This month, we have the opinions of no less than three senior executives for you, as we report the findings of the recent ICIS/Booz & Company CEO Roundtable on European specialty chemicals... **If you would like to view this email as a web page. Please click below** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chnce/HTML/CHNCE_20090119.html **Add us to your safe senders list** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html ------------------------------- ICIS CEO Opinion ================ Interviews of the month =================================== Price before volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9178901&nf=true This month, we have the opinions of no less than three senior executives for you, as we report the findings of the recent ICIS/Booz & Company CEO Roundtable on European specialty chemicals. Participants included Patrick Jany, CFO of Clariant, Rainier van Roessel, a Lanxess board member, and Klaus Hoffmann, European area president for Dow Corning. They focus on pricing, innovation and international business development. Related news =================================== Clariant to cut production, reduce working hours ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9176670&nf=true LANXESS signs MOU with India for ion exchange plant ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9183992&nf=true Wacker, Dow Corning start up China silicone plants ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9171539&nf=true Altana closes acquisition of Clariant wax additives business ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9181114&nf=true LANXESS delays plant expansions amid demand slump ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9180617&nf=true More News http://www.icis.com/news/news.aspx?label=headlines For more information on Roundtable participants =================================== Latest Clariant investor presentation http://www.clariant.com/C125720D002B963C/0FDD27295C3BB15FC12574F70049C725/$FILE/Clariant_Q3_2008_Presentation.pdf Latest Lanxess investor presentation http://corporate.lanxess.com/fileadmin/LXS_content/docs/InRel/Veranstaltungen/2009/090113_LANXESS_Dresdner_Investment_Seminar_NY_final.pdf Dow Corning information centre http://www.dowcorning.com/content/about/aboutmedia/default.aspx?e=About+Dow+Corning Booz & Company chemical perspective http://www.booz.com/media/file/Chemicals_End-of-Year-08.pdf Latest news from ICIS =================================== Poor Q4 results expected; no reprieve for Asian petchems http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9185383&nf=true PolyOne to cut 370 jobs, close plant in Canada http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9185369&nf=true No Europe C2/C3 quarterly CPs likely in Q1 http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9184937&nf=true Iran’s IPCC reports strong demand in sulphur sales tender http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9184942&nf=true Related features from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== History recommends innovating toward recovery http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9180878&nf=true Wall Street and financial analysts give their 2009 profit outlook for chemicals http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9180883&nf=true Chemical companies must seek to win in turbulent times http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9178934&nf=true ICIS TV & radio =================================== ICIS radio Americas January 12, 2009 We take a look at the soaps and detergents issue of ICIS Chemical Business. Specialties editor Doris De Guzman reports on her interviews with several players in the global oleochemicals market, while markets editor Andy Brice examines how the soaps and detergents industry is coping with the current economic downturn. http://www.icis.com/TV/TV,id_9184411.htm ICIS Chemical News Central: 12 January 2009 Simon Robinson and Nigel Davis discuss the business of the week http://www.icis.com/TV/TV,id_9183903.htm ICIS custom publishing ====================== Cefic Responsible Care Annual Report 2007-08 http://www.icis.com/Assets/GetAsset.aspx?ItemId=22038 ICIS conferences ================================== The ICIS World Base Oils & Lubricants Conference 19th - 20th February 2009 , The Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London, UK This is the biggest ICIS Base Oils & Lubricants meeting in the world, bringing together industry professionals from every region. 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