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US Fed policy may be going Back to the Future (Asian Chemical Connections)
by Paul Hodges Today's 419 point fall on the Dow Jones Average, and $6/bbl fall in WTI crude oil prices, may not be just another example of the wild volatility that has come to seem normal in financial markets. It...
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ICIS Chemicals and the Economy blog (Asian Chemical Connections)
I've enjoyed writing the Asian Chemical Connections blog this week, whilst John and Malini have been on a well-deserved holiday. If you would like to continue reading my posts, please visit ICIS Chemicals and the Economy blog, by clicking...
Weekly News Roundup
Here are this week's news roundup: Iberdrola builds biomass power plant Iberdrola Renovables has begun construction of its first forestry biomass power plant in Oregon, US, which will have an installed capacity of 26.8 megawatts (MW). The power plant is...
California drafts green chemistry rules
California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) finally put out online its draft for the new safer Consumer Products regulation. Comments are due by July 15, 2010 and may be sent to GCRegs@dtsc.ca.gov. According to DTSC, the draft regulation...
No need to panic over Reach chemicals legislation in 2010
COULD THE tangible sense of industry anxiety, bordering panic, about the impending November 30 Reach deadline be a little unnecessary? This is the date by which Europe's Reach legislation requires dossiers to be submitted for all substances manufactured or sold...
Does anybody understand the REACH regulations or think they're fair
I thought it would be an interesting exercise to see what people in the chemical business and people who use chemicals think of the European Union's Reach regulation, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals regulations, so I've
Making things simpler
I've been listening to our users and have modified ICIS Connect to make it easier to use and to shape it more towards what's being used and what isn't.
BASF's Hambrecht hits at China's business policies (Chemicals & The Economy)
The business climate for Western firms in China is getting worse. 2 weeks ago, the CEO of General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt, caused a stir when he told a private dinner that
2010 the year of Reach chemicals regulation evaluation and authorisation
Hello, Happy New Year, 2010 will be a big year for the global chemicals industry with the first round of chemicals coming under the Reach Regulations properly, is the industry prepared? Is the process of registering chemicals, evaluating, authorising
