01.11.2016
- Citing disruption of supply due to the Oct. 17 explosion and fire at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, main site, BASF has declared force majeure for acrylic monomer-based dispersions...
31.10.2016
- Two Japanese companies, Ube Industries and Mitsubishi Chemical, have agreed to combine their electrolyte businesses in China in a 50:50 joint venture. The deal aimed at enhancing...
28.10.2016
- Ten days after the deadly explosion that rocked its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters site on Oct.17, BASF executives held a press briefing on the current state of play. As of...
26.10.2016
- US industrial gases producer Air Products has announced plans to build a new large air separation unit (LASU) in Ulsan, South Korea, at an undisclosed investment cost. The company...
26.10.2016
- US specialty chemicals producer Ashland has officially opened its first pharmaceutical excipients facility in China. “Opening a world-class excipient facility in Nanjing is a...
26.10.2016
- Dutch chemical producers AkzoNobel and DSM have entered a long-term partnership with compatriot electronics group Phillips and internet giant Google to jointly source power from...
25.10.2016
- Japan’s Mitsubishi Gas Chemical has agreed to participate in an ammonia project in Indonesia, ending its reliance on purchasing fertilizer since halting its own production last...
24.10.2016
- Germany’s drug regulation climate was clouded last week by a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that the country’s fixed prices for prescription drugs constitutes an...
21.10.2016
- French engineering contractor Technip has been awarded a contract by Kazanorgsintez, Russia’s largest PE producer and one of the country’s biggest chemical companies, to provide...
21.10.2016
- US thermoplastics manufacturer Polymer Technology & Services (PTS) has signed a technical collaboration and licensing deal with India’s Formulated Polymers Limited (FPL) to supply...
