23.07.2014
- The government of the UK said it plans to stand by its goal to curb emissions by 2027 to 50% of the 1990 level, a target that has led to political opposition and that its own...
23.07.2014
- Evonik has announced plans to produce precipitated silicas in Americana, part of São Paulo, Brazil. The company said it will invest a mid-double-digit million euro sum in the...
23.07.2014
- US pharmaceutical producer Allergan, fighting a hostile bid from Quebec-based rival Valeant, has said it plans to cut 1,500 job or 13% of its workforce as part of a restructuring...
22.07.2014
- Germany's Evonik and AkzoNobel of the Netherlands are discussing plans for joint construction and opearation of a membrane electrolysis plant for potassium hydroxide solution and...
22.07.2014
- Dutch chemical producer DSM is evaluating possible production sites for a new plant in North America to produce its "Akulon" polyamide 6 polymer for film applications in flexible...
22.07.2014
- The Government has given a £230 million loan guarantee to secure the future of Grangemouth in a move that is being seen as highly political, as well as economic, just two months...
22.07.2014
- Employees of almost all units of Italian olefins and polyolefins giant Eni have threatened to shut down all of the company's Italian production units as well as commercial...
22.07.2014
- Dow Corning has ramped up production capacity for hexachlorodisilane (HCDS). HCDS is a high-purity precursor that is critical for a multitude of advanced, thin-film deposition...
21.07.2014
- The German chemical industry has come out squarely in favor of the controversial US-European trade agreement Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).While many across...
21.07.2014
- A judge in the US state of Texas has upheld a $3 million jury verdict by ruling in favor of a family who claimed that oil and gas drilling near their land made them sick. The...