| 3 - 3 |
Viewpoint - E-commerce: Next episode
Hunter D |
| 9 - 9 |
Industrial cases - Partners try to save BOC deal
Westervelt R |
| 9 - 9 |
M&A - Eastman swallows McWhorter, continues specialties push
Walsh K |
| 12 - 12 |
Prices - Propylene hikes pinch earnings
Sim PH |
| 12 - 12 |
Earnings - First quarter strong despite feedstock squeeze
Nielsen K |
| 12 - 12 |
Keychanges - DuPont pharma CEO Landgraf resigns
Westervelt R |
| 15 - 15 |
Worker safety - Judge sentences executive to 17 years
Sissell K |
| 15 - 15 |
Regulation - FDA toughens GM foods oversight, but rejects mandatory labels
Franz N |
| 15 - 15 |
Texas - American acryl gets air permits
McElligott S |
| 15 - 15 |
Specialties - Omnova buys high points textile coatings business
Walsh K |
| 16 - 16 |
Key changes - De Leeuw departs Sterling
[Anonymous] |
| 16 - 16 |
M&A - ISP breaks off takeover talks with Dexter
Westervelt R |
| 17 - 17 |
Olefins - Port Arthur butadiene unit faces delays
McElligott S |
| 17 - 17 |
Responsible care - CMA gives up on plan for industry performance standard
Schmitt B |
| 17 - 17 |
Specialties - Crompton scales up silanes capacity
Walsh K |
| 21 - 21 |
M&A - Brussels approves dow-carbide deal, but demands big divestments
Young I |
| 21 - 21 |
Specialties - Management team buys Cognis site in the UK
Hume C |
| 21 - 21 |
Environment - EEB demands greater role in EU policy
Scott A |
| 22 - 22 |
Strategies - Bayer to accelerate growth plans
Scott A |
| 22 - 22 |
Israel - Dead Sea Bromine forms fine chemicals jv
Hume C |
| 22 - 22 |
Environment - Denmark puts brominated flame retardants in the hot seat
Scott A |
| 24 - 24 |
Companies - Acordis invests in specialty fibers, completes restructuring effort
Alperowicz N |
| 25 - 25 |
Thailand - Management denies that TPI will be broken up
Mollet A |
| 25 - 25 |
Japan - Montell SDK to absorb PP maker
Wood A |
| 29 - 29 |
SKW Trostberg invests in fine chemicals unit
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Petronas, PetroVietnam sign new PVC contract
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Honam considers cracker expansion
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Thai Polyethylene starts work on HDPE plant
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Tamilnadu Petroproducts expands LAB in India
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Kuraray to expand heat-resistant polymers
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Bayer studies second PC plant at Map Ta Phut
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Vikas to expand guar gum production in India
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Sam Nam increases PTA capacity
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Rhodia raises latex production in France
[Anonymous] |
| 29 - 29 |
Kaneka ups MBS resin in the US and Europe
[Anonymous] |
| 31 - 31 |
The empire strikes back
D'Amico E |
| 39 - 39 |
Flame retardants - Eight deemed safe for furniture
Walsh K |
| 39 - 39 |
Pharmaceutical ingredients - Rhodes expands capacity
[Anonymous] |
| 40 - 40 |
Oil field chemicals - Rising crude prices help refuel growth
Seewald N |
| 43 - 43 |
Olefins - Two-month ethylene agreement
McElligott S |
| 43 - 43 |
Bottle resins - Strong demand propels PET prices
Sim PH |
| 44 - 44 |
Formaldehyde
[Anonymous] |
| 46 - 46 |
Price commentary
[Anonymous] |
| 49 - 49 |
Campaign 2000 - Sierra Club launches ad blitz
Franz N |
| 49 - 49 |
Pharmaceutical intermediates - A cheaper route to drug actives?
Wood A |
| 50 - 50 |
Environment, health, and safety - CIA raises the bar on responsible care
Scott A |
| 52 - 57 |
Annual CW300 - Asia's recovery lifts 1999 results
Nielsen K |
| 60 - 60 |
E-commerce - On-line exchange targets caustic
Fuller J, Sim PH |
| 60 - 60 |
Rail transport - Conrail problems hurt NS, CSX
[Anonymous] |
| 61 - 62 |
Gulf Coast - Investment heats up after a cool 1999
McElligott S |
| 62 - 62 |
Texas finds a rail solution
[Anonymous] |
| 62 - 62 |
Gulf coast - Louisiana levels off
[Anonymous] |
| 68 - 68 |
Wellman uncovers Pearl River incentives
[Anonymous] |
| 68 - 68 |
Gulf coast - Mississippi and Alabama decline
[Anonymous] |
