06.02.2014
- Germany has indicated it will abstain in a vote of the EU Council - scheduled for February 11 - on cultivation of a new type of insect-resistant, genetically modified maize...
06.02.2014
- A new contract on wages and working conditions in the German chemical industry agreed by the chemical workers union IG BCE and the national chemical employers association BAVC on...
05.02.2014
- In a new survey published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), chemical engineers have voted for what they consider to be the most important chemically engineered...
05.02.2014
- The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) welcomes the appointment of Trish Kerin as director of the new IChemE Safety Center (ISC) that will initially operate out of...
05.02.2014
- Value, Efficiency and Safety - Global megatrends like population growth, urbanization and mobility challenge the industry to increase the sustainability of production and to allow...
05.02.2014
- Industry Constantly Evolves - The plastics industry requires continuous innovation because of the assimilation to the market's demands. For more than 50 years, SKZ has observed...
05.02.2014
- Just as the dust appeared to be settling over the Ineos labor dispute at Grangemouth that made headlines worldwide late last year, UK media have reported that a convenor for the...
05.02.2014
- Belgian chemical producer Solvay has said it will increase capacity of its Green River natural soda ash plant in the U.S. state of Wyoming by 150,000 t/y to meet growing demand...
05.02.2014
- Total releases of toxic chemicals in the U.S. decreased by 12% in 2011 and 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, said in its annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)...
05.02.2014
- Cuadrilla, the principal company pursuing shale gas exploration in the UK, has announced proposed locations for two new exploration sites in the Fylde area of Lancashire as part of...
