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2008

Aug Integration will be key

How significantly will the petchem world change?

Only the strongest will prosper

Jul Capacity grows despite slowdown (500kb)

A mood swing in aromatics (450kb)

Jun Chemicals feel the wind of change (25kb)

Crunch time for non-integrated petchem producers (400kb)

Apr Building your defenses (670kb)

Mar Europe chems get jitters due to weak dollar (25kb)

Feb How to run a business during a recession (650kb)

2007

Nov Farewell ICI (285kb)

Chem makers can expect naphtha battle (363kb)

Oct US credit crisis could spread

Sept 'A logistical nightmare' (212kb)

'Every mania is based on an illusion' (177kb)

Jul 'Back from the brink' - Asia 10 years on (987kb)

Jun 'Why naphtha will become a major headache' (560kb)

May 'Naphtha deficit may reduce olefins feedstock availability' (16kb)

'Regions eye growth abroad' (328kb)

Apr 'A Tale of Two Strategies' (602kb)

Mar 'Global inflation raises uncertainty' (19kb)

'Time for action (not words) to end the liquidity party?' (169kb)

Feb ICIS Innovation Awards presented (265kb)

Jan Outlook 2007- views from OECD, International eChem, BASF (567kb)

2006

Nov Refinery investments will benefit Europe aromatics (18kb)

'Beware of financial institutions bearing gifts' (180kb)

Jun Naphtha deficit to squeeze aromatics production (15kb)

US gasoline causes Asian PX price hikes (175kb)

ICIS Insight Middle East launched with IeC

May Crude oil prices near uncharted territory (pdf 586kb)

Apr IeC amongst judges for ICIS Innovation Awards (pdf 201kb)

Cutting the cost of cleaner water (pdf 303kb)

Mar 'Pricing for Profit - Is it a Core Competency?' (pdf 345kb)

2005

Nov 'A Changing World' (pdf 20kb)

Oct Ineos/Innovene draws focus to risk management (pdf 19kb)

Sept Are high crude prices about to impact? (pdf 250kb)

Aug Benzene dull while crude soars away (pdf 15kb)

July Checked by China (pdf 345kb)

June Growing deficits on Oil Products in Asia (pdf 14kb)

Feb Pricing threatens Profits (pdf 120kb)

Pricing for Profit in European Petrochemicals (30kb)

Jan The impact of higher oil prices (pdf 785kb)

2004

Nov Pricing for Profit (ppt 385kb)

Aug Petchem prices back to the future? (pdf 720kb)

Jun Peter Gaines joins IeC (pdf 800kb)

European Benzene prices rise on tight Supply-Demand (pdf 60kb)

Apr Benzene's fluctuating fortunes (pdf 290kb)

UKSIF Forum develops IeC concept (pdf 650kb)

Mar Online forum aims to stimulate debate (pdf 360kb)

Feb No-frills approach makes good business sense (doc 135kb)

2003

Dec A potential snag (pdf 815kb)

Nov EU fuel specs an opportunity for petchems (pdf 690kb)

Oct IeC win award in 'Financial Times' competition (doc 40kb)

Click here for copy of the winning entry (pdf 440kb)

IeC's Paul Hodges short-listed in 'Financial Times' global

Pension Fund investment competition (pdf 860kb)

June Chemical Management Services gain traction (pdf 500kb)

First UK pilots await funding (htm 50kb)

May Are we on the way Up or Down? (pdf 725kb)

Surplus of cracker by-products on the horizon (pdf 65kb)

Feb Lessons from history - Green Alliance/CSP/IeC

launch Chemical Management Services (pdf 570kb)

Jan Altering the rules (pdf 845kb)

IeC's Paul Hodges forecasts working capital as key issue

for 2003 (pdf 845kb)

2002

Dec Auto Fuel Regulations could have major impact on

aromatics supply (pdf, 65kb)

Europe may gain an upper hand (pdf, 900kb)

Nov IeC/Wood Mackenzie Study launched - CNI (pdf, 85kb)

Shell seeks 50c/bbl savings (IeC comment, pdf 70kb)

The power of networks in R & D (pdf 245kb)

Sept The time to invest is now (Editorial, pdf 945kb)

July BP aim to transform Procurement (Report, pdf 110kb)

June Shell, Dow, Wood Mackenzie speak at major IeC Seminar

(Report, pdf 1.05MB)

April EU eAction Plan gathers pace -

IeC's Paul Hodges an invited industry expert at

European Commission workshop (pdf 130kb)

February Cutting costs through the use of eBusiness (pdf 400kb)

January The End of the Beginning (pdf 400kb)

2001

December Online Volumes Surge (.pdf 1.88 MB)

October Sell-side auctions come of age (.pdf 375kb)

September Shell Chemicals use IeC in major online auction

Risk Management: separating Winners from Losers

Exclusive Interview, Paul Hodges

Negotiating contracts online: the basics (.pdf 380kb)

Internet Success through Strategy (.pdf 850kb)

July A metamorphosis under our noses (.pdf 900kb)

John Keeley joins IeC as Senior Vice President (.pdf 75kb)

May Hedging Tools give long-term advantage (.pdf 380kb)

April Stabilise your Earnings potential (.pdf 1100kb)

March Active Risktaking (.pdf 700kb)

February Myths and Realities of the New Economy (.pdf 100kb)

Impact of the E-Economy in Europe (.ppt 2.5MB)

(presentation to EU seminar hosted by Prof Romano Prodi)