16.11.2014
- Momentive Performance Materials has inaugurated two new expansions of its facilities at Rayong, Thailand, in response to what the company said is "growing Asian market demand for...
16.11.2014
- Dow AgroSciences plans to restrict US sales of its new genetically modified corn and soybeans, Enlist, as it awaits import approval from China. The newest product of the...
14.11.2014
- Germany's chemical workers union IG BCE is seeking a wage increase of 4-5% for the 550,000 employees of the country's chemical sector. As part of its lifetime work and demographics...
14.11.2014
- Solvay said it is "awaiting details" of a Nov. 13 decision by the Brazilian competition authority CADE not to allow the planned sale of its 70.59% majority stake in Solvay Indupa...
14.11.2014
- Under consistent pressure from an activist shareholder, Dow Chemical has once again widened the financial scope of its divestiture plans. From the original target of assets worth...
13.11.2014
- Energy and petrochemicals giant Shell has expressed concern about the slow progress South Africa is making in granting licenses for shale gas exploration, despite having accepted...
13.11.2014
- The European Parliament's Environment Committee has voted in favor of allowing EU member states to restrict or ban cultivation of GMO crops on their own soil, even if the European...
13.11.2014
- DuPont has said it remains on track to complete the planned expansion of its existing high-efficiency, low-cost titanium dioxide (TiO2) facility in Altamira, Mexico in 2015 and...
12.11.2014
- Bitterfeld, Germany-based Hi-Bis, a joint venture of Japanese companies Honshu Chemical Industry (55%), Mitsui (35%) and Bayer MaterialScience (BMS, 10%), has doubled capacity for...
12.11.2014
- DuPont Pioneer, agricultural seed and chemical unit of the US chemical group and one of the world's largest seed companies, is refusing to give up on efforts to cultivate...
