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August 23, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, CW's annual executive compensation survey found that industry CEO pay bounced back strongly in 2010. In M&A news, the European Commission...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Aug-15-19_37083.html August 22, 2011
Chemical industry executives saw significant increases in pay as earnings bounced back from the recession. Median total compensation for chemical industry CEOs was $5.4 million in 2010, an increase of 42% from 2009 levels, according to CW’s annual executive compensation survey. Total 2010 CEO compensation also exceeded 2008’s median of $4.1 million by some 32%, but was a bit short of 2007’s median of $5.7 million. Eight CEOs took home more than $10 million in 2010, up from five in 2008 and 2009, compared with twelve in 2007....http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Executive-Compensation-Big-CEO-Paydays-Return_36983.html August 19, 2011
This Week on CW: Coca-Cola's willingness to pay a premium for bio-based materials, particularly PET, could have vast impacts on the supply chain. The European Commission...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Aug-19_37045.html August 18, 2011
Late reporting specialty chemical makers say raw material costs were a drag on earnings during the second quarter. Valspar reported net income of $67.4 million in its fiscal third...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Kerri-Walsh/Specialty-Chemicals-Roundup-August-12-18_36955.html August 16, 2011
REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL CONTRACT MANUFACTURING REVENUES TO REACH $64 BILLION IN 2016 The global pharmaceutical contract manufacturing revenues will reach $64.07 billion in 2016, says a...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Guest-Author/PharmaFine-Chemicals-Roundup-August-16_36907.html August 15, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, the remaining earnings news was mostly positive. Momentive Specialty Chemicals posted a profit, though Performance Materials posted a loss. Nova's...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Aug-8-12_36903.html August 16, 2011
The Dow Chemical Company is convinced that the development of solutions to key global issues such as population growth and sustainability relies on a robust global dialogue between public and private sectors. Based on this premise, on August 16, the company will host a virtual discussion featuring 30 speakers from all sides of the debate. ...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Alex-Scott/Dow-Pushing-forward-Discussion-on-Chemistry-and-Sustainability_36818.html August 12, 2011
This Week on CW: A U.S. government panel has come out in favor of requiring the disclosure of fracking chemicals. Taiwan's petrochemical industry trade group has called...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Aug-12_36882.html August 12, 2011
Innovation news has been lower key this week than of late. That stated, the announcements and new technologies in the biomaterials space keep on coming. In a tech tie up this week...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Alex-Scott/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-Innovation-News-Round-up-Aug-12_36881.html August 11, 2011
CW75 Stock Performance The CW75 Index sank 8% for the week ended August 11. This is the index’s steepest decline since September 2008, when it fell 9% at the time of the collapse...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Kerri-Walsh/CW75-Index-Falls-8-percent_36838.html August 11, 2011
Late-reporting specialty chemical companies mostly posted improved second-quarter results, helped by higher selling prices and improved volumes. Specialty makers expect growth to...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Kerri-Walsh/Specialty-Chemical-Round-Up-August-5-August-11_36835.html August 9, 2011
FDA REPORTS PROGRESS ON DRUG INSPECTION COLLABORATION The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its international counterparts have released reports on the results of pilot...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Guest-Author/PharmaFine-Chemicals-Roundup-August-9_36797.html August 17, 2011
Dow Chemical in the past few days unveiled plans to wrap the London 2012 Olympic athletics stadium in material. The wrap will be comprised of 336 panels each 25 meters tall by 2.5...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Alex-Scott/Dow-Olympic-Wrap-Shrouded-in-Criticism-too-Much-Looking-Back-or-Not-Enough-Looking-Forward-update_36770.html August 8, 2011
Topping the headlines this week, earnings continued to be strong despite economic uncertainty. FMC's net income was up 63%, while Solvay's profits rose 12%. Arkema reported its highest...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Aug-1-5_36789.html August 8, 2011
You wouldn’t know that there are dire concerns about the economic outlook judging from second-quarter earnings results posted by chemical makers over the past few weeks. Growth...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Rob-Westervelt/Mixed-Signals_36719.html August 5, 2011
This Week on CW: Second-quarter earning were, once again, mostly good, but with some downside. Arkema posted its highest net income ever, while Nalco's profits rose and DSM's...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Aug-5_36757.html August 5, 2011
The pace of change as chemical manufacturers strive to develop chemicals from biomass biofeedstocks is relentless: Amyris (Emeryville, CA), a biotech company that has developed a...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Alex-Scott/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-Innovation-News-Round-up-Aug-5_36734.html August 4, 2011
Specialty chemical firms mostly reported positive second-quarter earnings results this week helped by improved selling prices and volumes. DSM has reported Ebitda for the second...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Kerri-Walsh/Specialty-Chemicals-Round-Up-July-29-August-4_36653.html August 2, 2011
A recent report by a committee comprised of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) board directors essentially gives J&J a clean bill of health for a series of incidents relating to...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Girish-Malhotra/Pharmaceutical-Quality-at-J-and-J-Goes-Under-the-Spotlight_36601.html August 2, 2011
LONZA REPORTS FALL IN FIRST-HALF PROFITS AND SALES Lonza has recorded a 28% fall in first-half profits compared with the year-ago period, to SF97 million ($120 million), and Ebitda...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Guest-Author/PharmaFine-Chemicals-Roundup-August-2_36607.html |
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