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 bring you our issue on Water Treatment Chemicals, in which we consider the effect of the recession on this reliable growth market; innovative technologies... **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_280709.html **Add us to your safe senders** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html Welcome to the ICIS Reporter weekly newsletter =================================== This week we bring you our issue on Water Treatment Chemicals, in which we consider the effect of the recession on this reliable growth market; innovative technologies; the effect of the European Biocidal Products Directive; and the cost of replacing chlorine. Also in this issue, we take a look at Walmart’s new Sustainable Product Initiative, and what it means for the chemical industry. Stories from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Chemical firms eye up the potential of water treatment ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233723&nf=true Water treatment industry grows apace with population ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234736&nf=true Chlorine replacements would add billions to water costs ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234735&nf=true Innovators find market in water treatment ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234408&nf=true European Biocide Product Directive causes industry headache ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234052&nf=true Walmart launches sustainable product index ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234329&nf=true ICIS/Genomatica survey on sustainable chemistry =================================== http://www.icis.com/icisconnect/media/customiser/icis-genomatica-survey-on-sustainable-chemistry-3350.aspx ICIS and Genomatica, the California based sustainable technology start up, have just published the results of their research amongst readers of ICIS Chemical Business into the attitudes to and uptake of sustainable chemicals. Here, you can see the full presentation of the findings and follow links to associated articles. http://www.genomatica.com http://www.icis.com/icisconnect/media/customiser/icis-genomatica-survey-on-sustainable-chemistry-3350.aspx Read also the Genomatica press release on the findings. http://www.genomatica.com/media/documents/ICISGenomaticaPressReleaseFinal_000.pdf Sponsored by: Genomatica ICIS news Editors' picks =================================== Lyondell creditors sue lenders, executives http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234374&nf=true US PS sellers nominate Aug hikes on feedstock volatility http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235057&nf=true Creditors oppose executive bonuses for bankrupt Lyondell http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234022&nf=true Perstorp Oxo declares force majeure on oxos production http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233663&nf=true Chemicals industry marks role in Moon landing http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233448&nf=true China PE, PP prices firm on demand, low inventories http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233460&nf=true Most Popular Picks =================================== INEOS reaches deal with lenders on debt financing http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9232927&nf=true Asia synthetic rubber makers resist feedstock BD surge http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233188&nf=true US styrene arbitrage to Europe swings open http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233441&nf=true Tyre makers in Asia raise concerns over feedstock BD surge http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233700&nf=true US Cytec sees end to destocking near - CEO http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9233433&nf=true Seven companies fined €61m by EU for steel chemicals cartels http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9234334&nf=true ICIS Blogs =================================== Chemical production stabilises as destocking ends http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/07/chemical-production-stabilises.html Hooked on fuel cell car http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/2009/07/hooked-on-fuel-cell-car.html Diseased chipmunks massing in Paris http://www.icis.com/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/files/2009/07/diseased-chipmunks-massing-in.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== This week Features editor Clay Boswell talks about several new technical innovations impacting the water treatment market, and editor Feliza Mirasol examines the strong growth of the water membrane industry. http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9235384.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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