ECN-European Chemical News articles

Recent articles from ECN-European Chemical News

Following globalisation in chemical coverage: January sees the launch of ICIS Chemical Business, as European Chemical News and Asian Chemical News are merged, to give a more rounded view of the chemical business worldwide.(COMMENT)
December 19, 2005... AFTER 43 years, the name European Chemical News becomes history--but not the magazine it represents! From January next year, your weekly publication will transform into ICIS Chemical Business, as ECN merges with its sister publication, Singapore-based Asian Chemical News. ICIS Chemical...

Germany 'remains competitive'.(in chemical production)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... GERMAN CHEMICAL production will grow by 6% in 2005, the industry association VCI said in Frankfurt at its final press conference of the year. Earlier, the association had predicted an upturn of 1.5%. VCI's new president, Bayer chairman Werner Wenning, said business was buoyed by strong...

Celanese halts Saudi talks.(BUSINESS: Headlines)
December 19, 2005... CELANESE HAS stopped talking to Tasnee Petrochemicals about their joint acetyls project in Saudi Arabia. The firms think it would be too difficult and expensive to proceed at the moment. 'Trying to get contractors to even bid on projects is a problem,' said Dave Weidman, president and...

Privatisation of Polish plants planned.(BUSINESS: Headlines)
December 19, 2005... TWO POLISH chemical plants could be fully privatised under plans being drawn up by a government agency last week. State oil and chemicals agency for strategy and privatisation, Nafta Polska, said it had received Treasury Ministry instructions to prepare for a possible state sell-off of...

Sasol to sell olefins and surfactants.(BUSINESS: Headlines)
December 19, 2005... SASOL AIMS to sell its Olefins & Surfactants unit in the second half of 2006 now interested parties have come forward. Sasol gave the timetable in an investor update. The firm previously announced in August 2005 it was planning to sell the global Olefins & Surfactants business, which...