05.09.2014
- Following its acquisition of biotechnology company Virdia, Swedish paper and packaging specialist Stora Enso has announced plans to build a $43 million demonstration and market...
05.09.2014
- European chemicals output dipped in June 2014 for the second consecutive month, the European confederation of chemical industry associations Cefic said its trend report published...
04.09.2014
- Beekeepers in Canada's Ontario province are suing global chemical producers Syngenta and Bayer for $450 million, alleging that their neonicotinoid-based (neonic) pesticides are...
04.09.2014
- As part of its majority-owned joint venture DSL Japan, German chemical producer Evonik is expanding production capacity for its Sipernat specialty silica at Ako, Japan. The...
04.09.2014
- BASF has opened its new regional Electronic Materials R&D Center in Korea at Sungkyunkwan University's (SKKU) Suwon Campus in Gyeonggi. The new facility, the German group's first R...
04.09.2014
- (CHEManager International 9/2014) Rough Times The North American shale gas boom is a major topic for managers in the European chemical industry and is expected to cause substantial...
03.09.2014
- A new experimental heart failure medication developed by Swiss drugmaker Novartis with the working name of LCZ696 is being widely regarded as having potential to significantly...
03.09.2014
- Germany's chemical industry association, Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI), has adjusted downward its full-year 2014 business outlook following a weaker than expected second...
02.09.2014
- Martin Fleischmann was truly one of the 'fathers' of modern electrochemistry having made major contributions to diverse topics within electrochemical science and technology. These...
02.09.2014
- Plants and plant-derived compounds and drugs are becoming more and more popular with an increasing numbers of scientists researching plant analysis. The quality control of herbal...
