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 Food Ingredients... **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_260509.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 Food Ingredients. With the global recession weighing on the consumer, food companies are looking for innovative ingredients. The nutraceuticals market is going gangbusters, while certain food additives face bans in Europe and the US. Also we visit BASF’s new fuel cell facility in New Jersey, US. Stories from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Food ingredient companies offer cost cutting solution http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9217339&nf=true Nutraceuticals market looks healthy despite downturn http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218122&nf=true Food additives face legislative challenges http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218121&nf=true Biotech penetrates deeper into the food market http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218120&nf=true Artificial sweeteners market to change http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9217338&nf=true Integrated facility serves US fuel industry http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218129&nf=true APIC delegates were warned that recent improvements may not last http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218130&nf=true ICIS news Editors' Top Pics =================================== US climate change bill called unfair to chemicals sector http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218562&nf=true Brazil Petrobras, Sinopec considering joint projects - CEO http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9218554&nf=true Germany's Evonik incurs €46m Q1 net loss on falling sales http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9216877&nf=true China petchems stimulus to be implemented over three years http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9216880&nf=true China’s plastics additives demand to grow 7% in 2011 http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9216864&nf=true Producers need more transparent safety reporting - Shell exec http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9216824&nf=true ICIS news: Most Popular Picks =================================== DuPont, BASF see gold in a US emissions mandate http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9217701&nf=true Uncertainty clouds China's polymer market prospects http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9216870&nf=true Exxon expects soft chem market through H2 http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9216439&nf=true China’s new consumption booster to spur petchems demand http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9217730&nf=true US housing, manufacturing sectors see recovery ahead http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9217345&nf=true US Sunoco refinery fire forces closures, cuts http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9217346&nf=true ICIS Pricing =================================== ICIS has made important enhancements to the worldwide Ethylene Plant Performance Data report. The new, improved report provides you with a global ethylene plant overview, including current capacities and expansion plans, estimated operating rates and forthcoming maintenance shutdown schedules. It gives you a clear view of both planned and unplanned plant shutdowns with a colour-coded key for easy reference. The report allows you to measure lost capacity and assess the extent of market impact, and gives you the ability to plan strategy based on a shutdown forecast for the next 12 months. Request your sample report here >> http://www.icis.com/v2/registration/trialregistration.aspx?cp=EMC-CHPR-EthylenePPDlink-20090501&sfid=701200000002crV&mode=icispricing ICIS Blogs =================================== Pacific Ethanol http://www.icis.com/blogs/biofuels/archives/2009/05/mothballing-ethanol-plants.html The next oil shock and petrochemicals http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/05/the-next-oil-shock-and-petroch.html Dow, Ineos, focus on debt issues http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/05/dow-ineos-focus-on-debt-issues.html Podcasts =================================== ICIS Chemical Podcast May 25, 2009 http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9218961.htm ICIS chemical podcast, May 18, 2009 http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9217331.htm ICIS radio Americas May 11, 2009 http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9215163.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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