05.11.2015
- Germany-based styrenics producer Styrolution, now wholly owned by Ineos, said it has reached agreement with Brazilian plastics giant Braskem to suspend all plans for a 70-30 joint...
04.11.2015
- Celanese will close its vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions plant in Meredosia, Illinois, USA, by Dec. 15. The company explained that it “favors integrated production sites that...
02.11.2015
- In a move to expand the share of chemicals in its corporate portfolio, South Korea’s Lotte Group is spending 2.8 trillion won ($2.45 billion) to buy part of Samsung’s petrochemical...
30.10.2015
- Print edition as epaper. Content: WORLD The Chemical Quotient New Measure to Compare Locations for Chemical Investments Dr Kai Pflug, Management Consulting – Chemicals Chemical...
28.10.2015
- The European chemical industry has warned that doubts about proposed changes to the European Union’s carbon emissions trading system (ETS) could hold back investment in...
28.10.2015
- The Swiss chemical industry has been dominated by worry and uncertainty in 2015. In 2011, the industry was severely affected by the downturn in the global economy and the...
28.10.2015
- Straubing is the Region of Renewable Raw Materials. Here, the Free State of Bavaria is clustering its activities and expertise regarding research, education, innovation...
28.10.2015
- Since the discovery of large oil reserves in the late 1850s, Ontario’s chemical industry has steadily grown, turning the province into a global hub for the petrochemical industry...
28.10.2015
- The chemical and pharmaceuticals industry of the state of Hesse in Germany has been true to its traditions. The locations that witnessed the development of this sector have evolved...
27.10.2015
- Elevance Renewable Sciences, a US company that produces specialty chemicals from natural oils, has appointed Tony Parnell as its new CEO. He succeeds K’Lynne Johnson, who has been...
