http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:30:11 EST The rate at which industry demand continues to disintegrate in late 2008 is startling. Alarms have been sounding since the financial crisis swelled in September, pushing anxious consumers and... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/15497.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Dow Chemical strove last week to keep energy high on the U.S. agenda in the face of the recent free fall in oil and natural gas prices by issuing a blueprint for a comprehensive overhaul of U.S... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/15355.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The victory of Barack Obama and Democratic gains in Congress herald a much changed and more challenging regulatory environment for chemical makers in 2009. Progress on energy policy could be... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/15205.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Third-quarter results are almost an afterthought given the economic and market turmoil since late September. With attention focused on what lies ahead for industry, CW turns over this week’s Viewpoint to CEO comments on the industry’s outlook made to media and investors last week.... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/14953.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT The bulk of third-quarter earnings for U.S. chemical makers will be reported this week, but industry attention will be focused more on what lies ahead rather than actual results. Surging... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/14813.html Mon, 20 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Chemical makers have just closed out a challenging quarter with a very tough week. Shares in the CW75 index slipped 21% during the quarter and 9% for the week ended September 30. Fertilizer... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/14587.html Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Billion-Dollar Club, CW’s exclusive ranking of chemical firms compiled by senior editor Kerri Walsh, provides a useful guide to shifts at the top of the industry’s leaderboard... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/14433.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Turmoil at Ciba Specialty Chemicals and Clariant, both based in Basel, Switzerland, underscore the pressures bearing down on certain sectors of the specialty chemical market. Clariant and its... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/14154.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT With the Beijing Olympics over attention now turns to whether China can sustain economic and industrial growth, one of the critical pillars of chemical industry strength in recent years... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/14006.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Chemical makers may welcome the recent retreat in energy prices but lower raw material costs are already creating downward pressure on chemical pricing. Crude oil hit $145/bbl in mid-July but... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/viewpoint/13748.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT