12.09.2016
- Dear Readers, Since the beginning of the 21st century, pharma M&A activity has exploded. In addition to mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing of research and manufacturing has...
26.08.2016
- When it comes to massive woodworks, carpenters prefer hardwoods because of their advantageous characteristics like longer durability and naturally given stability. Softwoods, on...
11.08.2016
- Trinseo, formerly known as Styron, has agreed to sells its Brazilian latex binders and compounded PP businesses to Qoppar Participacoes, a holding company that manages industrial...
10.08.2016
- Oil major BP is seeking buyers for its 50% share in Chinese petrochemicals joint venture SECCO, according to several news reports. Sources said a deal could fetch $2-3 billion. The...
04.08.2016
- “Extreme events have the greatest potential to produce natural catastrophes that affect businesses, jobs or economies on a regional or global scale.” That is how Dr. Kevin...
26.07.2016
- Business was on a downward curve for German chemical and pharmaceutical producers in the first half of 2016, the industry association Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) said at...
07.07.2016
- Inadequate maintenance and unsuitable strategies repeatedly cause malfunctions, which sometimes result in significant damage and high costs. As plants are highly individual, none...
23.06.2016
- A US federal judge in the state of Wyoming has struck down an regulation of the administration of President Barack Obama dating from March 2015 that would ban fracking for oil and...
20.06.2016
- The Indian government plans to consider establishing a Central Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology (CICET) to train future industry employees, Ananth Kumar, India’s...
13.06.2016
- Since the beginning of the 21st century, pharma M&A activity has exploded. Mergers and acquisitions, layoffs, and outsourcing of research and manufacturing have become common place...
