Crude, Demand Destruction & Irresponsible Bankers (Asian Chemical Connections)

Blog  |  www.icis.com | Nov 17, 2009

Source of picture: www.walletpop.com By John Richardson In his own words Paul Hodges of International e-Chem - and also a fellow blogger - puts in a nutshell some of the dangers confronting the chemicals industry as we...

http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/11/crude-demand-destruction-and-i.html

Chemical Industry Woes Hit Manufacturers

Blog  |  manufacturingindustry.blogs.xerox.com | Nov 26, 2007

Today, The Wall Street Journal reported that oil prices slipped slightly as the dollar continues to lose ground. Additionally, the world is hoping that OPEC increases oil production as an outcome of the December 5th meeting. No industry is hoping for this reprieve more than the U.S.

http://manufacturingindustry.blogs.xerox.com/2007/11/26/chemical-industry-woes-hit-manufacturers/

How does plastics recycling rate? (PlasticsNews)

Plastics recycling continues to get a lot of attention in the mainstream media. Cleveland's The Plain Dealer is the latest to weigh in, with a feature today that looks at effort and payback of recycling. The story attempts to answer the common question, is the effort of recycling worth the trouble?

http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2008/09/how_does_plastics_recycling_ra.html

Chemicals face a new reality (Chemicals & The Economy)

Blog  |  www.icis.com | Sep 25, 2009

The blog believes that the landscape has changed during the current downturn. We came into it on the back of a major boom in consumption, supported by reckless lending and borrowing. This mind-set seems unlikely to return quickly. Instead, as...

http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/09/chemicals-face-a-new-reality.html

Polymer prices - now with added Africa

Blog  |  www.icis.com | Jul 31, 2009

Want to know the price of polyethylene in Senegal, Nigeria or South Africa? Then look no further. ICIS pricing has two new weekly reports on Polymers in Africa. Read my colleague Will Beacham on his new secret Blog on the subject. Also with link to FREE samples of the reports themselves.

http://www.icis.com/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/files/2009/07/polymer-prices---now-with-adde.html

Is Dalian setting the markets? (Asian Chemical Connections)

Blog  |  www.icis.com | Jul 26, 2009

Make your own mind up about the role of the Dalian Commodity Exchange linear-low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) futures contracts from the interviews below. The first quote is from Sinopec - from an ICIS news story....

http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/07/is-dalian-setting-the-markets.html

Micro-management gone too far? (Asian Chemical Connections)

Blog  |  www.icis.com | May 8, 2009

micro-management, human resources, APIC, commodity chemicals, CEOs, credit control, financial meltdown

http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/05/micro-management-gone-too-far.html

deflation hits the usa

Blog  |  www.icis.com | Apr 16, 2009

US consumer prices fell for the first time since 1955 last month . Deflation was more common before 1955, and in the 1929-33 period prices fell by c10% a year. The danger of deflation is that it changes the entire psychology of purchasing. With

http://www.icis.com/icisconnect/blogs/chemblogwatch/archive/2009/04/16/deflation-hits-the-usa.aspx

Asian petchems: A H2 Outlook (Asian Chemical Connections)

Blog  |  www.icis.com | Apr 13, 2009

Bear Stearns, Dalian Commodity Exchange, bear-market rally, China speculation, ethane versus naphtha prices, International eChem

http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/04/the-bubble-is-about-to-burst.html

Video testimonial to ICIS pricing reports

Blog  |  www.icis.com | Apr 6, 2009

I've just seen this enthusiastic testimonial to ICIS pricing reports from Pete Harrison of DPL Services, which Justine filmed during last week's NPRA conference in San Antonio.

http://www.icis.com/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/files/2009/04/video-testimonial-to-icis-pric.html