Chemical Market Reporter back issues from November 1996:
Olefins producers facing difficulty on profit margins.(Petrochemicals)
Nov 04, 1996;
Henkel seeks rest of Loctite in adhesives industry push.
Nov 04, 1996;
Louisiana drilling promises feedstocks for Gulf crackers. (offshore drilling for natural gas; ethyelene crackers)
Nov 04, 1996;
Sodium sulfate business has surprising strength.(Inorganic Chemicals)
Nov 04, 1996;
Polyethylene makers upbeat despite recent price setback.(Plastics & Coatings)
Nov 04, 1996;
Chemical firms having trouble meeting their year-ago results.(Third Quarter Earnings)
Nov 04, 1996
Petrochemical earnings hit by rising feedstock costs.(Report from Europe)
Nov 04, 1996;
Teesside set back in bid to become chemical center: new projects by BASF and Union Carbide in danger of relocating. (United Kingdom)(Report from Europe)
Nov 04, 1996;
Guar season is getting going but figures are still elusive. (guar gum)(Pharma & Fine Chemicals)
Nov 04, 1996
Pharma outsourcing grows as drug makers trim costs. (pharmaceuticals)
Nov 04, 1996;
Benzoic acid. (Chemical Profile)
Nov 04, 1996
Polyester chain starts to revive after poor year.(paraxylene market is up)
Nov 11, 1996;
Elections show the environment was key to many voting decisions.(Congressional elections, 1996)
Nov 11, 1996;
Ciba Polymers launching line of waterborne epoxy resins.
Nov 11, 1996;
Non-corn biomass is gaining interest as chemical feed.
Nov 11, 1996;
Sodium silicate market is reviving as rationalization tightens up. (producers operating at high capacity, planning price increases)
Nov 11, 1996;
Bayer has the will to make a big chemical acquisition. (company expresses interest in spinoff operations of Ciba-Geigy Corp., Monsanto Co.)
Nov 11, 1996;
Hoechst to make main businesses into new firms. (ten independent units charged with taking responsibility for business performance)
Nov 11, 1996;
Polystyrene prices starting to slip in wake of Huntsman's Amoco buy. (prices flat in late 1996 after Jon M. Huntsman acquires Amoco's operations)(Plastics and Coatings)
Nov 11, 1996;
Arabinogalactan, a 'new' polymer seeks a place in varied markets. (Larex Inc. launches production of material for food, personal care items, ink)(includes related article on other tree-based polymers)(Pharma and Fine Chemicals)
Nov 11, 1996;
EPA's Browner claims progress in cleanup of Superfund sites. (Environmental Protection Agency administrator Carol Browner cites faster removal of toxic waste)
Nov 11, 1996
n-butyl acetate. (modest increase in demand expected through 2000 as production capacity grows in Asia)(Chemical Profile)(Illustration)
Nov 11, 1996
Chevron eyes Pascagoula site for worldscale ethylbenzene; plant would be latest in a series of investments. (Chevron Chemical Co.)
Nov 18, 1996;
CFC replacers still not meeting producers' goals; crackdown on imports and new machinery sales should help next year. (weak pricing, low demand afflict chlorofluorocarbon market in the US with an improvement in sales expected in 1997)(Petrochemicals)
Nov 18, 1996;
Responsible Care plan credited for winning the public's respect. (chemical industry's stature in public's eye improves under Chemical Manufacturers Assn's program)
Nov 18, 1996;
Texas chemical firms voicing opposition to use reporting plan. (manufacturers protest EPA's plans to expand the requirements of the Toxic Release Inventory program)
Nov 18, 1996;
Fertilizer producers see strong demand next year. (Fertilizer Institute's Outlook '97 conference)(Inorganic Chemicals)
Nov 18, 1996;
EPA loses confidential chemical files; mistake calls into question the agency's ability to manage chemical use information.
Nov 18, 1996
BASF targets acquisitions that cut cycles; the company also wants to structure European business like that of US.
Nov 18, 1996;
Roche and Ciba in agreement over vitamin E for plastics. (includes related article on aspects of the vitamin)(Pharma & Fine Chemicals)
Nov 18, 1996;
Harris posts lower results but sees good start to '97. (Harris Chemical North America Inc.'s financial results for second quarter, first half of fiscal 1997)
Nov 18, 1996;
Hong Kong's neighbors weigh coming changeover; keeping qualified workers, already tough, could get harder under Chinese rule.
Nov 18, 1996;
Polyvinyl butyral is growing as architecture use takes off.(Plastics & Coatings)
Nov 18, 1996;
Record Florida orange crop may mean more d-limonene. (1996-1997 citrus harvest season)(Flavors & Fragrances)
Nov 18, 1996;
Naphthalene.(Chemical Profile)(Illustration)
Nov 18, 1996
Allied Colloids to buy CPS in vertical integration move; paying $390 million for the privately held firm. (Allied Colloids Group PLC acquiring CPS Chemical Company Inc.)
Nov 25, 1996;
Soda ash makers on shaky ground with price hike; weak glass industry, new capacity and customer woes conspire against industry.(Inorganic Chemicals)
Nov 25, 1996;
Louisiana is counting on chemical industry for economic growth. (forecast by economist Loren C. Scott)
Nov 25, 1996;
Formaldehyde resins a regional game; shift away from solid and plywoods is benefiting phenolic resins.(Plastics & Coatings)
Nov 25, 1996;
Excipient makers seek harmonization of international rules and standards. (includes related article on the founder of microcrystalline cellulose, Ralph F. Shangraw)(Pharma & Fine Chemicals)
Nov 25, 1996;
Cyclohexane market faces operating problem crimps. (worldwide)(Petrochemicals)
Nov 25, 1996;
Sabic planning three crackers in four years; part of a buildup in petrochemical capacity in the Middle East. (Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp.'s plans for 1997-2000)
Nov 25, 1996;
Union Carbide debuts novel surfactant line. (environmentally friendly Triton SP-series nonionic specialty surfactants)(Product Announcement)
Nov 25, 1996;
Acrylic acid.(Chemical Profile)(Illustration)
Nov 25, 1996