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October 30, 2007
Leading contract pharma fine chemical firms have announced a new wave of manufacturing projects or partnerships in China in recent months. Multinationals including Lonza, Sigma-Aldrich...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Fine-Chemicals-in-China_8563.html October 30, 2007
India and China are both rated as low-cost production bases for pharmaceuticals, but some international pharma companies believe the two countries do not compete directly with each...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/China-and-India-Play-to-Different-Strengths_8565.html October 19, 2007
Airgas (Radnor, PA) continues to build on its leading position in packaged gases, targeting internal growth and acquisitions aimed at lifting annual revenues to $5 billion by 2011. The company started operations in 1982 with sales of just $3.5 million and now accounts for nearly one-quarter of the $11 billion-$12 billion U.S. packaged gas and hardgoods market....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Airgas-Building-the-Total-Package_8402.html October 15, 2007
Resin capacity expansions and stricter environmental regulations have prompted plastics additive makers to follow suit, increasing capacity and rolling out new bio-based materials...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Plastics-Additive-Makers-Keep-Pace-with-Market-Demands_8303.html October 15, 2007
Tank cars hauling chlorine and anhydrous ammonia are at the top of the most-wanted list of chemicals that several groups aim to see rerouted away from major cities, replaced with less...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Transportation-Nowhere-to-Go_5423.html October 12, 2007
Engineering plastics makers are targeting higher-performance and higher-margin applications, directing commercial development closer to customers that are growing faster than the overall market....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Engineering-Plastics-Makers-Seek-Higher-Ground_8302.html October 12, 2007
Robust global demand is driving most commodity polymer producers—particularly polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)—to expand....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Plastics-Global-Strength-Sustains-Demand_8300.html October 3, 2007
Akzo Nobel’s planned £8.1-billion ($16.1 billion) acquisition of ICI has created a shakeup in the paints and coatings industry, in which the 11-largest companies currently...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Paints-and-Coatings-M-and-A-Stirs-Up-Market_8117.html September 25, 2007
Basell made its debut in the Billion-Dollar Club with 2006 revenues of €10.5 billion ($13.7 billion). This was Basell’s first full year since it was acquired by Access...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Basell-Pursues-Advantages-in-Integration-and-Geography_7946.html September 25, 2007
Hambrecht: Growing faster than market. BASF has reclaimed the number one spot from Dow Chemical on CW’s annual Billion-Dollar Club ranking of companies by sales. BASF had held...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/BASF-Back-on-Top_7947.html September 25, 2007
Ratcliffe: Improving our position. Ineos has climbed from number 47 in last year’s Billion-Dollar Club ranking, to number five this year, thanks to its $9-billion acquisition of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Ineos-Takes-Huge-Leap-into-Fifth-Place_7948.html September 25, 2007
BASF tops CW’s annual ranking of companies by chemical sales, taking back the title from Dow Chemical, which held the position last year....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/The-Billion-Dollar-Club_7945.html September 25, 2007
Strong Corn Demand to Yield Prosperous Year The market outlook for fertilizers in 2007 is positive, due to tightening grain supplies and rising grain prices, analysts say. This coming...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Agriculture_5318.html September 21, 2007
Competitive challenges facing Europe emerging countries have drawn high-level attention from the European Commission....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/European-Petrochemicals_7743.html September 21, 2007
Senior petrochemical company executives in Europe are confident that this year’s strong performance will carry into 2008 with sustained demand in both continental and export...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Europe-Strong-on-Sustained-Polymer-and-Fibers-Demand_7744.html September 14, 2007
U.S. recalls of products containing counterfeit ingredients from China in the past six months have raised concerns over the safety and quality of imports from the region. Chinese...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/U-S-Product-Recalls-Prompt-Some-Shutdowns-in-China_7614.html September 14, 2007
The Chinese government removed, or cut substantially, tax rebates on exports of more than 2,800 products, effective July 1. The measures, introduced by the Ministry of Finance...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Tax-Rebates-on-Exports-Will-Impact-Chemicals_7615.html September 14, 2007
Major developing countries, including China, are under growing international pressure to accept a greater share of responsibility for combating global warming. The pressure is likely...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Pressure-Mounts-to-Combat-Climate-Change-Pollution_7617.html September 11, 2007
Chinese authorities say they are taking steps to address quality control and product safety, amid growing international concern over the discovery of hazardous chemicals in certain products sold by China....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/China-Flagging-Up-Quality-Concerns_7613.html September 11, 2007
Sinopec and PetroChina once again head up CW’s annual ranking of China’s top 40 chemical companies by annual sales (table). The list is prepared by SRI Consulting...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Sinopec-and-PetroChina-Dominate-China-Industry-Ranking_7616.html |
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