12.06.2017
- US private equity firm SK Capital Partners has acquired D.B. Western, a Texas-based producer of formaldehyde and derivatives, for an undisclosed sum. D.B. Western said its plant in...
01.02.2017
- Switzerland’s Avalon Industries and the Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at the Bern University of Applied Sciences are collaborating on a research project to develop an...
28.07.2016
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented legislation passed by Congress in 2010, aimed at reducing exposure to formaldehyde vapors from certain wood products...
22.07.2016
- Major US retailer Walmart has disclosed the eight chemicals it wants suppliers to eliminate from the cleaning, personal care and cosmetic products sold in its stores. The chemicals...
22.06.2015
- Christophe Villain is being appointed Managing Director of the Fluorogas business unit of French chemical manufacturer Arkema effective 1st July 2015. Villain is a graduate of...
12.10.2012
- Atotech's new and "green" electroless copper process, Ecoganth MV, enables PCB and IC-Substrate manufacturers to meet technical and ecological requirements while, at the same time...
07.08.2012
- Ineos has announced the start up of a new Dimethoxymethane (Methylal) plant of its affiliate Paraform based in Mainz, Germany.Methylal is an additive used in polyacetal and ion...
