07.06.2018
- Houston, Texas-based polyamide 6.6 specialist Ascend Performance Materials has provided details of the planned 10-15% expansion of its value chain – acrylonitrile, adiponitrile...
06.06.2018
- Individualization does not only apply to cars, clothes or your breakfast cereals. The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is also facing an increasing demand for customized...
06.06.2018
- A new eight-year strategic plan by Chemical Sciences Scotland Industry Leadership Group foresees creating a key European hub in Grangemouth for the government-backed chemical...
05.06.2018
- The last registration period for existing chemicals under the EU’s REACH chemicals legislation was completed on May 31. Over the 10-year period, 21 551 substances currently sold on...
05.06.2018
- Ineos has launched a feasibility study on a new world-scale plant for ethylidene norbornene (ENB). The facility would be the company’s second ENB plant, adding to an existing unit...
04.06.2018
- Sadara Chemical has awarded a contract to Amec Foster Wheeler, part of the UK’s Wood Group since last October, for design, engineering, material specification and procurement...
01.06.2018
- Honeywell UOP has won two separate contracts for technology licenses in Thailand and China. The value of the contracts was not disclosed. In the first contract, Thai oil and...
01.06.2018
- Swedish drug developer and toll manufacturer Recipharm has set up a dedicated taskforce to manage the potential impact of Brexit on its business. With the deadline for the UK’s...
31.05.2018
- Japanese conglomerate Marubeni has agreed to participate in two separate methanol projects in Russia. In the first, the Tokyo-headquartered group is partnering the Russian Direct...
31.05.2018
- Major Polish chemical group Ciech has bought a 75% stake in Spanish plant protection company Proplan for €33.5 million, gaining access to new markets and products. The transaction...
