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US Chemicals Still on Expansion Course

07.06.2019 - Despite a “challenging” global economy, output of the US chemical industry will continue to grow this year, the industry association American Chemistry Council (ACC) forecasts in...

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CEFIC Working to Improve REACh Compliance

06.06.2019 - On the back of growing criticism of the perceived inadequacy of REACh compliance, European chemical producers have stressed they are working to help rectify the situation. The...

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Private Equity Eyes Bayer’s Animal Health

05.06.2019 - Private equity investors both in Europe and the US are seen to be vying with each other to buy the animal health business that Bayer has put up for sale and is expected to fetch...

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Ineos to Invest $2 Billion in Saudi Arabia

04.06.2019 - In its first foray into the Middle East, Ineos has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Aramco and French energy and chemicals group Total to build three new plants in...

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East China may be Source of CFC Emissions Rise

24.05.2019 - Eastern China is now being eyed as the most likely source of the higher levels of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) detected in the atmosphere, countering a multi-year...

Strategy & Management

AkzoNobel Celebrates 'Paint the Future' Winners

17.05.2019 - Concluding AkzoNobel’s industry-first challenge called ‘Paint the Future’, five start-ups were rewarded with awards from AkzoNobel and one start-up received an additional award...

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Bayer Loses Third Monsanto Roundup Case

16.05.2019 - Bayer is reeling from its third consecutive loss in a US court case involving Monsanto’s controversial glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup. Since the $63 billion takeover of the US...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Pharmaceutical Logistics in the Asian Pacific Region

10.05.2019 - The growing Asian markets have proven to be of utmost interest for the pharmaceutical industry. At the same time, logistics providers are facing diverse market conditions depending...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Digitalization in Chemical Distribution – a Reality Check!?

10.05.2019 -

Over the last few years there has been a lot of talk about digitalization, also in chemical distribution.

Plant Construction & Process Technology

One for all?

10.05.2019 - Digitization is intensifying competition in every industry, individualizing products and shortening product life cycles – only when it comes to the fieldbus is it supposed to be...