ASSOCIATION As the voice of the European chemical distribution industry, Fecc has plenty of matters to attend to, whether in terms of promoting REACH compliance or dealing with the changing sands of international trade

FINANCIALS The first three months of the year proved to be pretty bountiful for Germany's Brenntag, the world's largest chemical distributor

FINANCIALS Kuwait-headquartered Agility has undergone a fair few changes of late, with recent improvements to its bottom line suggesting its restructuring efforts have not been in vain

CONFERENCE REPORT The theme for COSTHA’s 2012 annual forum was ‘The Quest for Global Compliance’. The fellowship of delegates had plenty of expert guides to lead them on that voyage, with a few stops along the way for refreshments

MULTIMODAL Anyone who hopes that the UN experts will one day complete the Orange Book and leave well alone will be sorely disappointed; as their last session showed, continuing technological developments continue to raise new problems for the regulators to wrestle with

CONFERENCE REPORT The Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur this past March provided the tropical setting for this year's IATA World Cargo Symposium, which, among other things, included a morning's dangerous goods track

MARKETS Its reputation for taking a comparatively civilised approach to business means that the LPG tanker sector is emerging from the recession rather faster than some other tanker segments, with little prospect at present of any supply overhang to disturb rising earnings

TERMINALS One significant outcome of recent accidents at terminals and storage facilities is that operators and users are taking a more structured approach to safety. At last month’s ILTA conference, two cargo owners described how they go about it

TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE Both toxic and corrosive, anhydrous titanium tetrachloride is a dangerous product to deal with. Updated advice from manufacturers offers valuable guidance on handling and storing it safely