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Archives :: Chemical Week Magazine :: Business & Finance :: Europe/Mideast
Displaying 181 - 200 of 946 stories.
December 16, 2011
Adams: Growth centered in Asia. Reduced rates of capacity expansion and continued demand growth in “high-velocity” economies, led by China, should drive petrochemical...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/GPCA-Petrochemical-Margin-Recovery-Seen-by-2013_39846.html December 16, 2011
Equate Petrochemical (Safat, Kuwait) is seeking acquisitions outside the Mideast and may be close to concluding a deal before the end of this year, company officials say. “Our...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Equate-Petrochemical-Seeks-Acquisitions_39847.html December 16, 2011
NatPet (Yanbu, Saudi Arabia), a subsidiary of the Alujain Group (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), is diversifying downstream into plastics processing, using polypropylene produced at the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Natpet-Diversifies-to-Downstream-Products_39848.html December 9, 2011
A done deal: Shell CEO Peter Voser (l) and Mahammed bin Saleh Al Sada sign agreement. Shell and Qatar Petroleum (QP) have advanced discussions for the development of a previously...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Shell-and-Qatar-Petroleum-Sign-Petchems-Deal_39588.html December 9, 2011
Looking to the future: Engel (l), Bock (center), Brudermüller (r) announce targets. BASF has unveiled a 2020 sales target of €115 billion ($153 billion), up 80% from 2010...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/BASF-Outlines-2020-Targets-Including-80-percent-Sales-Rise_39637.html December 9, 2011
The European Commission has published plans to invest €80 billion ($108 billion) in research and innovation projects, including programs applying chemistry, across the European Union...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Europe-Unveils-$108-Billion-Research-and-Innovation-Program_39638.html November 26, 2011
Ravago Group (Arendonk, Belgium) and Barentz Europe (Hoofddorp, the Netherlands) have agreed to combine their chemical distribution activities into a 50-50 joint venture, Barentz...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Ravago-and-Barentz-Merge-Chemical-Distribution-units_39315.html November 26, 2011
French chemical industry association UIC (Paris) has revised its forecast for the sector’s 2012 growth in output volumes to 1.8%, from 2.4%. However, UIC projects chemicals output...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/French-Industry-Association-Downgrades-2012-Forecast_39316.html November 26, 2011
Kemira has confirmed that its revenues and operating profits for the whole of this year will be lower than originally forecast. The company says that, following weaker-than-expected...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Kemira-Lowers-Full-Year-Sales-and-Profits-Forecast-Citing-Lower-Demand_39317.html November 21, 2011
BASF, the third-largest producer of agricultural chemicals behind Syngenta and Bayer CropScience, has outlined plans and long-term sales targets for its crop protection and plant...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/BASF-Outlines-Agchem-Strategy-Announces-Growth-Targets_39073.html November 18, 2011
Late-reporting European chemical makers posted substantial increases in third-quarter 2011 sales compared with the corresponding period of 2010, boosted by price increases and higher...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Third-Quarter-Sales-Increase-but-Earnings-Are-Mixed_39131.html November 4, 2011
Europe-based companies continue to report higher sales for the third quarter of 2011, compared with the corresponding period of 2010, due to price hikes and higher volumes...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Price-Hikes-and-Higher-Volumes-Boost-Third-Quarter-Sales_38796.html October 28, 2011
Bock: Customers are more cautious. BASF reported higher third-quarter revenues and, excluding the effect of an interruption to the company’s oil production in Libya, it increased...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/BASF-Beats-Estimates-Remains-Positive-for-Rest-of-the-Year_38629.html October 28, 2011
Dekkers: Emerging markets were key. Emerging markets made a key contribution to Bayer’s third-quarter sales and earnings growth, chairman Marijn Dekkers says. A substantial...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Bayer-Reports-Higher-Sales-and-Earnings-Confirms-Full-Year-Outlook_38630.html October 28, 2011
Leading Europe-based chemical manufacturers posted higher sales for the third quarter of 2011 compared with the corresponding period of 2010, although most companies confirm that the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Third-Quarter-Sales-Rise-but-Raw-Material-Costs-Dent-Profits_38638.html October 17, 2011
De Margerie: Integration from oil and gas, to refined products and plastics. Total has confirmed earlier reports that it will combine its refining and chemicals businesses into a...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Total-Confirms-Plans-to-Merge-Refining-and-Chemicals_38282.html October 17, 2011
LyondellBasell has agreed to mothball its refinery at Berre, France for up to two years, having announced earlier that it would close the refinery permanently (CW, Oct. 3/10, p. 11)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/LyondellBasell-to-Mothball-French-Refinery-Shelves-Closure-Plan_38281.html October 17, 2011
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical, a Sabic affiliate, has begun production at the company’s Jubail, Saudi Arabia petrochemicals complex. Most of the production units at the complex are...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Saudi-Kayan-Commissions-Major-Complex-at-Jubail_38280.html October 7, 2011
The 2011 European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) annual meeting broke attendance records with more than 2,500 registered delegates. EPCA president and Ineos group director Tom Crotty...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/EPCA-2011-Industry-Cautious-as-Markets-Soften_38141.html October 7, 2011
Opening Up: Van Beurden (l.) calls for a change in communication strategy. Industry’s reputation and sustainability were central themes discussed at the public component of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Cefic-Assembly-Leaders-Grapple-with-Thorny-Issue-of-Poor-Reputation_38140.html |
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