Alpha olefins recover-23/01/2006-CMR

News  |  www.icis.com | Jan 21, 2006

AFTER EXPERIENCING depressed demand and margins in the early part of this decade, alpha olefins producers are looking forward to a continuation of an upturn that started in late 2004.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2006/01/21/2012145/alpha-olefins-recover.html

NACS - News

Houdry Award in Applied Catalysis to Professor Avelino Corma Canos of the Technical University of Valencia, Spain. The award is sponsored by Süd-Chemie, Inc.

http://www.nacatsoc.org/news.asp?NewsID=33

Filling to capacity - Shell Chemicals

The market for alpha olefins has rebounded recently after a particularly challenging industry downturn. With demand recovering strongly and little new capacity in the pipeline, the need for secure, long-term sources of supply has never been greater.

http://www.shellchemicals.com/magazine/1,1098,896-article_id=196,00.html

Ineos creates new units from Innovene -20/01/2006-ECN

News  |  www.icis.com | Jan 20, 2006

Ineos has created seven new business units from its newly acquired Innovene operations, and is holding a roadshow to raise €3.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2006/01/20/2012133/Ineos-creates-new-units-from-Innovene.html

Happier times for alpha olefins-23/01/2006-ECN

News  |  www.icis.com | Jan 20, 2006

After depressed demand and margins in the early part of this decade, alpha olefins producers are looking forward to a continuation of the upturn that started in late 2004.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2006/01/20/2012117/happier-times-for-alpha-olefins.html

Chemical Profile: ALPHA OLEFINS-21/02/2005-CMR

News  |  www.icis.com | Nov 10, 2005

*Millions of pounds per year of C4-C30 linear alpha olefins (LAOs) produced by ethylene oligomerization.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2005/11/10/653186/chemical-profile-alpha-olefins.html

Idemitsu eyes new alpha olefins sites-18/03/2002-ACN

News  |  www.icis.com | Mar 18, 2002

Idemitsu Petrochemical is considering other locations in Asia, besides Taiwan for its 150 000 tonne/year alpha olefins project, ACN was told last week.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2002/03/18/159531/idemitsu-eyes-new-alpha-olefins-sites.html

A very difficult balancing act-10/12/2001-ACN

News  |  www.icis.com | Dec 10, 2001

Managing markets for the various chain lengths will be a challenge for alpha olefins producers.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2001/12/10/152912/A-very-difficult-balancing-act.html

Complications create hesitations-10/12/2001-ACN

News  |  www.icis.com | Dec 10, 2001

Can Asia support a worldscale alpha olefins plant? The rapid growth in PE production and investment means demand for co-monomers is booming.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2001/12/10/152911/Complications-create-hesitations.html

A very difficult balancing act-10/12/2001-ACN

News  |  www.icis.com | Dec 10, 2001

Managing markets for the various chain lengths will be a challenge for alpha olefins producers.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2001/12/10/152910/A-very-difficult-balancing-act.html

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