02.04.2014
- Speed Through Standardization - Chemical company Evonik has been pursuing a holistic approach to plant planning for years. Strictly defined XML files within a very modular working...
02.04.2014
- Soaring Costs - For a rising number of chemical companies, an increasingly profitable market is the sale of chemicals to aid the extraction of oil and gas from deep and...
02.04.2014
- Following its exit from the carbon nanotube sector last year, Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) plans to sell proprietary intellectual property gained in the decade-long research...
02.04.2014
- Dow-Mitsui Chlor-Alkali, the joint venture of U.S. chemical giant Dow Chemical and Japan's Mitsui & Co, has started full-scale, commercial production at Freeport, Texas. The jv...
02.04.2014
- Amid great expectations, Matthias Zachert stepped into his new role as chairman of the managing board at Lanxess on April 1. The former chief financial officer of the German...
02.04.2014
- Linde and Shell Global Solutions have signed an Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) to jointly build ethane crackers worldwide. The ten-year pact, covering licensing, engineering...
02.04.2014
- Annual results presented by global chemical companies for 2013 showed a diverse picture. This was scant surprise as many were still mired in a transformation process, while others...
02.04.2014
- Despite lingering uncertainty about Europe's recovery and global GDP growth, more than 50 % of executives surveyed at leading chemicals industry players and investment banks expect...
02.04.2014
- Sustainable Management of Resources - Water is the origin of all life and is extremely important to each and every one of us. That is why, in 1993, the United Nations introduced an...
02.04.2014
- European chemicals sector output was stagnant in 2013, according to the Cefic's new Chemicals Trends Report. Zero growth in 2013 meant the sector remained 6.4 % below the pre...
