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 Chemical Engineering. **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_20090505.html **Add us to your safe senders** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html 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 Chemical Engineering. In today's global economic downturn, how can chemical engineering help improve efficiency and lower costs? See the latest in catalyst and microreactor technology. 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For full details, visit us at http://www.sabinmetal.com ======================== ICIS news: Editors' Top Picks =================================== Chems react as US reports first swine flu death http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9212265&nf=true Chrysler to file for bankruptcy, sell stake to Fiat http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9212695&nf=true BASF first-quarter results receive positive market reaction http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9212654&nf=true Swiss Tamiflu maker gears up for swine flu pandemic http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9212707&nf=true INEOS sees profits rise in March on Asia demand http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211119&nf=true China March chems imports surge, volumes may slow from April http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211163&nf=true ICIS news: Most Popular Picks =================================== US calls chems, other sectors to prepare for swine flu http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211502&nf=true Crisis-hit global chemicals industry cuts over 52,000 jobs http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9188513&nf=true US biofuel makers rail against new California fuel standards http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211129&nf=true GM shutdowns deal another blow to US plastics makers http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9210722&nf=true MMA sellers propose $15m settlement in US price-fixing suit http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211147&nf=true Worst may be over for PetroChina in Q1 – analysts http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211523&nf=true ICIS Blogs =================================== Is China repeating the mistakes of the US? http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/04/is-china-repeating-the-mistake.html Rotterdam oil storage running out of space http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/04/rotterdam-oil-storage-running.html Move away DEET! Here comes catnip insect repellent http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/2009/04/move-away-deet-here-comes-catn.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== Simon Robinson and Nigel Davis discuss the business of the week including BASF and Dow Chemical Results and the impact of Swine Flu http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9213031.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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