The focus of the issue of ICIS Chemical Business for the week of October 17, 2011, is on innovation, with several features and articles spotlighting The ICIS Innovation Awards, which honors those chemical companies who are thinking outside the box. The latest issue also covers the creation of the world’s largest styrenics firm; oil leads Mexico’s polystyrene prices to decline; despite low demand, the polycarbonate outlook is solid; and Shell restarts its Bukon refinery after a major fire disrupted production.
