Chemical Market Reporter back issues from February 2003:
Feedstock costs crimp olefins margins. (Petrochemicals).(US)(Illustration)
Feb 03, 2003;
Major chemicals drown in red ink in 4Q marred by high feedstocks: Dow Chemical to cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs. (Financial).(4th quarter 2002, US)
Feb 03, 2003;
MatlinPatterson to acquire majority stake in Vantico and transf er holdings to Huntsman.(US)
Feb 03, 2003;
Quick action urged to pass bill on class action reform.
Feb 03, 2003;
DuPont posts fourth quarter profit gain but sees flat first quarter. (News).(4th quarter 2002, 1st quarter 2003, US)
Feb 03, 2003
Specialty chemicals post mixed 4Q results. (News).(company financial results, 4th quarter 2002)
Feb 03, 2003
South Korean duo buys Hyundai Petrochemicals. (News).(LG Chem Ltd and Honam Petrochemical to jointly own firm)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
A. Schulman slashes costs in North America. (News).(starts program to improve profitability and cost-efficiency, North America)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
PhRMA challenges maine Rx program. (News).(Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America)
Feb 03, 2003
Haht Commerce offers industry specific demand chain options for chemicals. (News).(new software introduction, US)
Feb 03, 2003;
FMC stock plunges in the wake of poor 2003 guidance. (News).(4th quarter 2002 financial results, US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Elan sells Sonata, Skelaxin for $850 million. (News).(to King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (US))(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Dynea sell oil field chemicals business. (Breaking news: Roundup).(to M-I (US))(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
CNI and DSM form strategic alliance for SWNTs. (Breaking News: Roundup).(Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc.)(DSM Venturing and Business Development)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Pharmacia divests impotence drugs. (Breaking News: Roundup).(returns all development and marketing rights to partner Nastech Pharmaceutical after FTC investigation into pending merger with Pfizer, US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Atofina acquires polystyrene plant in China. (Breaking News: Roundup).(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Eastman posts fourth quarter losses. (Breaking News: Roundup).(Eastman Chemical Co., 2002)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Recruitment crisis may be passing, but problems remain. (News: Europe).(for chemical industry)
Feb 03, 2003;
BP. (Europe: In Brief).(selling Fosroc Mining to Close Brothers Private Equity, UK)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
DSM. (Europe: In Brief).(to transfer Purisoil soil remediation technology to Terreco)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Tessenderlo. (Europe: In brief).(plans to acquire Goodman-Fielder's gelatin business, Australia)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
REACH needs to protect industry competitiveness. (News: Europe).
Feb 03, 2003
EON/Ruhrgas deal on. (News: Europe).(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Solvay vaccine facility to use mammalian cell culture. (News: Europe).
Feb 03, 2003
European union to limit canthaxanthin in feeds. (News: Europe).(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Altana reports improved sales. (News: Europe).(2002)
Feb 03, 2003
Tight sulfuric acid market is unlikely to loosen up. (Inorganics).(US)
Feb 03, 2003;
Sulfur demand higher with phosphate fertilizer.(US)
Feb 03, 2003
Ferric Chloride; Phibro-Tech. Inc. (Inorganics In Brief).(and PVS Technologies jointly form California Water Technologies, US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Merck and Wyeth optimistic toward growth in 2003. (Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemical).(full-year financial results, 2002)
Feb 03, 2003;
Excipients; SPI Pharma Inc. (Pharmaceuticals In Brief).(firm raising prices on excipients and antacid products)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
A Novartis/Roche merger could be long-term strategic options. (Life Sciences).
Feb 03, 2003;
EC Gives Seretide OK for COPD. (Life Sciences).(GlaxoSmithKline gets European Commission approval for drug to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
EPA ruling may be boon for refrigerant's pricing. (Specialties).(hydrochlorofluorocarbon)
Feb 03, 2003;
Ampacet Corp. (Specialties Pricing).(raises prices on masterbatches containing polyethylene-based carrier resin or titanium dioxide pigment)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Dow Chemical Company. (Specialties Pricing).(raises prices of ethoxylate and alkoxylate surfactants and polyethylene glycols, North America)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Reilly Industries Inc. (Specialties Pricing).(raises pyridine prices)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Morflex Inc. (Specialties Pricing).(raises prices of Citroflex citric acid esters)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Cambrex weathers a difficult week with earnings intact. (Custom Manufacturing).
Feb 03, 2003;
A-Bio Pharma Pte. Ltd. (Custom Manufacturing in Brief).(custom manufacturer of biologics formed, Singapore)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Chiral Technologies Inc. (Custom Manufacturing in Brief).(to build new US headquarters, West Chester, Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Global Glycerine prices pressured on market fundamentals. (Oils, Fats & Waxes).(Illustration)(Industry Overview)
Feb 03, 2003;
Croda Chemicals. (Oils in Brief).(to raise lanolin product prices)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Acetyls. (Petrochemicals: In Brief).(Millennium Chemicals to raise prices worldwide)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
BTX. (Petrochemicals: In Brief).(benzene, toluene and xylene price data)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Butadiene. (Petrochemicals: In Brief).(price increase)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
VAM. (Petrochemicals: In Brief).(Dow Chemical to rise prices on vinyl acetate monomer worldwide)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
MIBK prices rise as feedstock costs continue to advance. (Plastics & Coatings).(methyl isobutyl ketone producers raising prices, US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003;
Run-up in feedstock costs, especially benzene, drives increase for epoxy vinyl ester resins at Dow. (Markets: Petrochemicals/Plastics & Coatings).(Dow Chemical raises prices)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Ti[O.sub.2]. (Plastics & Coatings in Brief).(titanium dioxide producers raising prices, world)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Financial insights: corporate govemance still tops agenda in '03. (Chemical Market Reporter).
Feb 03, 2003
Lurgi deploys SAP. (In Brief).(to handle material management for methanol project, Point Lisas, Trinidad)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Microsoft offers Six Sigma product. (In Brief).(US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Blue Marlin, ACC team. (In Brief).(to expand consulting, training and remediation services for computer system validation, US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Moody's expects fewer chemical credit downgrades. (Management: In Brief).(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
World Economic Forum urges better corporate behavior. (Management: In Brief).(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
And calls for free trade, innovation. (Management: In Brief).(topics raised at World Economic Forum)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Prices & people: week ending January 31, 2003.(tabulates chemical prices, US)(Illustration)
Feb 03, 2003
DuPont Chemical Solutions buys Stratco alkylation unit. (In Brief).(US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Dow Corning acquires Sterling Semiconductor. (In Brief).(US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
And buys Tyco unit. (In Brief).(Dow Corning buys Raychem power materials unit, Menlo Park, California)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Akzo Nobel starts up new NaSH production unit. (In Brief).(sodium hydrosulfite, LeMoyne, Alabama)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Albemarle expands its services at French facility. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
AMVAC Chemical buys Syngenta herbicide Business. (In Brief).(in US)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003
Rockwood Specialties expands wafer operations. (In Brief).(France)(Brief Article)
Feb 03, 2003