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 ICIS Chemical Business examines latest developments in the agrochemical and specialty markets. Driven by consumer demand and tougher regulation, demand for biopesticides **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_160609.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 ICIS Chemical Business examines latest developments in the agrochemical and specialty markets. Driven by consumer demand and tougher regulation, demand for biopesticides – those derived from natural materials – is growing at 20% per annum. These products are increasingly applied together with lower doses of artificial pesticides. Stories from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Agriculture chemical firms' interest in biopesticides rises ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223644&nf=true Agchem market shows strength in downturn ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223643&nf=true Fertilizer market is a shadow of its former self ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9224011&nf=true Chemical firms face the cold reality of refrigerant phase-out ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9224012&nf=true Borouge moves forward with expansions for Asia market ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223994&nf=true ICIS news Editors' Top Pics =================================== Obama too focused on alternative fuels - US energy execs http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223292&nf=true ExxonMobil price moves puzzles lube market - buyers http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223682&nf=true Rhodia plans cost-saving measures, to cut 91 jobs http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9201856&nf=true US lithium-ion batteries open $13bn market to chemicals http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222917&nf=true Asian crackers brace for leaner times, implement rate cuts http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222576&nf=true US ACC meeting focuses on sustainability challenge http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223984&nf=true ICIS news: Most Popular Picks =================================== Europe June PP prices increase as feedstock costs rise http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222884&nf=true Asia PET producers fret over falling PTA, oversupply http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223318&nf=true US acrylates buyers resist hikes but concede pressures http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222920&nf=true US methanol spot-to-contract price gap narrows - sources http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222531&nf=true US isocyanates, polyols trend up on rising feedstock prices http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223996&nf=true INSIGHT: Mitsubishi restructuring: speed is of the essence http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222897&nf=true ICIS =================================== ICIS media connections - e-newsletter for marketers in the chemical industry ICIS Media Connections is a new monthly e-newsletter specifically for marketers in the chemical industry. 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Sign up to ICIS media connections http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/RBIForms/chemicals/CHY05/CHY05_Media_Connections_5.html ICIS Blogs =================================== Raining on the Optimists' Parade http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/06/raining-on-the-optimists-parad.html Vitol warns on current oil prices http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/06/vitol-warns-on-current-oil-pri.html New entry for periodic table http://www.icis.com/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/files/2009/06/new-entry-for-periodic-table.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== ICIS Chemical News Central podcast reviews the key stories from last week. http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9225056.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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