05.06.2014
- Folllowing approval by the European Commission, Solvay has completed the sale of its PVC compounding business, Benvic Europe, to US private equity investor OpenGate Capital. The...
05.06.2014
- Marijn Dekkers, CEO of Bayer since October 2010, has extended his contract for two rather than three years, the Leverkusen, Germany-based life sciences and plastics group has...
05.06.2014
- A shareholder of propylene specialist PetroLogistics LP, set to be sold by private equity and its management to Koch Industries subsidiary Flint Hills, is seeking to block the $2.1...
05.06.2014
- AkzoNobel recently inaugurated its new, highly efficient chlorine membrane electrolysis plant in the Rhein-Main area, Germany. The Frankfurt-based, state-of-the-art plant is the...
05.06.2014
- Monitoring Maintenance - Based on a benchmarking study with nine chemical parks and chemical-related industrial parks in Germany described in part 1 of this series, part 2...
05.06.2014
- Bachem is specialized in the process development and the manufacturing of peptides and complex organic molecules as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), as well as innovative...
05.06.2014
- Fill' er up - Have you ever wondered what propels a racing car, a rally car, or dirt bike to insanely high speeds? Courage? Skill? A strong engine? A lead foot? Yes, to all, plus...
04.06.2014
- US dermatologists are expressing increased concern over what they see as foot dragging by the Food and Drug Administration on approving new chemicals for sunscreens. During a...
04.06.2014
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached agreement with consumer chemicals producer Reckitt Benckiser to cancel 12 d-CON mouse and rat poison products that no...
04.06.2014
- Refining and Petrochemicals - The golden age of refining which peaked in the first decade of this century is over. Now oil refining has become a far more complex operation. Since...
