Chemistry & Life Sciences

Dottikon Celebrates 100 Years of Transformation

14.10.2013 - Big Bang Beginning - In its 100-year existence, Swiss fine chemical company Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis (Dottikon) has transformed itself from a company specialized in explosives...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Material Innovations Steer the Drive for more sustainable products

10.10.2013 - Corporations Get a Push from Plastics - For global material companies such as Styron, R&D departments have become increasingly important to enhance our customers' sustainability...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Enhanced Oil Recovery Chemicals Market Trends

04.10.2013 - Maximizing Oil Fields' Output - Oil producers have resorted to innovative techniques to retrieve trapped oil from rock, sandstone and other formations. In most cases, stimulation...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reach Offers Lessons for U.S. Chemicals Regulation

04.10.2013 - Borrowing From EU Approaches - The EU's Reach regulation (EC 1907/2006) enacted a comprehensive approach to chemicals, sweeping away four decades of legislation in 2007. All 31...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Miracle of Shale Gas

25.09.2013 - Cheap, Clean And Controversial - Shale gas has the potential to turn the world's energy industry on its head. It's abundant. It's cheap. It burns cleaner than other fossil fuels...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Chemical Distributor’s New Normal

23.09.2013 - Great Expectations - Long gone are the days where the standard chemical distributor's job was to take products from one place to the next. In the modern supply chain, distributors...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Shale Gas — A Bumpy Road Ahead

23.09.2013 - U.S. Takes The Lead - The shale gas revolution has the potential to transform not only global energy distribution, but also the petrochemicals landscape. The U.S. has been the most...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Addivant Bridges The Gap

19.09.2013 - After SK Capital Partners wrapped up its acquisition of Chemtura's Antioxidant and UV Stabilizer business in May, the newly formed company, Addivant - a name uniquely chosen by the...