction
- 2008.11.10: Couch Surfing - even cheaper business travel
- 2008.11.10: Shakespeare and selling off unwanted businesses
- 2008.11.07: Webexes and webinars - poor man's business travel
- 2008.11.06: "Did You Know?" - a glimpse into the IT future
- 2008.11.05: New Car BOGOF
- 2008.11.04: Eisbeinessen - pork and more pork
- 2008.11.04: Cut the travel and shop from home
- 2008.11.03: Giant Lego man washed up on beach
- 2008.11.03: Lewis Hamilton triumph - but Braskem trophy goes to Massa
- 2008.10.31: Halloween commuting in Houston
- 2008.10.31: US 2008 election jokes for chemical folks
- 2008.10.30: Fertilizers are hot topic on Aussie radio
- 2008.10.29: Where to eat in New York c/o BA
- 2008.10.28: Chemicals follow cell phones "down the toilet"
- 2008.10.28: The Chemical Bus
- 2008.10.28: Black Swans and Benzene
- 2008.10.27: Southwest Chems Golf Outing
- 2008.10.27: James Bond and Chemicals
- 2008.10.27: The Axis of Diesel
- 2008.10.15: Blog travelling
- 2008.10.14: Corporate life: How to Tie a Tie
- 2008.10.14: Jokes and the financial crash - what goes around, comes around
- 2008.10.11: Worse than divorce
- 2008.10.10: Chemical travel - the periodic table taxi
- 2008.10.10: Global financial crisis jokes
- 2008.10.10: The right image for the recession
- 2008.10.08: Super Absorbent Polymers in fashionable adult nappies
- 2008.10.07: Conference Etiquette #2 - The Social Kiss
- 2008.10.06: Calculators are for wimps
- 2008.10.03: Chemistry teacher turns drug dealer
- 2008.10.01: New US benzene broker TnS links with PCB
- 2008.09.29: EPCA youth report
- 2008.09.29: Darkness and neglect at Le Balmoral
- 2008.09.29: EPCA to become "more exclusive"
- 2008.09.29: The Monte Carlo years are over
- 2008.09.29: Going, going, gone - Disappearing Traders
- 2008.09.28: The smell of EPCA
- 2008.09.28: Buried treasure unearthed at EPCA
- 2008.09.27: Lists of lists
- 2008.09.27: Why women shouldn't drink - a conference warning
- 2008.09.24: The Blog celebrates its first birthday - a year of chemicals gossip
- 2008.09.23: Chemicals breaks the glass ceiling
- 2008.09.22: From chemicals to movies
- 2008.09.19: Out with the US Coast Guard
- 2008.09.19: Keep on phenol trucking
- 2008.09.19: Ryder Cup players are model for petchems
- 2008.09.16: Hurricane Ike photos from Heather in Houston
- 2008.09.16: Fabulous food at ICIS Brussels training seminar
- 2008.09.15: Sleepless in Seattle
- 2008.09.15: ICIS-CBI China reporting team
- 2008.09.15: Put your trust in foreign parts
- 2008.09.15: Trains for Training
- 2008.09.12: Chemical Spam with an S
- 2008.09.12: Countdown to Monaco - EPCA minus 2 weeks
- 2008.09.10: I ♥ LHR T5
- 2008.09.09: Business travel and 100 things to eat before you die
- 2008.09.09: Have suit, will travel
- 2008.09.08: Back-to-school haircuts and shoes
- 2008.09.08: Speed-dating for the chemical industry
- 2008.09.08: How to get rid of a computer
- 2008.09.01: Railway news: plastics replace wooden sleepers
- 2008.08.30: Grim humour as Gustav nears Gulf oil and petchems
- 2008.08.28: More Rainy Weekends
- 2008.08.28: ICIS Children say Yes to Physics
- 2008.08.26: Fusion - new aromatics broker
- 2008.08.21: Chemical company salaries revealed
- 2008.08.20: Oil and chemical-themed cocktails
- 2008.08.19: Bad News Bears
- 2008.08.19: Made in China
- 2008.08.19: Chemicals banish bad hair days
- 2008.08.18: Football and chemical freebies
- 2008.08.12: Perforated clingfilm is worst of all kitchen products
- 2008.08.11: On perfect Houston office lunches and coffee
- 2008.08.11: HALO video conferencing - it's the future for petchems
- 2008.08.11: Chemical travellers test Heathrow Terminal 5
- 2008.08.07: Jones and Robinson join PDIT aromatics traders
- 2008.08.06: Dr Who, Hamlet and chemicals
- 2008.08.05: Red ant fury at chemical plant opening
- 2008.08.05: Awesoments: the alternative periodic table
- 2008.08.04: Houston fashion goes tropical
- 2008.08.01: The lure of a Hawaiian conference
- 2008.08.01: An homage to "Living without Polypropylene"
- 2008.07.31: Chemicals are a YouTube hit
- 2008.07.30: Reed Business Information on Dutch satirical news site
- 2008.07.29: The French shun bottled water
- 2008.07.28: Bus travel boosts crude supply for petchems
- 2008.07.25: Olympic stadiums feature polycarbonate roofs
- 2008.07.23: Chemicals retirements - they're not what they used to be
- 2008.07.23: Hard times for the banking jet-set
- 2008.07.23: True confessions: Julia is a 4x4 driver
- 2008.07.22: Fuel hikes impact on holidays, cars, jewellery and pizza
- 2008.07.20: India's jet-set private planes impounded
- 2008.07.20: Oil chief gets Russian visa
- 2008.07.16: Totally recyclable PLA cups for ICIS smoothies
- 2008.07.15: Chemical sponsors sought for Green photography exhibition
- 2008.07.15: Sirius about Chemicals
- 2008.07.15: Protecting our heroes with plastics
- 2008.07.14: Keeping cool with Nike in Texas
- 2008.07.11: New Indian ICIS team in Mangalore
- 2008.07.11: Nanotechnology and Art
- 2008.07.11: More Top Chemical Adverts
- 2008.07.09: Summer outings showcase chemical hats
- 2008.07.08: Hazardous Materials Data Sheet
- 2008.07.08: Chemical team wolfs down army rations
- 2008.07.07: Bronzed limbs - the chemical way
- 2008.07.04: Your YouTube viewing habits made public
- 2008.07.03: Why are Brits rubbish at recycling?
- 2008.07.03: Gory anti-freeze murder case
- 2008.06.30: Ashok Kishore to head Trammochem trading
- 2008.06.30: Dry-cleaners go bust on solvents hikes
- 2008.06.30: Oil traders to blame for $140-plus crude
- 2008.06.27: Asian Aromatics - Peter's "Letter from Bangkok"
- 2008.06.27: EPCA to abandon Monaco?
- 2008.06.27: Kofi Annan to speak at EPCA Luncheon
- 2008.06.25: Asian Baseoils in Kuala Lumpur
- 2008.06.25: Movie Trailer: Burn Up
- 2008.06.24: Fado and dancing lift the mood at Lisbon EPL
- 2008.06.18: Enhancing the corporate workspace - Ideas #1 and #2
- 2008.06.17: ICIS runner in Edinburgh Marathon
- 2008.06.17: Chemical safety of shower curtains
- 2008.06.17: Blog Holiday Special: Fund-raising for chemical charities
- 2008.06.17: Blog Holiday Special: Meetings in Paradise
- 2008.06.16: Trading places
- 2008.06.16: ICIS news editor in Wall Street Journal
- 2008.06.16: Stripping off Italian-style at Enichem
- 2008.06.16: How to get rich: Rockefeller
- 2008.06.16: Post-holiday chemical reading
- 2008.06.06: To chemical conferences via Cambodia
- 2008.06.06: Midnight shocker at Phenol conference
- 2008.06.06: Adaptive polymers in hi-tech bras welcomed by the well-endowed
- 2008.06.06: Evonik's happy locust
- 2008.06.02: New chemicals brokers: Blue Ocean Brokerage
- 2008.06.02: KLM to add algae to jet fuel
- 2008.06.02: Movie Trailer: Chemical Wedding
- 2008.06.02: Coping with jetlag, chemical-style
- 2008.06.02: Singapore celebrations at APIC
- 2008.05.27: "It's The Thought That Counts" - Duty Free gifts
- 2008.05.26: Last year's buzz words are banished
- 2008.05.24: Pizza and lubes in New York City
- 2008.05.20: Chemical Heritage Foundation exec in the news
- 2008.05.16: Julia scales the chemical heights
- 2008.05.14: Oil industry execs stick heads in sand - official
- 2008.05.11: Shanghai’s royal flush
- 2008.05.11: Shanghai Skyline – two visions
- 2008.05.11: Surreal moments in Shanghai
- 2008.05.11: I am a Shanghai commuter
- 2008.05.11: More ICIS/Chemease pricing reports on China
- 2008.05.06: Fakery in alumni brochures and chemical websites
- 2008.05.05: More Top Chemical Movie Scenes
- 2008.04.30: Floggers Luncheon hits London
- 2008.04.28: Maximum exposure on TV and radio for ICIS and Heren
- 2008.04.24: Chemical names forever in our memories
- 2008.04.24: Chemical tulips gladden the heart
- 2008.04.21: Blogs Win Prizes
- 2008.04.21: Campaign to keep flights mobile-free
- 2008.04.18: News and Darts in Houston
- 2008.04.18: The Late Show David Letterman blog features petchems
- 2008.04.17: It's a Barbie World
- 2008.04.15: Houston scorn for American Airlines
- 2008.04.15: Testosterone-fueled trading leads to higher profits
- 2008.04.11: American view of the world
- 2008.04.11: Scarecrows defend oil tankers
- 2008.04.08: Propane for the Olympic Flame
- 2008.04.07: Win a barrel load of goodies
- 2008.04.02: Periodic Table Tie
- 2008.04.02: More photos from ICIS suite at NPRA
- 2008.04.02: Predrag back to Kolmar
- 2008.04.02: Hip words for conference meetings
- 2008.04.01: Chemicals execs have beautiful daughters – official
- 2008.04.01: Tattoos emerge as NPRA fashion theme
- 2008.04.01: San Antonio Grand Hyatt rises like a phoenix
- 2008.03.29: San Antonio welcomes NPRA
- 2008.03.29: NPRA - the journey begins
- 2008.03.27: NPRA Special: San Antonio Restaurant Reviews
- 2008.03.26: Botched cosmetic surgery used BaseOils
- 2008.03.25: Cell phones linked to lower sperm count
- 2008.03.21: Blog Daughter on TV
- 2008.03.20: Architecture Review: Ortner & Ortner in Vienna
- 2008.03.19: INEOS Dormagen fire on YouTube
- 2008.03.18: New "Divestment Watch" Blog
- 2008.03.18: Airline merger between Continental and United now unlikely
- 2008.03.18: There's no "I" in Team
- 2008.03.12: Trunk Monkey in demand for NPRA drive
- 2008.03.11: Moscow hotels most expensive - official
- 2008.03.11: Big Brother is spying on our Messenger
- 2008.03.11: Manbag launched in time for NPRA
- 2008.03.10: Plastic Bag Ban = Junk Science
- 2008.03.09: Suspense builds as secrets revealed
- 2008.03.04: Hemlines bring good and bad news for the economy
- 2008.03.04: Plastic toys relocate from China to UK
- 2008.03.04: Thoughts on early morning flights
- 2008.03.03: Houston gears up for record-smashing Texas primary
- 2008.02.27: Banish the Bags – UK newspaper campaign
- 2008.02.27: Great Chemical Puns No.1 - "And so I face the Vinyl Curtain"
- 2008.02.26: Foster's Beijing airport opens today
- 2008.02.26: Self-healing rubber stockings
- 2008.02.25: Petrochemicals go to the Oscars
- 2008.02.25: Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai
- 2008.02.21: Loud networking at Base Oils '08 in London
- 2008.02.19: Brazil comes to London - Petrobras kicks off IP Week
- 2008.02.18: Revenge of the Tap Water
- 2008.02.15: High-rise polycarbonate bird nestboxes
- 2008.02.13: Polyester holds the moral high ground
- 2008.02.12: Top Chemical Adverts No.1 – the BASF Baby
- 2008.02.11: Avoid the corporate jet
- 2008.02.08: Oily Presidential Candidates
- 2008.02.08: Valentine's Special from benzene brokers Excalibur
- 2008.02.06: Top Ten Chemical Movie Scenes
- 2008.02.05: Plastic shoes and plastic coats are fashion hits in America
- 2008.02.04: More office time for smokers
- 2008.02.01: Create a virtual self to do your yahoo chatting for you
- 2008.01.30: A Car that Runs on Air
- 2008.01.29: Murder by Glycol Anti-freeze
- 2008.01.29: Fog can't dampen ICIS Methanol/MTBE Lunch
- 2008.01.28: San Antonio Music Goes on a European Tour
- 2008.01.25: Biology will replace the petrochemical industry
- 2008.01.24: Chemicals to increase your bust?
- 2008.01.24: Houston petchem favourite sushi business lunch in peril
- 2008.01.24: South Africans joke through power cuts
- 2008.01.24: Perfect Chemical Presents No 3 – Periodic Table Mug
- 2008.01.21: Blue Monday foretells oil and stock market crashes
- 2008.01.21: Perfect Chemical Presents No 2 - the Mobile Phone Jam Device
- 2008.01.18: At last something interesting about white spirit
- 2008.01.18: Like some chemicals with your mozzarella?
- 2008.01.17: The 4-Hour Workweek
- 2008.01.16: Bad press for techies
- 2008.01.14: Architecture Review: Fancy PC Roofs
- 2008.01.10: World's Cheapest Car Costs $2,500
- 2008.01.09: Top 10 Songs about Chemicals
- 2008.01.08: Business travel tips: How to survive a plane crash underwater
- 2008.01.07: Plastics and rubber fashion show
- 2008.01.04: Death by Powerpoint
- 2008.01.03: Blog Beer Watch: Do Try This At Home
- 2008.01.03: Plastic glass vest is so next year
- 2008.01.02: Video Review: APLA in Argentina
- 2007.12.12: Video Review: Stephen's take on EPCA 07 in Berlin
- 2007.12.11: Advances in Business Travel – Seatbelt Design
- 2007.12.10: The Mussels in Brussels - Training and EPL
- 2007.12.07: A traveller's tale
- 2007.12.07: Europeans flock to US for conferences and shopping
- 2007.12.06: Pop stars older than chems folk
- 2007.12.04: No spitting
- 2007.12.03: Have A Go ICIS Heroes foil street attack
- 2007.11.30: Europe vs America in Polite Argument
- 2007.11.29: Perfect Chemical Presents No 1 – the Borat Swimsuit
- 2007.11.28: ICIS folk meet the Stars
- 2007.11.27: Seriously Chemical Potatoes
- 2007.11.26: Movie Trailer: There Will Be Blood
- 2007.11.23: Plastics are chemical-free say Australian winegrowers
- 2007.11.23: Blood on the Trading Floor
- 2007.11.22: Do Turkeys celebrate Thanksgiving?
- 2007.11.22: The Blog goes Mainstream
- 2007.11.21: New York, New York - Tips for Baseoils and NECA
- 2007.11.20: Full blast cabaret at CIA Dinner
- 2007.11.19: Aromatics Conference – Pedro’s Pale Blue Dot Video
- 2007.11.16: Aromatics '07 - the Aftermath
- 2007.11.12: Beer in plastics – is this the future?
- 2007.11.09: Futures trading and First Class travel
- 2007.11.08: Paul, the Supermodel and that Maserati
- 2007.11.07: Houston Chemical Bikers
- 2007.11.06: The Blog does Houston
- 2007.11.05: Blog Health Scare – DVT from longhaul flight claims victim
- 2007.11.02: The Demise of the Chemicals Xmas Card
- 2007.10.30: Photo of the Day: Ground opens up at potash mine
- 2007.10.29: Special K: The Blog visits Duesseldorf
- 2007.10.25: Video Review: Chemically Enhanced Bunnies
- 2007.10.24: The Blog meets the Terracotta Army
- 2007.10.22: Rugby leads the way for chemicals calendar
- 2007.10.08: The Blog Wins Prizes
- 2007.10.03: EPCA - the dance is over
- 2007.10.03: Final EPCA competion: Match the Man to the Moustache
- 2007.10.03: I thought I was going to get the rubber glove
- 2007.10.02: EPCA Luncheon guests go hungry
- 2007.10.02: Two John Mitchells at EPCA
- 2007.10.02: ICIS 2 meet Berlin Marathon star Gebrselassie
- 2007.10.02: Top 5 EPCA Parties
- 2007.10.02: Ah Lunch!
- 2007.10.01: Kent and Wietse setting up new aromatics brokerage
- 2007.10.01: Chemicals II: The Next Generation
- 2007.10.01: Caroline's forest adventure at EPCA
- 2007.10.01: ICIS blog hits the streets in Berlin at EPCA
- 2007.09.30: Piracy in chemicals shipping
- 2007.09.30: Headline acts announced for Antwerp Aromatics Conference
- 2007.09.30: ICIS 4 in EPCA Berlin car smash horror
- 2007.09.24: Coming soon: parties, sport, art, kids, ponies
- 2007.09.24: Gadgets at EPCA
- 2007.09.24: A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (the movie)
- 2007.09.24: Fashion tips for EPCA
- 2007.09.24: A Chemical Romance
- 2007.09.24: Poppies and petrochemicals
- 2007.09.24: Belgium for sale on eBay
- 2007.09.24: Chemicals Book Column: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- 2007.09.24: The craving for anonymity in petchems
- 2007.09.24: Sisters are doing it in chemicals
- 2007.09.24: How to be a good price reporting contact
- 2007.09.24: Welcome to the big charity Blogathon - Chemicals Confidential