Chemicals
Aug US PVC contracts fall 1 cent on flat housing, lower ethylene
Aug US PVC contracts fall 1 cent on flat housing, lower ethylene. HOUSTON (ICIS)--US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) August contracts fell 1 cent/lb ...
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US PE export prices boosted for September by tight supply
US PE export prices boosted for September by tight supply. HOUSTON (ICIS)--US polyethylene (PE) export prices have risen by as much as 5 cents/lb ...
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Europe PET market talks of €30-50/tonne hike for September
Europe PET market talks of €30-50/tonne hike for September. LONDON (ICIS)--Europe's polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producers were considering a ...
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US plans Mariner briefing as group seeks shallow-water drilling ban
US plans Mariner briefing as group seeks shallow-water drilling ban. WASHINGTON (ICIS)--The president of is to appear before Congress next week to on...
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VIDEO – ICIS Americas Lunchtime Bulletin 3 September 2010
VIDEO – ICIS Americas Lunchtime Bulletin 3 September 2010. Here is the lunchtime bulletin for the Americas on Friday from . The Lunchtime Bulletin...
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Brazil resin sales to grow by 6.5% in 2011 - consultant
Brazil resin sales to grow by 6.5% in 2011 - consultant. SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Resin sales in Brazil should increase by 6.5% in 2011 as a result of...
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Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp
The Chinese government has backed Sinochem, the state-owned chemicals giant, to pursue a counterbid that could trump BHP Billiton's $39bn hostile offer for PotashCorp
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Iran sanctions to hamper Europe methanol supply - industry sources
Iran sanctions to hamper Europe methanol supply - industry sources. LONDON (ICIS)--EU and US trade sanctions against Iran could pose serious supply...
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Europe acetone MMA September contract price down by €17/tonne
Europe acetone MMA September contract price down by €17/tonne. LONDON (ICIS)--A Europe September acetone methyl methacrylate (MMA) contract has been ...
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Europe August acrylonitrile contracts settle down by €35-40/tonne
Europe August acrylonitrile contracts settle down by €35-40/tonne. LONDON (ICIS)--European August acrylonitrile (ACN) contracts settled down by ...
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Chi Mei Corp to expand capacity of PMMA units in China, Taiwan
Chi Mei Corp to expand capacity of PMMA units in China, Taiwan. SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Taiwan’s plans to expand the capacity of its polymethyl ...
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SABIC shuts 300,000 t/yr MTBE plant in Saudi Arabia on outage
SABIC shuts 300,000 t/yr MTBE plant in Saudi Arabia on outage. SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp ( ) has taken off ...
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VIDEO - ICIS News Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 3 September 2010
VIDEO - ICIS News Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 3 September 2010. Here is the lunchtime bulletin for Asia on Friday 3 September from . The Lunchtime ...
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Iran boosts domestic gasoline output; aroms exports to suffer
Iran boosts domestic gasoline output; aroms exports to suffer. By Mahua Chakravarty SINGAPORE (ICIS)-- Iran may not have enough supply of aromatics to ...
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NOON SNAPSHOT - Asia Markets Summary
NOON SNAPSHOT - Asia Markets Summary. SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is Friday’s mid-day Asia oil and chemical market summary from ICIS . CRUDE : WTI Oct ...
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S Korea's YNCC Sept BD contract falls $121/tonne on supply
S Korea's YNCC Sept BD contract falls $121/tonne on supply. SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea’s Yeochun NCC Co ( ) has settled its September butadiene ...
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Brazil Fines Industrial Gases Firms in Antitrust Case
The Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), that country's antitrust body, has fined five industrial gases firms for forming a cartel to limit competition, according to...
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Safety Board Begins Study of Bayer MIC Plant in West Virginia
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington) says it has begun its study with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on the feasibility of reducing methyl isocyanate...
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Analyst: Air Products Offer Undervalues Airgas
Air Products’ offer to acquire Airgas for $63.50/share is too low, according to analysts at BB&T Capital Markets (Richmond). BB&T cites financial benefits from Airgas’ ongoing SAP...
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Dow AgroSciences to Acquire Assets of Seed Company
Dow AgroSciences says it will acquire the assets of seed company Grand Valley Hybrids (Grand Junction, CO). The acquisition complements Dow AgroSciences’ Mycogen seeds brand and its...
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more