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Algerian Textile Industry In Pursuit of Cooperation

06 Dec 2010

LONDON - Algerian textile industry has a big potential. Its geographical and cultural proximity to the European market, and the low labour cost are great advantages. A number of new projects on textile industry market in Algeria will add to its prosp...

Efforts to Hike PVC Prices Fail in USA

03 Dec 2010

As feedstock costs continue to rise sharply since mid-summer, PVC suppliers in USA have tried to hike offers. Efforts by suppliers to raise polyvinyl chloride (PVC) prices by 3 cents/lb (US$66/ton) in November failed in the US vinyl segment, accordin...

BASF and Dow Contend for Buyers of Styrene Operations

03 Dec 2010

BASF and Dow are contending for buyers of their styrene units, which have combined sales of $10bn. The companies are following in the footsteps of their competitors who exited from the styrene market as oil and gas-rich countries invest funds into p...

Israel Chemicals Mulls Halt to Potash Mining in Spain

02 Dec 2010

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (TASE: ICL) may follow its competitors and suspend part of its potash mining operations. Reports in trade magazines claim that Israel Chemicals may suspend potash production in Spain for six months, beginning in January. The com...

INEOS ChlorVinyls to Make Investments in Chloromethane A...

02 Dec 2010

INEOS ChlorVinyls said it will make fresh investments in its chloromethane assets at its Roncorn site in Cheshire, UK. The multi-million pound investment is expected to run through the next five years, aimed at replacing an ageing asset and upgradin...

“The World Market for Nanocomposites (Metal Nanoparticle...

02 Dec 2010

Global revenues for polymeric nanocomposites were approximately US$390.05 million in 2009. A diverse range of markets are being impacted by polymer nanocomposites such as aerospace and aviation, automotive, food, pharmaceutical and electronics packag...

BASF And ExxonMobil Boost Output In Europe

01 Dec 2010

BASF and ExxonMobil Chemical have started up large European plant expansions on which construction began two years ago during better economic times. At its integrated production site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, BASF started a cyclopentanone (CPon) and...

China PVC Market Price

30 Nov 2010

A Chinese producer offers PVC k67-68 (ethylene) FD North China, cash inc VAT at CNY6800-6900/ton ($851-864/ton without VAT including delivery) A Chinese producer offers PVC k67-68 (ethylene) FD East/South China, cash inc VAT at CNY6900-7000/ton ($86...

GFL to Expand Dahej Chemical Plant

27 Nov 2010

Indian firm Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL) will invest $107.67m (INR5bn) towards the expansion of its Dahej chemical complex to improve production capacity and meet escalating demand. The investment will raise the company's polytetrafluoroethylene (P...

BASF Raising Polyamide Prices Dec. 1

27 Nov 2010

BASF said it will increase the price for Polyamide 6, Polyamide 6,6 and copolymer by $0.10 per pound effective Dec. 1. This increase covers nylon polymer for spinning, monofilament, film, wire and cable applications, neat resin for compounding. "Th...

Qapco to Set up Polyethylene Plant

26 Nov 2010

Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) is planning to set up a plant to produce nearly 300,000t of polyethylene used for packaging such as foils, trays and plastic bags. Qapco has awarded German firm Uhde a $549m engineering, procurement and constructi...

INEOS ChlorVinyls to Boost Caustic Soda Price, Effective...

26 Nov 2010

INEOS ChlorVinyls has today announced a price increase of Euro 80 per dry metric tonne on Quarter One 2010 caustic soda contracts. This increase is in response to the declining return on the electro-chemical unit and the shortage of caustic soda ava...

Emerging Market Construction To Double By 2020

26 Nov 2010

A recent report on the future of the global construction industry brings some good news for the polyurethane industry. Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics estimate that the value of construction in emerging countries will more than...

Topical Nanotechnology Market Research Reports by Future...

26 Nov 2010

LONDON – Market Publishers Ltd informs that new in-demand nanotechnology market research reports by Future Markets, Inc have been added to its catalogue. The Global Market for Nanostructured Coatings. The global market for nanostructured coati...

Europe Resin Pricing: Polymer Industry

25 Nov 2010

Polypropylene (PP) contract prices were lower in Europe last week, according to Polymerupdate, with homopolymer injection-grade contracts at Euro 1040/tonne FD Northwest Europe and copolymer at Euro 1080 to Euro 1090/tonne FD Northwest Europe. In the...

“United Arab Emirates Tourism Industry – Focusing on Dub...

23 Nov 2010

Tourism industry in the UAE has contributed significantly to the GDP. In 2009, 40.90 million passengers passed through Dubai International Airport while 6.10 million guests stayed in Dubai's hotels. Projections show that 15 million tourists will visi...

Graphene-Like Porous Polymer with Atomic Accuracy

23 Nov 2010

Two-dimensional carbon layers, so-called graphenes, are regarded as a possible substitute for silicon in the semiconductor industry. The electronic properties of these layers can be varied by "building in" specific arrays of holes in their structure....

US Vinyl Industry Forms New Alliance

20 Nov 2010

In response to increased attacks on flexible vinyl products, as well as the phthalates used to soften vinyl to make a variety of plastic products, the US industry has formed the Flexible Vinyl Alliance (FVA) in an effort to respond more quickly to in...

CF Industries Petrochemical Complex, Peru

20 Nov 2010

Illinois fertiliser maker CF Industries is planning to invest $1.5-2bn to develop a petrochemical complex in Peru. The complex is expected be located 330 miles (530km) south of the capital Lima in San Juan de Marcona, a coastal area in Peru's Ica reg...

CHINESE METHANOL INDUSTRY AT CLOSE GLANCE

19 Nov 2010

METHANOL PRICE TRENDS. CHINESE METHANOL PRODUCTION FACING CHALLENGES. US November contracts for methanol were concluded at an average spot prices with a 21% increase thus spotting the third largest per-month increase in three years. Such an increase...

Rhodia Starts Glycerin-Based Solvent Production

18 Nov 2010

French chemical firm Rhodia has started manufacturing its Augeo solvent range based on a byproduct of biodiesel production, glycerin, in Brazil. Developed by the firm over three years, the solvent replaces glycol ethers and acetates that have a petr...

Most Recent Market Research Reports by GIA Published at...

17 Nov 2010

LONDON – Market Publishers Ltd informs that new in-demand market research reports by Global Industry Analysts, Inc (GIA) have been added to its catalogue. Outdoor Advertising: Market Research Report. The report presents a global ma...

Tea Market in France: Business Report 2009 was published...

17 Nov 2010

The Market Publishers, Ltd. has recently presented the comprehensive research of Tea Market in France, which offers business report on Tea Market and purchase activity monitoring within the sector. Besides, the research is elaborated with detailed Fr...

BPA Consumption to Grow by 5.5% as It Reconfirms Its Saf...

15 Nov 2010

London – According to the latest forecasts, Bisphenol A (BPA) world production will grow by 1,334,500 tons by 2015 and so will its consumption. The second largest market for the material is epoxy resins, which represents 20% of demand. Bisphen...

World Expo 2012 to Set on Growth in Slowing South Korea...

15 Nov 2010

South Korea is the first country in Asia to host the G-20 summit in Seoul in November 2010. South Korea is in a good position being the fourth largest economy in Asia with an educated workforce. Political alignment with the US and Europe gives South...

Biosimilar MAbs in Europe Move One Step Closer to Realit...

15 Nov 2010

Having issued a concept paper on the topic in October 2009, the European Medicines Agency has now confirmed that it is to publish its highly anticipated biosimilar monoclonal antibody development guidance in November 2010. The guidelines will likely...

Polymerupdate European Resin Pricing

12 Nov 2010

Polypropylene (PP) prices were flat in Europe last week, according to Polymerupdate, with the contract market for homopolymer injection molding grade PP steady at Euro 1055/tonne FD Northwest Europe. PP copolymer registered Euro 1105/tonne FD Northwe...

MarketPublishers.com Developed and Launched German Langu...

12 Nov 2010

LONDON - TD The Market Publishers Ltd has developed and launched the German language version of its global website. The main objective is to make market studies, business reports and other analytical information available to German speaking consumers...

Asia Expected to See Propylene Glycol Annual Growth at O...

11 Nov 2010

London - 2010-2015 will be years of promising perspective for global propylene glycol (PG) market. While PG growth in the US and Europe is predicted at GDP rates, Asia is expected to see much higher growth at over 5% annually to 2015. As propylene g...

Resin Purchasing - a Buyer's Market in 2010?

10 Nov 2010

Speakers at the 14th Canadian Plastics Resin Outlook Conference made it clear that – depending on the resin being purchasing – buyers can take advantage in the year to come of falling prices caused by substantial oversupply of commodity a...