Welcome to the ICIS Chemical Business weekly newsletter, bringing you all the analysis and insight you need to keep you ahead of the game in the competitive and dynamic chemical industry! This week we bring you our special issue on Distribution... **If you would like to view this email as a web page. Please click below** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chnew/html/CHNEW_REP_020609.html **Add us to your safe senders** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html Welcome to the ICIS Reporter weekly newsletter =================================== Welcome to the ICIS Chemical Business weekly newsletter, bringing you all the analysis and insight you need to keep you ahead of the game in the competitive and dynamic chemical industry! This week we bring you our special issue on Distribution. Private equity piled into the market in years past with acquisitions, but now there’s no way out – what’s the next step? The Ashland-SABIC tie-up is set to cause ripples. Plus, the head of the European Association of Chemical Distributors talks to us on the industry’s future direction. Stories from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== FECC holds its 55th Congress in Helsinki in June ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218931&nf=true Impact of the downturn on chemical distributors will be significant ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219384&nf=true A matter of survival ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220335&nf=true Distributor Barentz grows business in Eastern Europe ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219386&nf=true Brenntag UK pushes further into chemical specialties ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220334&nf=true Cytec's coatings resins business sees no sign of recovery ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219385&nf=true ICIS news Editors' Top Pics =================================== Reach authority rejects industry plea for hotline http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219469&nf=true Shift towards smaller vehicles hits chems profits http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219387&nf=true US will likely intervene in Tronox lawsuit - professor http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219405&nf=true Likely GM bankruptcy to cut US chemical demand further http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219415&nf=true SABIC IP and Ashland Distribution's alliance may change North American plastics http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220694&nf=true US PP set for big jump in June http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220338&nf=true ICIS news: Most Popular Picks =================================== Arbitrage window for Asia caustic soda exports closing up http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220354&nf=true Crisis-hit global chemicals industry cuts over 55,000 jobs http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9188513&nf=true US Sunoco pursuing sale of struggling chem business - CEO http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220730&nf=true Initial Europe June propylene settles up €45 at €565/tonne http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220393&nf=true Dearth of water supplies in Al-Jubail hits petchem ops - sources http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220306&nf=true Global petchems brace for rough Q2 following dismal Q1 http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9212298&nf=true Supplier selection starts with ICIS =================================== Do not miss the great value opportunity that combines the power of OPD Chemical Buyers Guide and ICIS search listings. • Receive sales leads through product listings http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/CHCEM/icis_pdfs/OPD%20listings.pdf • Make sure you get noticed – take advantage of the attention enhancing display advertisements http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/CHCEM/icis_pdfs/OPD%20Display%20Advertising.pdf Order closing date July 1 - contact us today! http://www.icis.com/advertise-contacts ICIS Blogs =================================== Be very careful what you wish for... http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/05/history-is-about-to-repeat-its.html Russia's chemical production tumbles http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/05/russias-chemical-production-tu.html Wind farm 'kills Taiwanese goats' http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/2009/05/wind-farm-kills-taiwanese-goat.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== Editor Feliza Mirasol discusses the fortunes of SMEs during the economic downturn, and commodities editor Ivan Lerner looks at the recent deal Ashland Distribution and SABIC Innovative Plastics signed. http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9221084.htm ICIS conferences =================================== The 2nd Ammonia Handling and Safety Shipping Workshop 23 June 2009 - 24 June 2009 http://www.icisconference.com/ammoniasafety2009 The 3rd ICIS Asian Base Oils & Lubricants Conference 24 June 2009 - 25 June 2009 http://www.icisconference.com/asianbaseoils The 13th Asian Chloralkali Conference 25 June 2009 - 26 June 2009 http://www.icisconference.com/asianchlor The 3rd ICIS Heren Gas Conference 14 September 2009 - 15 September 2009 http://www.icisconference.com/herengasconference The 2nd Chemical Purchasing Summit 17 September 2009 - 18 September 2009 http://www.icisconference.com/chemicalpurchasing09 More info >> http://www.icis.com/Events/List.aspx?Type=Conference&Keywords=&StartDate=&EndDate= ================================================================================== This email has been sent to #emailaddr# Unsubscribe from future ICIS Reporter weekly newsletters http://www.rbiforms.co.uk/chnew.html Receive your own copy of this email: http://www.icis.com/StaticPages/emailnewsletters.htm Do not reply to this e-mail as it is unmonitored. 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