07.05.2014
- Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has received the green light from district authorities in Cologne to expand its hydrochloric acid plant at Dormagen, Germany. The project is scheduled...
07.05.2014
- The UK could use its public interest powers to intervene in U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's potential takeover of British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, Business Secretary Vince Cable...
07.05.2014
- BASF and Chinese state-owned petrochemical giant Sinopec plan to build a new 40,000 t/y plant for neopentylglycol (NPG) at the integrated production site in Nanjing, China...
07.05.2014
- As expected, Germany's Bayer has emerged as the winner of the race to acquire U.S. Merck's consumer care business. The $14.2 billion deal announced on May 5 is expected to close in...
06.05.2014
- Fascinating times ahead for distribution - The chemical industry is expected to play a major role in the next industrial revolution, which will be the "sustainable" one. Rafael...
06.05.2014
- U.S. chemical producer Honeywell has announced plans to expand its polyamide production at Chesterfield, Virginia, by 40,000 t/y up to the end of 2015. The new plant, scheduled to...
06.05.2014
- Korea's Idemitsu Kosan and Japanese partner Mitsui have canceled preliminary plans for a 50:50 linear alpha olefins joint venture in the U.S., effectively pulling the rug from...
06.05.2014
- Knowledge Is Savings - This year's Forum for Chemical Logistics will focus on the importance of transparency in logistics processes as well as the resulting cost effects...
06.05.2014
- Powering the Supply Chain - Chemical distributors play a significant role in shaping the future of the chemical industry. FECC's priority of the European Association of Chemical...
06.05.2014
- Fewer And Bigger Companies - For a long time, until far into the second half of the 20th century, chemical distribution was a local business with local or regional players...
