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Global financial crisis jokes

As the crisis deepens and chemical markets tumble, the jokes are circulating on yahoo messenger to get the industry through a Friday afternoon. 1 Japanese joke You think things are bad in the USA, but have you heard about the crisis in Japan? Apparently...

Published 10 Oct 2008 18:26 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: trivia, economy, corporate life, jokes, humour, financial crisis
Benzene drops to naphtha price

Benzene is an excellent indicator of the outlook for industrial production, and hence for general chemical demand. Thus tonight's ICIS news report that prices for benzene and its naphtha feedstock, are close to parity (around $390/t), tells us just...

Published 27 Oct 2008 17:57 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: Economic growth, Oil markets, Petrochemicals, benzene, polymers
Asian naphtha prices collapse

The blog was with a major refiner today, and experienced one of those moments that are never forgotten. As we were talking about refining/petchem issues, he idly flicked his pricing screen to compare crude oil and naphtha prices. Dubai crude was reported...

Published 16 Oct 2008 20:25 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: Economic growth, Oil markets, oil prices, Refining, Asia, naphtha
Ineos to sell some US assets?

The UK's Sunday Telegraph newspaper reports that 'Ineos, the chemicals group which is one of Britain's biggest private companies, is considering selling assets in an effort to reduce its debt burden'. It adds that 'the company, which...

Published 13 Oct 2008 9:22 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: M & A, Leverage, Ineos
Chemistry teacher turns drug dealer

A chemistry teacher with only months to live decides to use his talents to become a drug dealer, in this new black comedy TV series on FX. I watched the first episode of "Breaking Bad" last night, and it is funny, shocking and uncomfortable...

Published 3 Oct 2008 9:27 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: chemicals, movies, ICB, TV, chemistry, Breaking Bad
Super Absorbent Polymers in fashionable adult nappies

This great photo of gorgeous pouting models wearing black catsuits and nappies (diapers) from the 2008 autumn collection in a Tokyo catwalk show immediately made me think: Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP). Disposable nappies, including adult versions and...

Published 8 Oct 2008 9:05 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: chemicals, fashion, hi-tech, MAG, diapers, Tokyo, nappies, super absorbent polymers, SAP
Jokes and the financial crash - what goes around, comes around

The Blog's Japanese joke from Friday has been picked up in the Times today, my fellow blogger Paul emails me from the train to Brussels this morning to let me know. Fair enough - I've referenced a few Times articles myself, as readers will know...

Published 14 Oct 2008 13:35 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: trading, gossip, Markets, ICIS, price reporting, corporate life, Times, jokes
Worse than divorce

"This is worse than a divorce. I've lost half my net worth and I still have a wife," said one shell-shocked share trader at the end of the worst day on the stock market for twenty years. This line came in to me from the US via yahoo messenger...

Published 11 Oct 2008 16:20 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: trading, gossip, ICIS, corporate life, traders, media life, Times, divorce
Fuel cell rumor from BASF

I just went this morning to the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey to attend the North American debut of a global exhibition called Science of Survival , and what a treat it was! The exhibition, sponsored by BASF, Nissan and HSBC, uses an interactive...

Published 17 Oct 2008 16:39 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Company initiatives, Products, Investments, BASF, R&D, investment, fuel cell, Liberty Science Center
GM, Ford, Chrysler may face bankruptcy - S&P

Ratings agency S&P warn today that a major recession might force the 3 top US carmakers to file for bankruptcy. Clearly they share JD Power's fears, noted yesterday , about the potential for an 'outright collapse' in global auto markets...

Published 10 Oct 2008 17:31 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: Economic growth, Financial Events, credit crunch, global downturn, Chrysler, GM, Ford
Ethanol doubts in the heartland

It is worth checking out a story in the Des Moines Register, posted on 17 October by Dan Piller Ethanol cos. hurt by prices may get help from USDA. Read the comments. Read More...

Published 20 Oct 2008 10:30 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Economics, Agriculture, des, moines, register, Bioethanol, comments, doubts
GREEN = INNOVATION

ICIS Chemical Business (the magazine I work for) published yesterday its feature on Innovations and most innovations nowadays it seems is focused on the environment. Specialty chemicals company Rhodia is certainly on top of this trend as they talked about...

Published 14 Oct 2008 10:58 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Environment, Company initiatives, Products, Investments, General, R&D, ICIS, sustainability, Award, innovation, green chemistry
US 2008 election jokes for chemical folks

Next week's US presidential elections are preying heavily on the minds of our US petchem brethren. What will the new administration be doing on all the hot petchem topics: offshore drilling, onshore drilling, ethanol, eco-labels, REACH-style registration...

Published 31 Oct 2008 12:35 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: chemicals, trivia, Reach, drilling, President, jokes, US election, Washington
New US benzene broker TnS links with PCB

Two emails dropped into the Blog inbox this morning announcing the launch of TnS (Trade n Services), a new US benzene broker in the person of Aruanan Mastenbroek. He will be covering the US and co-operating with Wim Buiter of PCB (Petrochemical Brokerage...

Published 1 Oct 2008 9:04 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: conferences, trading, gossip, EPCA, Houston, PCB, Antwerp, TnS
Green packaging is hot

ICIS Chemical Business released this Monday its feature on packaging and from what the magazine's editors have found out is that sustainability is definitely becoming more ingrained within this industry mostly driven by consumer demand. The benefits...

Published 24 Oct 2008 13:30 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Environment, Regulation, General, studies and reports, ICB, consumer, Government, sustainability, packaging, plastic, chemical

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Global financial crisis jokes

Benzene drops to naphtha price

Asian naphtha prices collapse

Ineos to sell some US assets?

Chemistry teacher turns drug dealer

Super Absorbent Polymers in fashionable adult nappies

Jokes and the financial crash - what goes around, comes around

Worse than divorce

Fuel cell rumor from BASF

GM, Ford, Chrysler may face bankruptcy - S&P

Ethanol doubts in the heartland

GREEN = INNOVATION

US 2008 election jokes for chemical folks

New US benzene broker TnS links with PCB

Green packaging is hot