Welcome to the ICIS Chemical Business newsletter, bringing you weekly all the analysis and insight you need to keep ahead in the competitive and dynamic chemical industry! This week we look at how the plant construction business is doing better than might be imagined in the recession... **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_040809.html **Add us to your safe senders** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html Welcome to the ICIS Reporter weekly newsletter =================================== Sponsored by: ========== CPhI worldwide where intelligence gathers Feria de Madrid, Spain 13 - 15 October 2009 Register now! http://www.cphi.com This week we look at how the plant construction business is doing better than might be imagined in the recession. Major E&C firms remain confident, backed by several large Middle East projects and photovoltaics. Asian engineering firms in particular are witnessing a revival in Middle Eastern activity. Meanwhile New process concepts are being developed for sustainable production that's going to be based on green design and biopolymers. Stories from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Middle East projects keep engineering & construction firms confident ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235685&nf=true Asian engineering and construction firms see signs of a recovery ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235428&nf=true Middle East Delays Boost Markets ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235427&nf=true Shift in solar will challenge chemical suppliers ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235686&nf=true Sustainable green chemical technology rises up the corporate agenda ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235365&nf=true Obama's green message boosts biopolymer profile ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235368&nf=true ICIS Chemical Purchasing Summit =================================== 17th – 18th September 2009, Boston, USA Learn all about the clean-coal technologies that will soon be producing synthetic natural gas (syngas), coal-based oil and chemical olefins feedstock from a coal-to-liquid process and by-products used for manufacturing chemicals at the 2nd Annual Chemical Purchasing Summit, co-organized by ICIS Chemical Business and Purchasing magazine. For more information and to register visit the website. http://www.icisconference.com/chemicalpurchasing09?cp=CHCEU-CHNEW-Reporter ICIS news Editors' picks =================================== BASF shares slump 4% on weak Q2, no recovery seen for H2 http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236076&nf=true Wilton closures mean tough questions for SABIC http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236011&nf=true US Dow beats Q2 forecasts on stabilising economy, cost cut http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236366&nf=true Signs point to US PX August contract increases - sources http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236695&nf=true High Asia ethylene values open up arbitrage window http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235068&nf=true India mulls anti-dumping duty on polyol imports from Asia http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235684&nf=true Most Popular Picks =================================== Greed doomed Lyondell deal – US lawsuit http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235043&nf=true La Seda de Barcelona to close 5 plants, lay off 300 staff http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235087&nf=true Asia BD sellers eye US market; price spikes to continue http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235403&nf=true Stagflation hits US polyurethane foam market http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236032&nf=true Polyester boom in China pushing up PTA, PX prices http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236056&nf=true Asia styrene climbs on feedstock, despite poor downstream http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235724&nf=true ICIS Blogs =================================== New green chemicals: July http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/2009/08/new-green-chemicals-july.html August's Boom/Gloom Index turns more cautious http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/08/augusts-boomgloom-index-turns.html Chemicals company H2 complacency? http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/08/chemicals-company-h2-complacen.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== ICIS Chemical Business podcast August 3, 2009 http://www.icis.com/TV/TV,id_9236981.htm ICIS Podcast: Chemical News Central: 3 August 2009 http://www.icis.com/TV/TV,id_9236950.htm Joe Kamalick’s Washington Letter 27 July 2009 http://www.icis.com/TV/TV,id_9234785.htm ICIS conferences =================================== The 2009 China Base Oils Conference 10 September 2009 - 11 September 2009 http://www.icis.com/chinabaseoils2009 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 The 6th ICIS Middle Eastern Base Oils & Lubricants conference 13-14 October 2009 http://www.icisconference.com/mebaseoils09 The 7th ICIS World Oleochemicals Conference 20 October 2009 - 21 October 2009 http://www.icisconference.com/oleochemicals2009 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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