09.09.2019
- Rare functional sugars provide huge market opportunities. The German company Jennewein Biotechnologie, headquarterd in Rheinbreitbach near Bonn, specializes in in the industrial...
09.09.2019
- Peptides make up around 8% of all active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Those molecules are short polymers formed from the linking of ≤100 amino acids. They comprise some of...
09.09.2019
- Meat produced from cell cultures (i.e., cultured meat) rather than whole animals may be a solution to the problems surrounding our current livestock production system, but it is...
09.09.2019
- The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates, known simply as SOCMA, recently launched a more member-centered brand focused on solutions for the specialty and fine chemicals...
09.09.2019
- The Together for Sustainability (TFS) initiative was launched in 2011 as a joint program of chemical companies for sustainable supply chains. Its goal is to develop and implement a...
08.09.2019
- LyondellBasell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China's Bora Enterprise Group to jointly own and operate a giant cracker and plastics complex in northeast China. The...
08.09.2019
- Top Australian fertilizer producer Incitec Pivot is undertaking a strategic review of its Fertilizers Asia Pacific business. The company will assess various options, including a...
06.09.2019
- Russian petrochemicals and plastics giant Sibur is considering extending the configuration of its proposed Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC) in Russia’s far east following another...
06.09.2019
- French polymer producer SNF is investing $1.2 billion over three years to meet demand for polyacrylamide (PAM). SNF is adding 75,000 t/y of powder-grade PAM at plants across...
05.09.2019
- The pharmaceutical industry continues to grow and is estimated to be worth $1.5 trillion by 2021. One important driver is the trend towards outsourcing of development and manu...
