Chemical Week

Reports on current news and issues of interest for chemical manufacturers and related industries, including pharmaceuticals and plastics. Coverage includes business and finance news (organized by region), construction projects, mergers and acquisitions, information technology, specialty chemical production, environmental issues, laws and regulations, company and market profiles, management trends, and newsmakers in the industry. Business interest.

Honam signs agreement for delayed Qatar cracker project.
July 25, 2007

United Phosphorus buys agchem firm in Argentina.
July 25, 2007

Basell to buy Lyondel Chemical for $12.7 billion.(top of the week)
July 25, 2007

PPG's second-quarter earnings slip; Cytec's results beat estimates.(UN...
July 25, 2007

Dow links with Brazilian ethanol maker for PE project.(UNITED STATES/A...
July 25, 2007

KBR awarded contract for Aramco-Dow megaproject.(new construction proj...
July 25, 2007

Stone & Webster to win ExxonMobil cracker contract?(new construction p...
July 25, 2007

Consortium builds bioethanol plant in Japan.(new construction projects...
July 25, 2007

Sonatrach picks total and consortium for petchem JVs.(new construction...
July 25, 2007

Sun Pharma seeks to make acquisitions overseas.(pharmaceuticals & fine...
July 25, 2007

Cytec boosts resins capacity worldwide.(DIGEST)
July 25, 2007

Pigment prices rise on short raw material supplies in China.(DIGEST)(B...
July 25, 2007

Degussa names new boss of exclusive synthesis.(pharmaceuticals & fine ...
July 25, 2007

JHP buys production plant from King Pharma.(M&A)(JHP Pharmaceuticals )...
July 25, 2007

AllessaChemie builds a non-GMP outsourcing business.(good manufacturin...
July 25, 2007

Rail strikes, floods, and tougher regulations challenge chemical secto...
July 25, 2007

Technip awarded deals in China and Spain.(new construction projects)(B...
July 25, 2007

Wacker commercializes granular polysilicon process.(new construction p...
July 25, 2007

Simon Carves selected for Abu Dhabi fluorides plant.(new construction ...
July 25, 2007

... Puts nylon intermediates project on hold.(EUROPE/MIDEAST)(BASF AG)
July 25, 2007

Electronics materials market expected to spark 9% growth in 2007.(UNIT...
July 25, 2007

R&H approves $2-billion common stock repurchase program.(UNITED STATES...
July 25, 2007

PPG offers to pay $3 billion for SigmaKalon.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)(P...
July 25, 2007

Dow changes retirement program for new hires.(business & finance news)...
July 25, 2007

BASF mulls divesting part of styrenics business.(UNITED STATES/AMERICA...
July 25, 2007

Syngenta names new CFO.(appointment of John Ramsay )(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

German chemical sales rise.(Financial report)(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Messer, Lonza form gases agreement.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

MOL rejects takeover bid from OMV.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Nylstar files for bankruptcy protection.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Explosion prompts CSB investigation.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

GenTek sells unit to Indian firm.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Sumitomo buys agchem distributor.(Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd. buys ...
July 25, 2007

Codexis acquires BioCatalytics.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Lurgi wins polyamide contract.(Lurgi Zimmer )(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Honeywell earnings slide.(Honeywell Specialty Materials revenue report...
July 25, 2007

Degussa plans to expand Wisconsin specialties site.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

DuPont to pay $4 million fine for price fixing.(E.I. du Pont de Nemour...
July 25, 2007

Celanese appoints CFO to head of acetyls and Asia businesses.(John J. ...
July 25, 2007

Huntsman to operate Texas biodiesel plant.(RBF (New York))(Brief artic...
July 25, 2007

Meetings.(Calendar)
July 25, 2007

CW75 stock performance.
July 25, 2007

FECC 2007: overcoming challenges: distributors face up to consolidatio...
July 25, 2007

CW price report.(COMMENTARY)(Chemical Week)(Statistical table)
July 25, 2007

BASF and Ineos end force majeures.(basic chemicals & plastics)(Brief a...
July 25, 2007

Lanxess hit by strike in Argentina.(basic chemicals & plastics)(Brief ...
July 25, 2007

Basell increases PP price; closes Sarnia site.(POLYMERS)(Brief article...
July 25, 2007

EU drops price-fixing probe on plastics additives.(DIGEST)(European Un...
July 25, 2007

Study: chemicals from personal care products pollute SF Bay.(San Franc...
July 25, 2007

EU set to approve GM potato.(regulatory)(genetically modified food)(Br...
July 25, 2007

EU Court rules paraquat herbicide approval was flawed.(HEALTH EFFECTS)...
July 25, 2007

Business Roundtable urges firms to 'take action' on climate policy.(GL...
July 25, 2007

BP declares force majeure on VAM.(INTERMEDIATES)(vinyl acetate monomer...
July 25, 2007

Demand for healthier foods stirs up growth in hydrocolloids.(FOOD INGR...
July 25, 2007

Canada: gas gains fuel expansion hopes.
July 25, 2007

China faces up to pollution threat.(ASIA/PACIFIC)
July 25, 2007

BASF eyes entry into PC; launches new products ...(EUROPE/MIDEAST)
July 25, 2007

Hercules forms JV for formaldehyde-free adhesives.(business & finance ...
July 25, 2007

Hambrecht slams energy strategy.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

European ministers approve mercury export ban.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Industry officials perish in Brazilian plane crash.(Brief article)
July 25, 2007

Summer pickup game.(viewpoint)
July 25, 2007

The 13th Annual China Chemical Industry Conference.
July 25, 2007

ENI to build biofuels unit using novel technology.(new construction pr...
July 18, 2007

R&H exits automotive coatings business with two deals.(PAINTS AND COAT...
July 18, 2007

Akzo nobel opens coatings plant in Russia.(specialties)
July 18, 2007

Central American workers sue Dow and Amvac in California.(PRODUCT LIAB...
July 18, 2007

International specialty products.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

Henkel.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

The Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

ACC.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

Dupont.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

Oxford Catalysts Group.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

EMCO Chemical Distributors.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

Bunge.(key changes)
July 18, 2007

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