Driving Change Across the Industry
Christene Smith from CHEManager speaks with Christine Bunte, Managing Director of Plastics Europe Deutschland, and Miriam Olivi, President of Women in Plastics Italy.
Chemistry
Back to Basics for Chemical Suppliers
Chemical customers are willing to pay a premium if their product and service needs are fully met, presenting an opportunity for suppliers to strengthen relationships and generate new value.
For the Challenges of E-Mobility and Sustainability
Advanced additives for engineering plastics allow compounders to produce materials with properties that significantly exceed previous performance limits.
US Tariffs Fatal for European Pharma
Trump's tariff policy is a considerable burden and a break with previous practice.
Bringing Biocatalytic Processes from Early Idea to Industrial Scale
Aminoverse enables players in the chemical industry to onboard more cost-efficient and sustainable manufacturing by delivering the right enzyme and process.
Plastics and the Value Of Sustainability
How designers can help make sustainable materials both attractive and desirable, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among industry professionals to create a new aesthetic language for sustainability.
Shrieve Appoints Joey Gullion as Chief Executive Officer
Shrieve Chemical Company has appointed Joey Gullion, an industry veteran with over 25 years of commercial leadership experience, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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Digital-enabled Value Creation in the Chemical Industry
Digital tools increase the efficiency of the chemical industry when combined with proven methods in a targeted manner. Focusing on benefits rather than trends ensures genuine performance improvement.
Biobased Feedstocks as a Roadmap to Defossilization
Biobased feedstocks, enabled by catalyst innovation, are helping to defossilize chemical production and build a more sustainable industrial future.
Quo Vadis, Chemical Distribution?
The role of chemical distributors in the chemical value chain is constantly evolving.
Sumitomo Scales Up Ethanol-to-Propylene Process
Sumitomo Chemical has constructed and begun operation of a pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works for its new proprietary process to produce propylene directly from ethanol.
Vioneo Taps Lummus for Green-Methanol Based Plastics Facility
Vioneo has selected Lummus Technology’s Novolen polypropylene (PP) technology for a new plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
Global Impact Coalition Unveils Innovation Ecosystem for Sustainable Chemicals
New platform connects start-ups, research organizations, and universities with leading chemical players to shape scalable circular and net-zero solutions.
Covestro to Acquire Two Vencorex Sites for Expanding Aliphatics Production
Covestro has agreed to acquire two legal entities with stand-alone production sites for HDI (Hexamethylene Diisocyanate) derivatives in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, USA, from Vencorex Holding SAS.
CEFIC and American Chemistry Council Joint Statement on US/EU Trade Deal
Cefic and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) joined together to issue the following statement from ACC’s President and CEO Chris Jahn and CEFIC’s Director General Marco Mensink.
Cabot Corporation to Acquire Mexico Carbon Manufacturing
Cabot Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mexico Carbon Manufacturing from Bridgestone Corporation.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Completes PAO Expansion in Belgium
Chevron Phillips Chemical has successfully completed the expansion of its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins production unit in Beringen, Belgium, boosting its manufacturing capacity in Europe.
Saint-Gobain Acquires Three Construction Chemical Firms
Saint-Gobain has strengthened its construction chemicals business with the acquisition of three companies: Interstar Materials in North America, Isoltech in Italy, and Soquimic in Peru.
Axplora Announces €6.5 Million Investment at Vizag Site
Axplora announced a significant investment at its Vizag site in India to expand production capacity and reinforce supply chain resilience.
Merck Sells Pigments Business to GNMI
Merck transferred its Surface Solutions business to Global New Material International (GNMI), one of the largest manufacturers of pearlescent pigments.
Haltermann Carless Continues its Transformation Program
The focus is on organizational realignment, the withdrawal from commodity products and the closure of individual production facilities.
Archroma and VJTI Forge Strategic Partnership for Sustainability
Archroma has entered into a strategic collaboration with VJTI to advance research and innovation in green chemistry and sustainable technologies.
VCI Welcomes US-EU Customs Deal
The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) welcomes the fact that Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and US President Donald Trump have averted the danger of a trade war for the time being.
Practical Process Design for Chemical Engineers
In-depth and practical textbook resource on chemical engineering processes, ranging from fundamentals to advanced aspects
Plant Optimization in the Process Industries
Optimize asset decisions and improve the financial and technical operation of process plants
Sterile Processing of Pharmaceutical Products
Describes the methodologies and best practices of the sterile manufacture of drug products
Oxea Appoints Michael McHenry as New Chief Executive Officer
German oxo-chemicals manufacturer Oxea has appointed Michael McHenry as its new CEO with effect from August 15, 2025.
Ineos Invests £30 Million to Slash Emissions at Hull Site by 75%
Ineos has completed a major £30 million investment at its Hull manufacturing site, converting the facility to run on clean-burning hydrogen instead of natural gas. This results in a 75% cut in carbon emissions.
Marianne Späne to Leave Siegfried Management
The pharmaceutical service provider Siegfried has announced changes to its management team. Marianne Späne, who has been with the Swiss CDMO since 2004 and has held the position of Chief Business Officer since the beginning of 2020, is moving to the Board of Directors of the subsidiary Dinamiqs.
LBB Specialties Expands Distribution Partnership with Clariant
LBB Specialties (LBBS) recently announced the expansion of its distribution partnership with Clariant. This enhances LBBS’s presence in Puerto Rico, providing customers with access to pharmaceutical-grade excipients.
IMCD Appoints New Leads for EMEA and APAC
IMCD recently appointed Andreas Igerl as Regional President EMEA and as Leader of the global Industrial Business Groups, and Narendra Varde as Regional President APAC.
Cargill & Helm Joint Venture Qore Launches in Iowa
Qore, a joint venture of Minnesota-based Cargill and Germany-based Helm, is officially starting production of Qira, the world’s first large-scale 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made from locally grown dent corn.
Orion Announced Plans to Shut Down Carbon Black Plants
Carbon black manufacturer Orion Engineered Carbons plans to rationalize production lines in North and South America and EMEA.
