ICIS Blogs : icis chemical business

Roland Berger Strategy interview on video

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:08:39 GMT

I'm impressed at this video which Will shot on his own camera while interviewing a leading chemical industry consultant today in the leafy surroundings of London's Berkeley Square (of nightingale fame ). Will Beacham, European bureau chief of...(read more)

Fake Magazine Covers

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:45:44 GMT

This is from Magtoss , a website which uses computer-generated imagery to create fake magazine covers. Scientists among us, and regular readers of ICIS Chemical Business magazine, will enjoy the key feature articles in "The Hermit - the award winning...(read more)

Help us find our Longest Standing Reader

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:49:39 GMT

I'm at the ICIS Training seminars in Brussels and as usual we give out free copies of our ICIS Chemical Business magazine (ICB, the Magazine Formerly Known As European Chemical News or Chemical Market Reporter), and during the workshop session I like...(read more)

No more Free Stuff

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:00:30 GMT

I am reading with alarm that the days of Free Stuff are over, in this piece by our own correspondent, Doris de Guzman in New York. Surely not! Only last week I picked up this delightful tiny 4 GB USB memory stick (only 2.5cm long) from sponsors Gazprom...(read more)

Ladies still run, despite Charlie's move to energy

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:30:32 GMT

Charlie Shaw, formerly of ICIS pricing, and now covering European gas and power markets for ICIS Heren, finds that his new vocation falls short in terms of turning him into a babe-magnet ... In my petrochemical reporting days, I would find myself trying...(read more)

The sweet smell of maple syrup chemicals

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:04:25 GMT

A mysterious maple syrup smell has been wafting across New York City and into the offices of ICIS Chemical Business (ICB) on Park Avenue South for the past five years. At last city officials have sniffed out the source of the sweet smell - a New Jersey...(read more)

Xperimania - Andy Brice's chemical online chat

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:35:01 GMT

Andy Brice from ICIS Chemical Business (first on the left in photo) was invited to host an online chat for students from 13 secondary schools around Europe on the role of chemicals in everyday life ... On a cold, wintry morning last month, I arrived in...(read more)

Why golf and chemicals go together

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:47:14 GMT

The perennial topic of golf and chemicals is given another airing by my colleague Ivan Lerner in our New York office, in a humorous article in this week's ICIS Chemical Business: " Skip the First 18 Holes ." He espouses the theory that "the...(read more)

ICIS Top 40 Power Players, with added "People's Choice"

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:14:34 GMT

Today's issue of ICIS Chemical Business has the final results of the " ICIS Top 40 Power Players ." For the first time, readers were invited to vote for the controversial "People's Choice" on the networking site ICIS Connect...(read more)

Lists of lists

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:17:23 GMT

The Blog loves Top 10 lists. We've had the Blog's Top 10 chemical movie scenes , top oil and chemical-themed cocktails , top chemical adverts , top chemical buzzwords , more top chemical movie scenes , top expensive capital hotels , top songs...(read more)

An homage to "Living without Polypropylene"

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:11:26 GMT

The Blog is shocked to see that our own ground-breaking article on " Living without polypropylene for a week - Cold Turkey " by Andy Brice in ICIS Chemical Business on 19 May 2008 has been the subject of an "homage" today by a reporter...(read more)

Chemical team wolfs down army rations

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:54:21 GMT

Army food underwent the taste test in the offices of ICIS Chemical Business in New York this week and was judged to be "tasty" by editors Joe and Ivan. Illustrating an article on the importance of planning , but possibly just an excuse for dressing...(read more)

ICIS at APLA 2007

New at ICIS — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:40:55 GMT

ICIS is set to have a strong presence at the forthcoming APLA conference in Buenos Aires. Please come along and see us to pick up a copy of the latest ICIS pricing reports or to talk to us about our extensive range of services for the global chemical...(read more)