11.12.2009
- Cost-effective - Incineration is one of the most expensive disposal methods for contaminated industrial wastewater, but in some cases seemingly the only possibility. But clever...
11.12.2009
- South Korea's LG Chem and state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) will invest a total of $370 million to build a petrochemical plant in China by 2011, LG Chem...
11.12.2009
- The Solvay Group has recently announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, Solvay Energy. The Solvay Group has for years had a very proactive energy strategy which focuses on...
11.12.2009
- Swiss engineering group ABB, facing weak demand due to the economic slump, is looking to emerging markets for future growth, the group said at an investor event in Zurich. The...
11.12.2009
- Investment Future - When the former chemical giant Hoechst sold off its chemical division 13 years ago, it was also a momentous turning point for the Knapsack site. Today, after a...
11.12.2009
- Priority Factor - One of the key drivers for almost all companies in the chemical industry is to continuously seek opportunities to optimize the value chain of their portfolio of...
09.12.2009
- April 24 marked the completion of the world's largest automation trade fair, Hannover Messe 2009. Despite mild undertones of the gloom surrounding the global economic recession and...
08.12.2009
- Small Flame, Big Consequences - It was only a little fire, confined to a small area of a medicine production line, but the flames caused far bigger damages: At first, the...
08.12.2009
- Well Connected - The central German chemical triangle located in the new federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia, 150 Kilometers from Berlin, has linked up...
07.12.2009
- Rainy Days -The recession that has had the entire world in its grips over the last year has shown just how intertwined the chemical industry is with nearly all businesses around...
