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Viewpoint - Beijing Olympics and chemicals Hunter D |
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Enforcement - GAO opposes shift to states Franz N |
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Feedstocks - Ethane fails to keep pace with natural gas declines Sim PH |
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Custom chemicals - Hauser's contract R&D goes on the block Schmitt B |
8 - 8 |
Litigation - Judge throws out Benlate claims Sissell K |
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Rail transport - BNSF and chemical shippers set up against Union Pacific in Texas D'Amico E |
9 - 9 |
Trade - WTO rejects FSC legislation Franz N |
9 - 9 |
Brazil - BASF picks site for acrylic acid and derivatives complex Sissell K |
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Engineering plastics - Toray acquires US compounder Moore S |
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Regulation - New OSHA director to focus on compliance assistance Franz N |
11 - 11 |
Executive pay: a new peak - Wallets survive profits pressure (vol 163, pg 19, 2001) Nielsen K |
11 - 11 |
Styrene - Producers try to shore up margins ... Sim PH |
11 - 11 |
... Pequiven, Chevron Phillips study unit [Anonymous] |
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Hungary - CE Oil & Gas and Sibur take control of BorsodChem Alperowicz N |
12 - 12 |
Companies - Brussels clears Italenergia to buy Montedison Young I |
12 - 12 |
M&A - Exall buys Slovakian PVC maker [Anonymous] |
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Petrochemicals - Brussels investigates Shell-DEA merger Young I |
13 - 13 |
Restructuring - BP swaps businesses with Clariant; Shutters UK LDPE unit Alperowicz N |
13 - 13 |
Environment - French government to clean up polluted SNPE site Morrison S |
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China - Mitsubishi Rayon, Marubeni plan methacrylate resins JV Wood A |
14 - 14 |
Japan - Mitsui Chemicals acquires Ube's stake in Grand Polymer [Anonymous] |
14 - 14 |
Storage - Vopak acquires GATX's Asian assets [Anonymous] |
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China's olympic hopes - Investment marathon planned Young I |
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Petrochemical giants trade on world markets - But investor enthusiasm cools Mollet A |
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WTO entry is imminent preparing for cheaper imports [Anonymous] |
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Making greater use of antidumping duties [Anonymous] |
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Shell megaproject springs to life - Government approves JV [Anonymous] |
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... Asian firms are still slow to spend [Anonymous] |
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Steady investment pace for western companies ... - Firms acquire; expand JV's Wood A |
23 - 23 |
Fine chemicals - Tessenderlo buys Acordis unit Walsh K |
23 - 23 |
Paper chemicals - Akzo, Ciba announce job cuts Walsh K |
24 - 24 |
Regulatory hurdles have not killed growth Morrison S, Schmitt B |
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Aromatics - Benzene sellers post big US hike Sim PH |
29 - 29 |
European PVC prices near bottom Cage S |
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Outlook [Anonymous] |
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Markets & economics - Leading indicator Pearlman A |
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Markets & economics - Price commentary [Anonymous] |
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EPA aids Houston ozone study Franz N |
35 - 35 |
DAN SF outlines'sustainable' models Scott A |
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Energy plan faces tough Senate scrutiny Sissell K |
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Futures of petrochemicals - New ways to ease the squeeze Carabello F, Moss G |