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August 6, 2007
The many tasks of Hercules (Wilmginton, DE) have challenged the company earlier this decade. The costly acquisition of BetzDearborn in the late 1990s saddled it with an onerous debt...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Rebuilding-Musclein-Specialties_6481.html July 31, 2007
Specialty chemical makers are jumpstarting R&D efforts, seeking to improve the success rate of projects, speed up commercialization, and generate higher returns. Their aim is on...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Specialty-Chemicals_6558.html July 31, 2007
Formosa Plastics Group (Taipei) has set its sights firmly on growth in mainland China. Plans there include a possible refining and olefins investment at Ningbo, where the company is...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Formosa-Plastics_6559.html July 30, 2007
The Mideast—principally the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, as well as Iran—has over the past three decades built a formidable chemical industry, and is today...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Mideast_5644.html July 30, 2007
High crude oil and natural gas prices are pushing coal to the forefront as a lower-cost alternative energy and feedstock source. An increasing number of companies in the U.S. could...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Coal-to-Chemicals_5533.html July 30, 2007
Economies, Industry Remain Healthy The economies of East Asian countries, excluding China and Japan, continue to perform well. However, growth is expected to slip slightly in 2007...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Asia_5332.html July 30, 2007
Chemical Growth Outstrips GDP India’s population has grown as large as that of China, and India is exhibiting similar growth rates to China in GDP and chemicals. India’s...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/India_5331.html July 30, 2007
‘Robust’ Economic Growth Ahead Most major Japanese chemical makers indicate that they expect their financial performance to improve in 2007. They cite the Japanese economy...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Japan_5330.html July 30, 2007
Economy Slows, but Stays Strong China’s economy is forecast to slow slightly in 2007, but the country’s growth rates are still the envy of the world. The Chinese government...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/China_5329.html July 30, 2007
Oil Prices Stay High; Ethane Gets Scarcer OPEC, dominated by oil-producing countries in the Mideast, announced plans in December to reduce its oil-production quota in February 2007 by...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Mideast_5328.html July 30, 2007
Economy and Chemical Demand to Strengthen Russia’s GDP will grow 6% in 2007, according to forecasts by technical and economic research institute Niitekhim (Moscow). The European...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Russia_5327.html July 30, 2007
Anticipating Decisions on Major Petchem Projects Brazil will be the center of Latin American chemical investment this year, with several major projects planned or already under way...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Latin-America_5326.html July 30, 2007
Profits Rise, as do Regulatory Challenges Canada’s basic chemicals and plastics industry continues its climb toward a cyclical peak, although the slowing U.S. and Canadian...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Canada_5325.html July 30, 2007
Chemicals Legislation: Is the Industry Ready? A large number of chemical firms will come to grips with the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Reach_5324.html July 30, 2007
GDP Slows, but Recovery Stays on Track Europe’s long-awaited economic recovery materialized in 2006 after several false starts. GDP growth is forecast to slow slightly in 2007...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Europe_5323.html July 30, 2007
Industry Braces for Change in Control of Congress The chemical industry will have its hands full this year dealing with anticipated policy changes in Congress, as well as scores of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Washington_5322.html July 30, 2007
HazMat Security Still Tops the List Chemical shippers start 2007 facing many of the same issues as last year, including higher freight rates and continued capacity tightness. However...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Transportation_5321.html July 30, 2007
M&A Maintains Strong Pace Bankers expect chemical sector M&A activity to be brisk this year, especially during the first half of the year, and that 2007 generally will be a...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Finance_5320.html July 30, 2007
Growth in Asia Boosts Sales Sales at industrial gases firms are expected to grow in the mid-single digits in 2007, analysts say. Asia will be the big driver, with double-digit growth...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Industrial-Gases_5319.html July 30, 2007
Fine Chemicals: Asian Invasion to Continue Asia’s share of the global pharma fine chemical sector is forecast to increase through 2007 as companies in India and China in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/Pharmaceuticals_5317.html |
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