http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 7:23:55 EDT Senior chemical executives continued to bring home fat paychecks last year, according to data that 50 firms filed with the SEC. The median overall compensation package for chemical industry CEOs... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13787.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT CW has taken the compensation figures as reported in proxies or other public documents, as calculated by the companies to meet SEC requirements in the U.S. or similar requirements in Canada... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13788.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (Tokyo) is aiming for higher, more profitable ground. The company, Japan’s largest chemical maker, is targeting the higher-value performance products for which it has market or technology advantages, and de-emphasizing petrochemicals.... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13645.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Matthias Zachert likes challenges. He started his chemical industry career in the mid-1990s, when he joined Hoechst and became head of a special project to establish the Hoechst Marion Roussel... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13646.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Canadian chemical producers say they are bracing for a sharp drop in profitability this year amid fluctuating energy prices, a slow economy, and a rapid increase in the Canadian-U.S. dollar exchange rate. That drop, which some analysts expect to be as much as 30%, follows a record 2007. Chemical demand is also expected to continue to slide, especially if the Canadian dollar remains so strong, industry executives say.... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13417.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Tight markets for agricultural crops pushed fertilizer sales volumes and prices higher in the first half, leading to record earnings for firms operating in mineral-rich sites in Canada... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13418.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT As nations prepare parallel yet separate responses to climate change, chemical makers are evaluating how to maximize the benefits and minimize the cost of compliance. However, just keeping track... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13266.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Global collaboration among industry, regulators, and other groups will be key to ensuring an effective, orderly response to issues including increasing energy demand, diminishing supply of... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13267.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT It is essential that any future greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction mandates allow chemical companies to continue use of coal as a source of power generation to prevent wide-scale switching to... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13268.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Rising gasoline prices and green-conscious consumers have forced the global automotive industry to rethink its power train, setting the stage for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to emerge as the enabling technology for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). From the current base of nearly zero, sales of lithium for HEV batteries are expected to exceed $500 million by 2015, analysts say. Rockwood Holdings, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), and FMC, the largest lithium producers worldwide, are poised to benefit from this new high-volume application.... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13115.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT