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January 8, 2010
Fertilizer market conditions are expected to log steady improvements this year as attractive agricultural commodity prices encourage farmers to increase crop production, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Fertilizers-Fertilizer-Demand-To-Normalize_23996.html January 8, 2010
Industrial gases firms were slower than their customers to suffer the effects of the economic downturn and will likely be slower to benefit as the economy recovers this year, analysts...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Industrial-Gases-Muted-Market-Trends_23997.html January 8, 2010
The global pharmaceutical industry is expected to grow 4%-6% this year, and sales will exceed $825 billion, says consulting firm IMS Health (Norwalk, CT). IMS Health also expects the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Fine-Chemicals-Prospects-Improving_23998.html January 8, 2010
While overall financial markets and M&A deal volume has recovered a bit from the bottom during the first half of 2009, the road to full recovery will be long, bankers say. There...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Finance-A-Long-Slow-Climb_23999.html January 8, 2010
Chemical industry representatives in Washington are busy after lawmakers last year pushed legislative action on every top industry priority—climate and energy, the Toxics...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Washington-Regulatory-Agenda-Overload-for-Congress-and-EPA_24000.html January 8, 2010
Canadian chemical producers expect sales values to post a modest increase of 2% in 2010, with overall sales volumes remaining unchanged from very low levels in 2009, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Canada-Export-Pressure-to-Continue_24002.html January 8, 2010
The economic downturn has not halted plans for several major projects, and Braskem (São Paulo) has a hand in nearly all of them. Braskem at CW press time was said to be close to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Latin-America-Activity-Picks-Up-in-Brazil-and-Mexico_24003.html January 8, 2010
Economic recovery is spreading across Europe following the dramatic slump in activity in late 2008 and early 2009. Growth is expected to continue into 2010 but is likely to remain...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Europe-Recovery-Is-Likely-to-Be-Slow_24004.html January 8, 2010
The Russian government is steering the economy out of recession with a package of stimulus measures that should bear fruit in 2010. “After an initial sharp rebound from the deep...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Russia-Emerging-from-Recession_24005.html January 8, 2010
The Mideast petchems sector remains in a phase of phenomenal growth. The Mideast is expected to add more than 4 million m.t./year of ethylene capacity this year, following the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Mideast-Capacity-Surge-Is-Coming_24006.html January 8, 2010
Continuation of the Chinese government’s fiscal stimulus, and moderate recovery in the global economy will help generate GDP growth in China of 8.9% in 2010, compared with 8.2%...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/China-Fiscal-Stimulus-Underpins-Economic-Strength_24007.html January 8, 2010
Modest recovery is expected to continue in Japan, driven by export demand, particularly from China. Domestic demand remains weak, weighed down by rising unemployment and appreciation...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Japan-Exports-Offset-Domestic-Weakness_24008.html January 8, 2010
India’s economic growth slowed with the global economic crisis, but GDP is forecast to accelerate in 2010. The Indian economy is expected to grow 7% this year, compared with 6%...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/India-Growth-Reaccelerates-as-Slowdown-Comes-to-an-End_24009.html January 8, 2010
Emerging Asian economies are performing better than anticipated thanks to swift policy responses to the economic downturn and an improved external environment, the Asian Development...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Asia-Economies-Rebound-Strongly-Across-Region_24010.html December 18, 2009
As the first decade of the new millennium draws to a close, CW reviews the stories and trends that had the biggest impact on industry over the past 10 years. The rapid advance of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Decade-in-Review_23632.html December 11, 2009
ACC says it will offer a three-year dues waiver to small and medium-sized chemical makers as part of an initiative to grow the ranks of member firms and the group’s influence...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/ACC-Targets-Smaller-Chemical-Makers-in-Effort-to-Boost-Advocacy-Efforts_23427.html December 1, 2009
China, the European Union (EU), and India have each begun antidumping procedures this year against petrochemical exports from the Mideast. The cases provoked a strong reaction from the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Antidumping-Cases-Target-Mideast-Petchem-Exports_23170.html December 1, 2009
The shift of global petrochemicals production to the feedstock-rich Mideast is gathering pace, with local players and overseas partners engaged in a massive expansion program. The region is on course to displace a major share of existing production in Western Europe, North America, and Japan, analysts say....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Mideast-Reinforcing-Leadership-in-Petrochemicals_23209.html December 1, 2009
The chemical distribution sector has stabilized after a year of demand drops, but distributors still remain cautious...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Distribution-Charting-a-Path-to-Recovery_23185.html November 16, 2009
Avoiding a Meltdown in Copenhagen A robust agreement at next month’s United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen—one that puts in place measures to cap greenhouse gas (GHG)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Climate-Change_22785.html |
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