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The nudist beach on Wall Street

When you're the richest man in the world, you can generally say what you think. Thus Warren Buffett reflected reality back in March , when he commented that 'by any commonsense definition, the US is in recession'. Yesterday, he probably ruffled...

Published 23 Aug 2008 11:49 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: Economic growth, Financial Events, M & A, Leverage, Warren Buffett, subprime crisis
Awesoments: the alternative periodic table

This alternative chemical periodic table of "Awesoments" is going the rounds on teenage blogs. For the full-size version, go to Teenhut.net , if you don't mind wading through a load of teen advice on "Inside a Boyfriend's Mind"...

Published 5 Aug 2008 9:45 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: chemicals, trivia, periodic table, teens, awesoments
New green chems in July

I thought July would be a lull time for companies to launch new green chemicals but I seem to have my own record-breaking number of products this month. Either that or I'm just lazier the previous months in scanning new product news. Congratulations...

Published 1 Aug 2008 17:00 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: chemicals, Company initiatives, green, Products, General, R&D, packaging, glycerine, flame retardants, coatings, biocide, coolant, gypsum
Pollution solution in China

As China's Beijing continues to be shrouded with smog days before the Olympic games, more transportation solution is being offered to reduce air pollution from companies such as Segway and Alcoa . Chinese and Olympic officials are going to use the...

Published 4 Aug 2008 13:56 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: China, Environment, chemicals, Regulation, Company initiatives, Alcoa, Government, pollution, Olympics, Segway, transporation, manufacturing
E-waste export ban introduced

A bill banning the export of electronic waste to developing nations was introduced last week in Congress by Environment and Hazardous Materials subcommittee chairman Gene Green (D-Texas), and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), a member of the Congressional...

Published 4 Aug 2008 18:36 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Environment, Regulation, studies and reports, electronics, Government, waste, ban, bill, Health and safety, export
Dwindling virgin plastic demand

Here's more bad news for plastic producers but good news for the environment. According to ConAgra Foods , a major US packaged food manufacturer, they are planning to recycle 8 million pounds of plastic waste into new frozen meal trays for their brands...

Published 19 Aug 2008 14:50 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Environment, ConAgra, Food, Company initiatives, Products, General, plastic, recycle, FDA, EFSA, frozen tray
BPA is safe says FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report last week Thursday stating that there is no health risk in the use of bisphenol-A in food containers for infants and adults. The FDA is still proposing more testing strategy to erase the uncertainties...

Published 18 Aug 2008 13:45 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Wal-Mart, Products, General, Government, ACC, safety, ban, plastic bottle, Health and safety, FDA, BPA
Beware of wind energy side effects

Aside from its unprofitability forecast, maybe Shell knows something about wind energy that we don't when they pulled out of their UK offshore wind farm investment. According to this article from New Scientist , a study shows that the moving blades...

Published 26 Aug 2008 14:15 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: study, General, studies and reports, wind, Health and safety, health, bats
EU climate rules chill sports car makers

An interesting article from Reuters regarding the effects of European carbon trading schemes in sports cars manufacture. Makers of sports car such as Lamborghini, Porsche, Fiat (which also makes Ferrari and Maserati), and Aston Martin are claiming that...

Published 5 Aug 2008 17:02 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: EU, Regulation, General, Government, climate change, carbon emission, sports cars
FTA woes

India and Asean are all set to implement an FTA (free trade agreement) from 1 January 2008. Both sides completed six years of negotiations yesterday and a final agreement is due to be signed in December this year. Over 400 products are on the sensitive...

Published 29 Aug 2008 13:07 by India Chemicals Blog

Filed under: Fine Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Government Policy, Speciality Chemicals, FTA, PE, economy, PP, GCC, Asean
Obama to end US oil era

Barack Obama's democratic national convention speech last night is probably sending shivers down an oil company's spine (and perhaps the petroleum industry as well??) as he promised to end America's oil dependence from the Middle East in 1o...

Published 29 Aug 2008 5:17 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: US, Oil, Investments, General, Government, investment, renewable energy, Democrat, presidential election
"Reports of my death......

are greatly exaggerated" wrote Mark Twain who twice had the misfortune (or perhaps good fortune, given that he was still breathing!) to read his obituary in newspapers. A full list of all those whose deaths were reported prematurely is included here...

Published 29 Aug 2008 10:04 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, China, Environment, technology, Middle East, Oil & Gas, Naphtha & other feedstocks, Shell Chemicals, Company Strategy, coal gasification, reverse globalisation, carbon capture and storage, ethane shortage, New York Tiimes
No news from Iran on nuclear issue

There seems to have been no response from Iran to the 2 week deadline set by the US and Europe on the nuclear issue. Over the weekend, Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said 'the Iranian nation would not retreat one iota from its rights.'...

Published 4 Aug 2008 10:29 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: USA, Economic growth, Oil markets, Futures trading, crude oil prices, Iran, Israel
What's with the chemical hysteria?

The US seems to be intent in pushing a lot of chemical bans this year especially in California. Meanwhile, plastic bag bans are plastered all over the news as well. Joe Acker, president of the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA...

Published 28 Aug 2008 14:22 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: chemicals, Regulation, General, Government, SOCMA, ban, Joe Acker
Couple sentenced in biodiesel fuel scam

A Karl and Helen Rehberg from Florida committed a biodiesel scam in Florida the 1990s and pocketed around $20m from investors, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The Rehbergs were sentenced on 22 August . This is the first case of its...

Published 28 Aug 2008 11:48 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, Florida, Biodisel, fraud, criminal, Nopec

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The nudist beach on Wall Street

Awesoments: the alternative periodic table

New green chems in July

Pollution solution in China

E-waste export ban introduced

Dwindling virgin plastic demand

BPA is safe says FDA

Beware of wind energy side effects

EU climate rules chill sports car makers

FTA woes

Obama to end US oil era

"Reports of my death......

No news from Iran on nuclear issue

What's with the chemical hysteria?

Couple sentenced in biodiesel fuel scam