03.04.2017
- In the drive to reach growth objectives, or to maintain and enhance “critical mass”, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) has been a theme for the chemical distribution industry for years...
03.04.2017
- Industry 4.0, Big Data, SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies) — these buzzwords all point to one thing: the digitalization trend. This development means...
03.04.2017
- Reviewing the list of the world’s top chemical companies will confirm “the chemical industry touches all other industries.” You will see the inventors of Aspirin, Teflon, Saran...
03.04.2017
- German specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has signed two new agreements, both with US-based producers. Financial details were not disclosed. Under the first deal, it will...
30.03.2017
- Dow Chemical has completed the construction of its 1.5 million t/y ethylene plant at Freeport, Texas, USA, with commissioning now underway and start-up expected by the middle of...
30.03.2017
- Japan’s Nippon Shokubai has agreed to buy Sirrus, a US-based company that has developed cost-advantaged technology to produce reactive monomers at high purities. The transaction is...
29.03.2017
- Another new mammoth petrochemicals and plastics project has been announced for the US state of Texas by non-US companies seeking to profit from access to inexpensive shale gas...
29.03.2017
- Brexit negotiations set to begin now that the UK has triggered Article 50 of the EU Treaty, regulating its exit, should not further weaken the European Union and put its...
27.03.2017
- Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical plans to invest $132 million in a new plant in South Korea to produce curved-surface AMOLED touch panels based on thin-film substrates. The Japanese...
27.03.2017
- Saudi chemical giant SABIC has agreed to supply 305,000 t/y of urea to Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. The one-year agreement is an extension of a previous contract...
