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December 18, 2000
Business Concentrates
Capital Spending
Slowing economy has chemical companies planning only a 3% increase in 2001.
Transforming Shell Chemicals
After two years, firm has fulfilled its goal of shedding noncore operations to focus on petrochemicals.
Process Technology
BOC Group is moving its acrylonitrile and maleic anhydride process from pilot to commercial scale.
December 11, 2000
Business Concentrates
e-Business
COVER STORY: World Chemical Outlook
Uncertainty in U.S. economy casts cloud over continued worldwide industry growth.
Ending an Era
General Chemical is closing the last Solvay-process soda ash plant in North America.
December 4, 2000
Business Concentrates
COVER STORY: Plastics Additives
Environmental concerns and desire for value-added products drive innovation.
Business Insights
High-flying U.S. economy seems to have passed the chemical industry by.
November 27, 2000
Business Concentrates
Superabsorbent Polymers
Worldwide investment continues even as industry growth begins to level off.
Skies Clearing for PET
Supply and demand finally seem to be balancing out for beleaguered producers.
November 20,2000
Business Concentrates
COVER STORY: Next-Generation Chips
Chemical industry scrambles to supply semiconductor producers as they change materials and processes.
Chemical Earnings
For many firms, rising raw material costs led to declining earnings in the third quarter.
Pharmaceutical Earnings
Producers saw continued third-quarter financial growth.
November 13, 2000
Business Concentrates
Lubrizol
Oil and fuel additives supplier is growing globally and expanding its presence in industrial chemicals.
e-Business
November 6, 2000
Business Concentrates
Skin Lotions & Potions
Formulators are cooking up ingredients to combat the effects of aging.
Battles over Paclitaxel
Unraveling the convoluted legal battles surrounding the generic version of an anticancer drug.
Borealis Expands
Company uses its Borstar technology for polyolefin production, begins international growth.
Business Insights
C&EN's nascent curmudgeon vents on issues affecting his chemical world.
October 30, 2000
Business Concentrates
Slovenian Chemicals
Domestic chemical industry contributes to young country's success.
Blowing Agents up in the Air
Phaseout of ozone-depleting foam blowing agents is becoming
Good Chemistry for Industry
Speakers are generally upbeat at first business meeting of newly renamed American Chemistry Council.
October 23, 2000
Business Concentrates
Chemical Stock Shock
Chemical, pharmaceutical stocks fell again in third quarter; biotech stocks rose.
Scenarios for Growth
European industry group studies strategies for the future.
Chemical E-Business
Conference highlights continuing evolution caused by economic reality.
October 16, 2000
Business Concentrates
Genencor's New Direction
Since it went public in August, the company is aiming to become a player in health care.
European Chemical Industry
Change, not rhetoric, is urgently needed to meet society's demands.
Beijing Chemical Show
International Chemical Industry Fair attracted hordes of eager visitors
October 9, 2000
Business Concentrates
COVER STORY: Paints & Coatings
Mature industry had strong 1999, is developing environmentally friendly technologies.
Stable Markets Please Ti02 Makers
Calarco Wins SCI Medal
Crompton CEO reflects on his career in the chemical industry.
Biopharmaceuticals
A third-party manufacturer drops out, while another picks up the pace.
E-Business
October 2, 2000
Business Concentrates
Nylon Intermediates
New production technologies have been developed, but setbacks have delayed commercialization.
Lyondell in Europe
Company breaks ground for one plant, plans for another next year in the Netherlands.
Business Insights
What is it about fine chemicals that makes it a good business for European but not U.S. firms?
September 25, 2000
Business Concentrates
Nutraceuticals
A niche market draws interest.
Investing in Chemicals
Mutual fund gambles on long-term growth of chemical industry.
Back to Degussa
Degussa-H??ls and SKW chart new course.
Celanese and Acetic Acid
Singapore plant has a few glitches.
Funds Equal Control in China
China opens up its oil refining, gas- oline retail sectors to foreign firms.
September 16, 2000
Business Concentrates
3M and Research
Innovation is more than a catchphrase at 3M; it's the corporate culture.
Tartaric Acid
Up to 10 million lb could be produced annually in California from winemaking waste.
September 11, 2000
Business Concentrates
COVER STORY: Air Products
Putting failed BOC acquisition behind it, company returns to basics.
e-Business
September 4, 2000
Business Concentrates
August 28, 2000
Business Concentrates
Carbon Fiber
Producers hope that old uses coupled with many new ones will cure chronic overcapacity.
August 21, 2000
Business Concentrates
Chemical Earnings
For the first time in several years, earnings rose for three quarters in a row.
Drug Earnings
Pharmaceutical firms continue to show increased sales and earnings.
Cheers!
Chemists provide newfangled solutions to an old-fashioned problem: musty wine.
Global Top 50 Revisited
C&EN restates chemical profit margins.
August 14, 2000
Business Concentrates
Bridging the Venture Gap
Research Corporation Technologies helps institutions commercialize inventions.
Rohm and Haas's Electronics
Specialty firm has become a major player in the electronic materials business.
E-Business
New C&EN department keeps abreast of e-marketplaces, research, and technology transfer
August 7, 2000
Business Concentrates
Single-Site Catalysts
Markets for innovative SSC-based plastics evolved slowly, but demand is starting to take off.
Polyvinyl Chloride
European Commission will examine environmental issues related to PVC.
Business Insights
July 31, 2000
Business Concentrates
Producing Proteins
Increasingly, drug and biotech firms turn to contract manufacturers for protein-based drugs and other products.
New York's Genomics Bid
State wants a larger piece of "the new economy" created by the life sciences industry.
Economic Benefits of Biotech
Report points out industry's impact on employment, income, and revenues.
July 24, 2000
Business Concentrates
Second-Quarter Stocks' Status
Chemical stock prices dropped; drug and biotech stocks continued to rise.
Semiconductor Suppliers
Healthy situation for semiconductor makers is good for gas and chemical producers.
July 17, 2000
Business Concentrates
COVER STORY: E-commerce to E-business
How the Internet is changing the way the chemical industry works and what firms are doing to keep pace.
Animal Feed Additives
Producers have seen both supply and demand going in the wrong direction, but they're not down for the count.
Freedom of the Press
Top Chinese environmental reporters recently toured North American chemical plants.
July 10, 2000
Business Concentrates
Academic Technology Transfer
Dot-com firms provide forum for moving university-based research toward commercialization.
Calcium Chloride
Market turnaround forecast for high- volume chemical used in dust control, deicing, and industrial processing.
Letter from Asia
Waste plastics and other trash are a blight in some Asian countries.
July 3, 2000
Business Concentrates
Lyondell Rebounds
Petrochemical firm positions itself to capitalize on upswing in business cycle.
European Chemical Industry
Producers meeting in Venice call for open dialogue with the European Commission.
Business Insights
American Chemistry Council analysts develop system to present chemical industry data more logically.
June 26, 2000
Business Concentrates
Diodes
Organic light-emitting diode displays are inexpensive to make but may be capable of high performance.
Fine Chemicals
ChemSpec meeting participants discuss expansion and consolidation in their industry.
June 19, 2000
Business Concentrates
Chiral Separations
Simulated moving bed technology brings HPLC to the fine chemicals industry.
Old World Industries
Eclectic repackager and distributor of certain liquid chemicals becomes a manufacturer through acquisition.
Eastman Chemical in Europe
Series of acquisitions spurs reorganization of company's European operations.
June 12, 2000
Business Concentrates
German Biotech
Country's determined "can-do" approach vaults the industry to the top European tier.
Asian Petrochemicals
Globalization makes inroads in fragmented industry.
June 5, 2000
Business Concentrates
Home-Grown Talent
State governments take the initiative in fostering high-tech business growth.
Dupont-MIT Alliance
Five-year, $35 million collaboration designed to help company create bio-based materials and technologies.
OxyChem
Specialties are not the way to grow for one chemical producer.
Dot-coms
Future of dot-com exchanges is shaky; none of the top 20 is a sure thing.
May 29, 2000
Business Concentrates
COVER STORY: Adhesives
Global formulators try to grow by acquisitions, manufacturing consolidation, and new products.
E-Business
Fine and custom chemical producers have a mostly positive outlook.
Biobased Economy
Significant fraction of fuels, chemicals, and materials should come from biomass in this century.
Urethanes
Bayer, Dow Chemical give 60-year-old industry a rejuvenating boost.
Behind the Sale
Why BF Goodrich's Performance Materials unit is on the block.
May 22, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
CHEMICAL EARNINGS
Strong demand and prices outweigh higher feedstock and oil prices, sustaining upturn for chemical producers.
DRUG EARNINGS
Major producers still enjoy double-digit sales and earnings growth; biotech firms continue overall growth.
SPECIALTY PLASTICS
Engineering polymer producers work to win new applications; packaging is one of the most promising.
May 15, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
ELAN CORP.
Feisty, acquisitive Irish drug firm specializes in niche markets.
A TALE OF E-COMMERCE
Pittsburgh Chemical Day speakers caution that opening an e-store too early can be as bad as too late.
FIBER OUTPUT
Growth in polyester masks stagnation in other fibers.
LETTER FROM INDIA
C&EN correspondent describes a tour of Vapi, where chemical companies seem brazen about polluting.
May 8, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
COAL TAR CHEMICALS
Smaller, stronger niche industry results from a major player's exit.
May 1, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
COVER STORY: TOP 75
DuPont retains position as largest U.S. chemical producer.
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Chemical firms are buying to be noticed by Wall Street analysts.
ASCOT
British specialties producer emerges from the shell of a property company.
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Companies profess the value of synergy, but few are willing to wait for its long-term results.
April 24, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
AKZO NOBEL
Restructured producer focuses broadly on coatings, chemicals, and drugs.
ANTIBIOTICS
No pill will cure price pressures that are forcing plant closures.
JOHN MCALISTER
C&EN talks with Tripos' president and CEO about drug discovery.
MARKET FARE
First-quarter 2000 sees chemical, drug stocks drop, biotechs rise.
April 17, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
CHEMICALS IN FRANCE
Industry is set to grow faster than chemical industries of other European countries.
SCI CENTENARY MEDALIST
AstraZeneca's David Barnes recalls the genesis of Zeneca--the first of the pharmaceutical spin-offs.
METHANOL WOES
Beleaguered producers are fearful of federal phaseout of MTBE.
April 10, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
LAWN & GARDEN CHEMICALS
Producers see green as economy and demographics boost market for fertilizers and pesticides.
EUROPEAN EARNINGS
Mixed results for chemical producers hide improvements in 1999.
SHOPPING FOR R&D
U.S. firms that look for technical expertise in Russia and China should carefully lay groundwork.
April 3, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
RAIL MERGER HALT
Surface Transporation Board's moratorium puts focus on railroad service.
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Making glucosamine and chondroitin, used in over-the-counter treatments, isn't always sound business
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Today's tight labor market foreshadows more severe shortages when baby boomers hit retirement.
March 27, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
PINE CHEMICALS
Old-line industry stands to lose a player when Hercules sells its resin business.
CHEMNAVIGATOR.COM
E-commerce firm focuses on combinatorial chemistry market.
March 20, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 13
March 13, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 17
March 6, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 17
INFORMEX: 21
Fine chemicals exposition highlights trends in the chemical industry--this year, e-commerce was big.
DUPONT IN POLYESTER: 25
Wait is finally over for firm's new polymer technology base.
SODA ASH DREAM: 28
Entrepreneurial mining company American Soda plans to start production by end of the year.
KAINIC ACID: 31
Chemical for neuroscience research is in short supply, but two firms are trying to produce it.
BUSINESS INSIGHTS: 32
Does human capital belong on companies' balance sheets?
February 28, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 16
CHEMICAL EARNINGS: 19
After six continuous quarters of decline, fourth-quarter results are up for most firms.
DRUG FIRM EARNINGS: 24
Sales and earnings are up for the quarter and the year, but the industry is working hard to maintain growth.
GOLDSCHMIDT: 27
Acquisitions make German firm a major player in surfactants and other ingredients for household, personal care products.
February 21, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 9
PRICE FIXING: 11
Chemical makers have been a major target of recent Justice Department crackdowns on cartels.
TAIWAN'S SCINOPHARM: 15
Firm with high hopes for success is building a world-class complex.
February 14, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 23
FMC: 26
Restructuring of firm's industrial chemicals businesses pays off in 1999.
MAKING GLYCERIN: 28
Ethanol producer plans to recover, purify, and sell by-product glycerin.
SHIP AHOY: 30
Methanex's huge Millennium Explorer is on her maiden voyage.
CHINA: 33
Country's transition into a world trade partner will not proceed smoothly.
CEFIC'S HUGO LEVER: 41
Longtime leader steps down after steering European chemical industry through political, societal minefields.
February 7, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 15
January 31, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 9
SURVIVING IN PVC: 11
Producers are hoping consolidation provides more control over PVC market fluctuation.
PETROCHEMICALS: 14
Taiwan's Tuntex Group has dealt with government hurdles by scaling back proposed petrochemical plant.
January 24, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 19
ALBEMARLE'S FORECAST: 21
New President Mark Rohr plans on growth, believes the company can compete with larger firms.
RECYCLING CARPET: 23
DSM, DuPont, Honeywell, BASF, and Rhodia have invested substantially in recycling nylon fibers.
January 17, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 17
January 10, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 17
BRAZIL'S OXITENO: 19
Country's only ethylene oxide producer has bold plans for expansion.
SLUMPING DYES: 21
European dye makers cut costs and innovate to vie in competitive market.
January 3, 2000
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 10
CLARIANT: 12
Swiss specialty chemicals producer targets strategic areas for growth.
KAINIC ACID: 14
Antiworming agent/neuroresearch tool is out of production and supply.
DOW PLASTICS: 15
Plastics unit sets sights high for 2000.
BUSINESS INSIGHTS: 16
SEC agrees with C&EN that selective disclosure of stock-sensitive information is wrong.
This file updated June 12, 2008
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