This week we bring you our special issue on Textiles & Fabrics. Chemicals bring functionality to fashion and design, while the battered textile chemical industry may be ready for a comeback. **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_20090901.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 Textiles & Fabrics. Chemicals bring functionality to fashion and design, while the battered textile chemical industry may be ready for a comeback. Plus, see the results of the Great ICIS Chemical Hunt where we aim to spark interest in chemicals among students! =================================== Stories from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Consumers embrace textile innovations ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243418&nf=true China textile chemicals move up the value chain ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9242344&nf=true Market emerging for green textile chemicals ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243747&nf=true Textiles manufacturers compete to create more functional fabrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243748&nf=true Chemical innovation makes emergency uniforms safer ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243754&nf=true Global fibers markets see signs of a recovery ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243465&nf=true Scavenger hunt set to engage students ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243755&nf=true =================================== Advertising Sponsors =================================== CPhI Worldwide - 13th to the 15th of October CPhI Worldwide is, with over 25,000 attendees, the world’s leading exhibition on pharmaceutical ingredients and allied industries. 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Visit http://www.cphi.com or send an email to cphi@ubm.com for more information. ----------------------------------- North East England: The UK chemical industry's most favoured Location (source Ipsos MORI) Be better placed for business in North East England - NEPIC http://www.nepic.co.uk ICIS news: Editors top picks =================================== Sub-$3 US natural gas will not last - sources http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9242734&nf=true US Chemtura aims to emerge from bankruptcy in 2010 http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9242355&nf=true Equistar to transition Texas cracker to lighter feeds http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9242017&nf=true US BD market ponders rare split settlement for September http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9242350&nf=true NE Asia ethylene heads southeast on weak China demand http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9242776&nf=true US bankruptcy court approves Lyondell bonus plan http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243081&nf=true ICIS news: Most Popular Picks =================================== Lyondell exits direct de-icer sales, will act as supplier http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9242004&nf=true Tyre makers start Q4 BR contracts early on fears of BD surge http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9241616&nf=true US Chemtura puts PVC additives on selling block – source http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9240659&nf=true Europe benzene continues downward trend ahead of settlement http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243037&nf=true India polymer demand up 22-38%, but drought worries persist http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9241302&nf=true N American buyers may dodge August PE increase http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9243064&nf=true ICIS Blogs =================================== Green shoots begin to wither http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/09/green-shoots-begin-to-wither.html Polycarbonate pub glasses strong enough to park a car on http://www.icis.com/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/files/2009/08/polycarbonate-pub-glasses-stro.html Restocking continues, consumers become more frugal http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/08/restocking-continues-but-consumers-become-more-frugal.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== This week’s ICIS Chemical Business takes a look at the chemicals used in textiles and fabrics. 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