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AMI's Masterbatch 2008 conference will take place from 24-26 June 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The event is recognised as the leading forum for the industry. Masterbatch 2008 will open with a keynote address from a leading North American producer, Mr. John Manuck, President & CEO of ...
Mumbai/M nster. BASF Coatings (India) Pvt Ltd, the leading supplier of automotive and industrial coatings solutions, received Ford Motor Company s highest recognition for supplier quality the prestigious Ford Q 1 award at a recent vendor meeting held in Chennai, India. The Award ...
07 Mar 2008 - Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. announced the post-merger senior leaders for the company, contingent on the close of its acquisition of Huntsman Corporation. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2008, pending receipt of regulatory ...
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina, China's largest oil producer, is discussing with Qatar Petroleum to jointly establish a petrochemical facility in China, a PetroChina source revealed Wednesday. A feasibility study on the joint-venture project is well underway, said the ...
6 March 2008 Visitors to this year s PDM (Plastics Design and Moulding) event will be able to gain advice on designing or manufacturing a product in plastic at Plastics Surgery Ask the Consultant . PDM 08 takes place at the Telford International Centre on 15-17 April. Run by The ...
NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Crude-oil futures surged for a second day Thursday and closed above 105 dollars a barrel for the first time, after hitting a record high of 105.97 dollars earlier in the session. The gains followed a 5-dollar jump on Wednesday, after declining U.S. ...
VIENNA (Xinhua) -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not increase its oil production to help curb soaring prices of crude oil, the organization's president said Tuesday. OPEC members are due to meet Wednesday to discuss oil production. The United ...
PARIS, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The International Energy Agency (IEA) criticized on Wednesday an OPEC decision to keep its oil output unchanged, saying that the cartel should pay more attention to market signals such as hiking oil prices. The Paris-based IEA said the decision by the ...
South Asian Petrochem Ltd. plans to invest Rs 2000 crore in two major projects in Haldia in the coming years. The company has a PET plant in Haldia, which commenced commercial production in the year 2003, at an investment exceeding Rs 500 crores. Initially the capacity was 1.4 ...
The world oil demand in 2008 was forecast to grow by 1.2 million barrels daily to an average of 87 million barrels per day, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in a report Friday. This estimation is in line with OPEC's estimation last month. The report ...
Sinopec, China's largest crude refiner raised prices of some of its oil products over the last weekends to offset record international crude costs. Prices of petroleum coke, olefin and sulphur, which are outsidegovernment control have been lifted by 100 yuan (14.08 U.S. dollars) ...
THE FORMER ICI businesses being retained by the Netherlands' Akzo Nobel are an excellent strategic fit with the other parts of the specialty chemical division, Leif Darner, head of the division, said last week. Following the acquisition of ICI in January this year, Akzo Nobel's ...
In line with its plan of becoming a leading petrochemicals player in the country within a short period of time, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) has projected a turnover of Rs 18,000 crore from its petrochemicals business by the year 2011-12. The oil major ha sa long term plan of ...
The Design Resource Centre, a hit with product designers at the last two Plastics Design and Moulding events, is back at PDM 08 next month. PDM held in Telford, Shropshire, is a major gathering point for industrial designers in the UK. The Design Resource Centre provides the ...
BASF SE has decided to hive off to INEOS Nitriles its Seal Sands site of BASF Plc at Teesside, UK. The Seal Sands site operates large-scale production facilities for acrylonitrile (ACN), adipodinitrile (ADN), hexamethylenediamine (HMD), and other by-products. These chemical ...
THE WEED in your backyard could soon be the chemical industry's next crop idol. Rising energy costs, and the trend of using environmentally friendly ingredients is driving the momentum toward the development of plant-based chemicals. Looking at the chemical industry's history of ...
18 Mar 2008 - A team of researchers in Bedford, Mass. has developed a way of examining brain tissue with near-infrared light to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease. In the March 15 issue of the journal Optics Letters, published by the Optical Society of America, the team ...
Eastman Chemical is increasing capacity for its Tritan-brand speciality copolyester at a plant in Kingsport. The project includes construction of new manufacturing facilities and conversion of some existing operations, officials with Kingsport-based Eastman said in a 13 March ...
HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Many US plastic processors in the automobile industry are reeling from an inability to pass through rising feedstock costs, consultants said. US automakers, straining from lost market share, have rejected processors' attempts to pass through costs, said Jeff ...
THE DECISION by Dutch chemical firm Royal DSM to invest in biotechnology and build a $1.5bn business over the past decade is starting to pay dividends, particularly with uncertainty over the future of fossil fuels. Less than 5% of the chemicals produced globally are currently ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...