GERMAN EARNINGS

BASF, Bayer, and Degussa announce mixed results for third quarter.

November 18,2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

WATER TREATMENT

Chemical producers expand, consolidate, and unveil new technology as they tap into increasing world concern over clean water supplies.

EARNINGS RISE

Compared with 2001's hard-hit third quarter, chemical industry earnings are up 43%.

PHARMACEUTICAL EARNINGS

Increasing competition from generics erodes numbers in the drug sector.

BIOPHARM EARNINGS

Profits for leading companies continue to slide amid record revenues.

SMALL BUSINESS

Knowledge of its products has kept family-owned GFS Chemicals healthy in lab and specialty chemicals marketplace.

November 11, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

PAINT PICTURE

At paint industry's annual show, firms unveil new products; trade meeting will gather every other year.

CHEMISTRY'S IMAGE

ACC President and CEO Gregori Lebedev believes companies must perform relentlessly and communicate aggressively about their contributions to society.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Ways to overcome information overload are focus of Aspen Technology's annual user meeting.

E-BUSINESS

News Updates For The World Of Business Online

November 4, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

AN EXPANDED ISOCHEM

SNPE bounces back from setbacks by consolidating its chemicals division.

INSIGHTS

For foreign investors, odds of turning a profit in China are becoming increasingly slim.

October 28, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

FACTS & FIGURES FOR CHEMICAL R&D

C&EN's annual compilation tracks the health of the chemical research enterprise.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Chemical producers push IT architecture into a Web-based world of business computing.

SOLUTIA

Despite persisting troubles, company hopes to endure and prosper under its new structure.

WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY

Kathleen Havelka at Lubrizol emphasizes tenacity, flexibility, and enthusiasm as keys to success.

October 21, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

THIRD-QUARTER DROP

Chemical, drug, and biopharmaceutical stocks continue their year-to-date decline.

ATTRACTING WORKERS

Society of Chemical Industry meeting attendees discuss ways to get and keep the best and brightest.

DOW'S PHARMA PUSH

Company hopes to create a pharmaceutical ingredients unit that rivals European firms.

POLYPROPYLENE

Basell officially launches Spherizone, its new technology, in anticipation of a market upswing.

October 14, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genomics companies are shifting their focus from tools and services to drug development and marketing.

EARNEST DEAVENPORT

During his 41 years with Eastman, SCI medalist and former CEO helped the company spin off from Kodak, gain an identity, and go global.

GE/LNP SYMBIOSIS

Small plastics compounder gains growth opportunities; GE expands range of services.

E-BUSINESS

October 7, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL

Chihiro Kanagawa, president and CEO of the Japanese firm, has made it the world's fifth most valuable chemical company.

NUTRACEUTICALS

In the absence of strict federal regulations, seals of approval for dietary supplements can mean different things.

INSIGHTS

Firms are growing by fixing up slow businesses instead of selling them.

September 30, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

FLUOROELASTOMERS

Emissions regulations, demand for better performing engines give new life to old polymers.

MERGER STRUGGLES

Sumitomo/Mitsui planned union is still on course, but significant hurdles remain.

WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY

As an adjunct professor, Novartis' Wendy Cornell offers students an industrial perspective.

September 23, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

PHARMACEUTICALS

As demand for access to low-cost drugs rises worldwide, generic drugmakers fight to bring less expensive versions to market rapidly, while a start-up and various nonprofits develop treatments for neglected diseases.

SCREEN TIME

Electronic materials makers jockey for position to supply growing plasma display market.

HAROLD SORGENTI

C&EN talks with former Arco president, now an entrepreneur aggressively investing in chemicals.

RUTHERFORD CHEMICALS

Cambrex' combination of fine and specialty chemicals units streamlines for an uncertain future.

September 16, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

PRAXAIR

Gas maker hopes its diverse holdings and innovative technology will keep it growing.

GERMAN BIOTECH

Industries join in lobbying government for consistent, practical policies.

September 9, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

E-COLLABORATION

Chemical and drug firms are developing software to allow online collaborative tools for their customers.

PATENT DONATIONS

Firms that give unused patents to nonprofits or universities get a tax deduction and may watch an idea grow.

GLOBALIZATION

Focus of ACS presidential event was sustainable development and corporate responsibility.

E-BUSINESS

September 2, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

FOREIGN RESEARCH

Contract chemistry firms begin to outsource discovery work to labs outside the U.S. and Western Europe.

INITIATIVES FOR BEST PRACTICES

Nonprofit agency helps chemical innovators develop their ideas.

INSIGHTS

New accounting system could bring method to the madness of corporate financial results.

August 26, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

COSTLY CATALYSTS

Suppliers of catalytic converters struggle with the high price of precious metals as one newcomer stirs up the industry.

CHINA'S LEGAL SYSTEM

Foreign firms learn to thrive within the country's rule of law.

REACHING OUT

Chemical industry will seek a role in alleviating Third World poverty through sustainable development at the Johannesburg summit.

August 19, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

BIOWARFARE BUSINESS

Small biotechnology firms find a niche in defense efforts, both in detection and in therapy.

CHEMICAL EARNINGS

Total sales for 25 chemical companies declined in the second quarter, but aggregate earnings rose.

DRUG EARNINGS

Though sales were up slightly, combined earnings were flat for the second quarter.

BIOPHARMACEUTICAL EARNINGS

Firms show paltry earnings amid increased revenues.

COME TOGETHER, RIGHT NOW

Beginning in 2003, just about all Crompton units will be consolidated in Middlebury, Conn.

August 12, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

CONTRACT RESEARCH

U.K. chemistry services firms grow to meet demand from the pharmaceutical industry.

DIELECTRIC BUZZ

New generation of low-k insulators waits to prove its worth.

MARKET ANALYSIS

Economic woes contribute to slowdown in merger and acquisition activity.

E-BUSINESS

August 5, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

COGNIS' REBIRTH

CEO Antonio Trius has completed the firm's restructuring, and plans to build on company's base in oleochemistry.

PETER NAGLER

C&EN talks with head of Degussa Fine Chemicals, who is confident innovation will help the company thrive.

INSIGHTS

No universal recipe exists for creating successful regional high-tech clusters.

July 29, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

GLOBAL TOP 50

U.S. companies take top positions in 2001, a year marked by glum sales and profit figures throughout the chemical industry.

TAIWAN POLLUTION REGULATIONS

Government restricts use of some plastic products in effort to clean up environment.

WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY

Cherie Kagan uses chemistry to design systems for electronic devices.

July 22, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

SELLING NANOTECH

Turning nanoscience into viable business models means first overcoming technological and financial hurdles.

DUPONT TRIAL

Jury finds in favor of three of 10 plaintiffs, but firm stands behind its Pompton Lakes, N.J., cleanup actions and is appealing.

TRADE DEFICIT

Although the value of U.S. chemical imports will be greater than that of exports in 2002, the news isn't all bad.

ACROSS THE BORDER

DuPont Canada takes advantage of being both a DuPont subsidiary and a publicly traded company.

July 15, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

EUROPEAN CHEMICALS POLICY

European chemical industry and its allies propose a less costly alternative to EU's pending chemical registration policy.

STOCK UPDATE

Second-quarter price declines at chemical companies were modest, but pharmaceutical and biotech firms saw huge drops.

ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

Suppliers and manufacturers find ways to stay afloat in unpredictable semiconductor, photoresist, and battery markets.

July 8, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMICALS

Digital photography is having an impact on this business, but won't supplant it anytime soon.

CHINA'S TRADE BARRIER

New WTO member uses antidumping investigations to protect its chemical industries from foreign competition.

E-BUSINESS

July 1, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

CANADIAN CONCERNS

Canadian Chemical Producer's Association meeting focuses on industry image and plant security.

INSIGHTS

Recent terrorist attacks in the U.S. have European chemical industry alert to how Responsible Care will affect them.

June 24, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

AIR POLLUTION

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission may soften requirements to reduce NOx emissions.

EUROPE'S CHALLENGE

New president of European Chemical Industry Council leads debate over proposed unified EU chemicals policy.

FACTS & FIGURES

Global chemical industry slowed again in 2001; the numbers tell the story.

June 17, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

CONTRACT CHEMISTRY

Firms providing chemistry services to the drug industry are still experiencing growing pains.

HONEYWELL'S HARD TIMES

Specialty Materials Group CEO Nance Dicciani plans for new growth in difficult market.

ACC'S NEW INITIATIVE

American Chemistry Council embarks on program to improve industry's public image.

June 10, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

GERMANY'S MERCK

Firm reorganizes, but unlike most competitors, keeps both pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

E-BUSINESS

June 3, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

INDIAN PHARMA

Subcontinent's contract research companies woo European and U.S. pharmaceutical firms.

GE'S INDIAN INNOVATORS

R&D center in Bangalore is designed to expand the firm through advanced technology research.

INSIGHTS

Corporate survey suggests chemical firms should provide more extensive financial information to investors.

SERONO

Under the deft guidance of CEO Ernesto Bertarelli, the Swiss biotech firm positions itself to flourish in international markets.

May 27, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

SCI MEDALIST CHRISTOPHER CLARK

Society of Chemical Industry honors CEO of refocused precious metals firm Johnson Matthey.

INDUSTRY SCORECARD

Annual survey shows women are making little progress into top ranks of chemical companies.

WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY

Merck medicinal chemist Ann Weber helps pave the way for women in industrial chemistry.

PETROCHEMICALS

Asia's industry will most likely lead the world chemical market in profit recovery.

VIRGINIA IS FOR CHEMICALS

Southeast area of Old Dominion wants to lure chemical manufacturing businesses.

May 20, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

BREAKING THE BANK WITH NEW POLYMERS

Marketing a new plastic is expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes unrewarding

PVC TURNS AROUND

As commodity plastic shows signs of life, major competitor exits the industry

CHEMICAL EARNINGS FALL MODESTLY

Decline is much less than in prior quarters as cost-cutting measures bolster results

GROWTH HAS SLOWED FOR DRUG COMPANIES

Early 2002 marked a weakening in major drug producers' sales and earnings

MIXED BAG FOR BIOPHARMA FIRMS

First-quarter sales and other revenues rose, but so did R&D expenses and net losses

JAPAN BECKONS FOR FINE CHEMICALS FIRMS

New laws mean drug companies will be outsourcing more of their chemical production

OPENING DOORS TO EUROPE'S CHEMISTRY

Association's communication program aims to show industry to European public

May 13, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

TOP 75

Dow moves into number one spot of chemical producers through its acquisition of Union Carbide; operating profits decreased for many companies surveyed.

BACK TO BLACK

World's largest ink company, Dainippon, hopes new business focus and cost cutting will boost profits.

TIGHTENING SECURITY

Industry executives discuss how to protect chemical companies' plants and infrastructure.

HINDSIGHTS

Chemical industry's responsibilities after Sept. 11, 2001, are greater than ever.

E-BUSINESS

May 6, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

AN INDIAN ICONOCLAST

Cipla's Yusuf S. Hamied turns conventional wisdom on pharmaceuticalpatents upside down

FIT TO PRINT

Inks and pigments business is growing through digital printing and from a desire for UV-curing and special effects in packaging applications

RESHAPING FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES

Latest consolidation bout leaves giants and many niche players, but few in the middle

April 29, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

LONZA'S VISION

The Swiss firm has a new CEO and a solid platform for growth based on life sciences and people

PUTTING ON A HEALTHY, MORE YOUTHFUL FACE

Personal care ingredients suppliers introduce a variety of items at In-Cosmetics show

C&EN TALKS WITH ROBERT WOOD

Head of Dow's thermosets business discusses his unique background, business philosophy

April 22, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

SHELL'S BUILDING HIATUS ENDS

Dutch glycol ethers plant boosts company's global capacity for oxygenated solvents

GLUTARIC ACID DEBUTS

Dutch glycol ethers plant boosts company's global capacity for oxygenated solvents

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Economic, social and environmental challenges move to the forefront as industry builds on its Responsible Care initiative.

April 15, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

STOCKS RECOVER LATE IN QUARTER

Chemical stocks were strong in the first quarter, whereas drugs were flat and biotechs fell

INDIAN CHEMICALS FACE CHALLENGES

Industry claims it can't compete unless the government improves infrastructure, lowers taxes

DUPONT TURNS 200

Under the leadership of CEO Holliday and technology chief Connelly, company hopes recent restructuring and new focus on R&D will help it succeed for 200 more years.

April 8, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

UNCERTAIN FUTURE

National Petrochemical & Refiners Association meeting deals with critical issues in 2002

E-BUSINESS

April 1, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

PHARMACEUTICAL OUTSOURCING

Fine chemicals makers tread a fine line between supplying to big drug firms and their generic competition.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Dow Corning has been minding its p's and q's and is now ready to emerge from bankruptcy

March 25, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

DESIGNER COSMETICS

Ingredients makers take lessons from biotechnology to mastermind the latest in personal care

EARNINGS STRONG FOR DRUG COMPANIES

Year-end 2001 results were much better than expected for major drug and biotech producers

2001 VERDICT: GLAD TO SEE IT GO

European chemical companies pin hopes on 2002 for recovery in sales, profits

TAKING AN EARLY LEAD

At 31, Bell Labs's Zhenan Bao sets a strong pace for young women to follow

March 18, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

PRODUCTIVITY BOOST FOR CHEMICAL FIRMS

Output per hour shows moderate increase, but unit labor costs also rise

CREATING A WHOLE GREATER THAN THE SUM

Sinopec aims to increase control over its subsidiaries to improve efficiency

NEWCOMER FROM INDIA

Fifteen-year-old Dishman seeks to compete with established Western fine chemicals firms

March 11, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

ASPENTECH POISED FOR NEW GROWTH

Strategic decisions by producers to reduce costs should bode well for process software company

A SLEEPING GIANT

Construction may restart on TransPacific Petrochemical Indotama project in East Java

E-BUSINESS

March 4, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

NOVARTIS SETS NEW STRATEGY FOR R&D

Genomics advances push pharmaceutical company to change how it carries out research

PROCTER & GAMBLE EMBRACES CHEMICALS

Unlike some of its competitors, chemicals is a key business for the household products giant

BP CHEMICALS RESHAPES IN EUROPE

Integrating assets obtained through acquisitions and ventures is the challenge for this year

THE SIXTH SIN

Call it covetousness, avarice, or just greed, it's forcing changes in the corporate numbers game

February 25, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

E-CONSOLIDATION

Shakeout in trading sites and network hubs brings needed clarity to chemical e-commerce

CHEMICAL EARNINGS TUMBLE ONCE AGAIN

Economic conditions conspire to torpedo fourth-quarter results; timing of recovery still uncertain

BUTTING HEADS IN POLYASPARTIC ACID

Tiny Donlar Biosyntrex defies Bayer to bring environmentally friendly dispersant to marketplace

February 18, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

RUMBLINGS OF AN AROMATICS UPTURN

Some market watchers are turning optimistic about the region's p-xylene market

MELAMINE WOES

Despite prosperous outlook globally, U.S. melamine industry is in a state of decline

BEHIND THE CATALOG

There's a substantial chemical manufacturing business backing Fisher's famous book

EXXONMOBIL IN ASIA

As it starts an ethylene cracker in Singapore, company eyes two more in China

February 11, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

PRUDENT SPENDING BUDGETS FOR 2002

Companies take a cautious approach, with cuts in R&D and 2% bare-bones rise in capital spending

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL-- CHEMISTRY, THAT IS

Sweden's Personal Chemistry uses automated microwave systems to speed drug development

RHODIA STANDS FAST

Despite loss for 2001, company is not looking for merger partners, remains confident

E-BUSINESS

February 4, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

DAK TAKES PLUNGE INTO POLYESTER

Firm sees back-integration to terephthalic acid as key to long-term profitability and growth

SHELL BUILDS UP IN ASIA-PACIFIC

Petrochemical company's new structure emphasizes big, low-cost operations

JON HUNTSMAN

Huntsman Corp. chairman reflects on the financial fix he's in and how he'll get out of it

January 28, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

STIFF COMPETITION

Long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics are gathering strength in key industries

YAWN AT YEN'S FALL

Weaker yen's ability to aid exports is overshadowed by other woes

January 21, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

A LEANER, FASTER CIBA SPECIALTY

Under CEO Armin Meyer, the Swiss firm has restructured rapidly, stressing innovation

January 14, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

BAYER SEEKS THE RIGHT FORMULA

Regrouping into four subsidiaries capped volatile year for the German giant

MARKET PAYS OFF FOR SOME COMPANIES

Fourth quarter was kind to chemical stocks; not so for big drug and biotech shares

A SOLVENT BUSINESS

Ethyl lactate seeks to replace workhorses like acetone and methylene chloride

E-BUSINESS

January 7, 2002

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

THE CHINA QUESTION

Taiwan struggles to build a knowledge-based economy as its entrepreneurs bolt to China

SOOTHING THE PAIN

Albemarle fine-tunes its fine chemicals strategy to add small-batch capabilities

TESTING THE LIMITS

Management is rising to task of taking ailing Japanese chemical industry international

This file updated December 23, 2002