12.05.2014
- The U.S. environmental protection agency EPA has announced it will seek public comment on the possible hazards of chemicals and mixtures used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking...
12.05.2014
- U.S. drugmaker Pfizer has dismissed criticism that its planned takeover of rival AstraZeneca would damage Britain's science base, saying strong UK research was a key reason for the...
10.05.2014
- Performance And Potential - Based on a benchmarking study with nine chemical parks and chemical-related industrial parks in Germany, this first part of the two-articles-series...
09.05.2014
- Japanese trading houses say they will push on with investments in North American shale oil and gas fields, despite writedowns in the sector on low gas prices and reduced reserve...
09.05.2014
- With 97% of all shares in AZ Electronic Materials in hand, Germany's Merck KGaA has moved closer to its goal of delisting the company. The German chemicals and pharmaceuticals...
09.05.2014
- BASF has doubled capacity of its non-phthalate plasticizer Hexamoll DINCH at its Ludwigshafen headquarters to 200,000 t/y. With a second production facility, the German group said...
09.05.2014
- Surplus and idle assets - Throughout industry, pressure to squeeze maximum return from each and every asset is intense. This principle drives process simplification and the focus...
09.05.2014
- Europe´s process industry is in change. Production costs are rising as a result of increasing energy prices; at the same time, the fuels applied today are causing greenhouse gas...
09.05.2014
- New legislation, expiring patents and increasing healthcare costs call for decisive changes in the global pharmaceutical industry. New markets for specialty medicines...
09.05.2014
- Following an in-depth review, the European Commission has accepted divestment proposals put forward in March by would-be PVC joint venture partners Ineos and Solvay and approved...
