ICIS Blogs : cbi

ICIS-CBI China reporting team

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:31:51 GMT

Alfred Wong has sent this photo of the smiling ICIS-CBI China reporting team, standing on the steps outside the offices on a warm autumn Shanghai day. In the picture (from left): Front row: Tina Liu (news), Crissy Qi (team leader of Chinese reports),...(read more)

On perfect Houston office lunches and coffee

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:13:38 GMT

When I'm in the ICIS Houston office, one of my favourite places to get lunch is the local Whole Foods Market on Kirby. That is when I'm not queuing up for slabs of beef at the Texas Bar-B-Q or down the nail salon. So I was happy to see that a...(read more)

Shanghai Skyline – two visions

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:53:15 GMT

It’s my last day in the Shanghai office, and I’m just taking a souvenir photo of the outside of the CBI building when I get an email from my colleague Nigel in London to say that he has been waiting all week for the Blog to have a picture of the Bund...(read more)

Surreal moments in Shanghai

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:46:50 GMT

Since we’ve described the Blog as a look at the “off-beat side of reporting on the global chemicals industry …behind the scenes at training sessions across three continents”, I feel I should record some of the more surreal moments of the editorial training...(read more)

I am a Shanghai commuter

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:38:31 GMT

Nothing beats the daily rush-hour commute on the Shanghai metro for getting the real flavour of working life in the metropolis. From the minute you step into the station – by-passing the teams of workers polishing the ground, the railings, the turnstiles...(read more)

ICIS and Chemease launch China petrochemical market reports

New at ICIS — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:43:00 GMT

ICIS and Chemease have united to launch a portfolio of weekly reports covering key Chinese petrochemical markets in English. Based on the ICIS principles of accuracy, independence and impartiality, these reports provide a common reference point for global...(read more)

ICIS and CBI China form joint venture

New at ICIS — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:37:52 GMT

ICIS and CBI China Ltd have formed a joint venture to deliver information on Chinese markets to a global audience involved in or monitoring commodities in this region. At the same time, the new company will offer global market intelligence to their Chinese...(read more)