26.05.2014
- As the reserves of natural gas are dwindling and the importance of decreasing global greenhouse gas emissions rises, shale gas is quickly becoming one of the most viable sources of...
26.05.2014
- Bio-based chemicals are the unexpected beneficiaries of the North American shale gas boom, according to a report by market research organization IHS. Because the switch to lighter...
26.05.2014
- Seven years after its entry into force, the European Chemicals Regulation REACH continues to tie up large amounts of qualified personnel, time and money at German chemical...
23.05.2014
- Ineos is moving quickly to expand its position as Europe's leading PVC producer. The Swiss-based group's subsidiary Ineos Compounds has announced plans to merge with UK independent...
22.05.2014
- German chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck KGaA is participating in a new €2 million project sponsored by the country's research ministry, aimed at developing a fully...
21.05.2014
- Scientists at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands have registered patents for a new type of thermoset plastic, called glycix, said to be the only thermoset that is both...
21.05.2014
- El Dorado Chemical Co, the operator of a south Arkansas chemical plant that exploded in 2012, has filed a federal lawsuit in Oklahoma against Air Liquide, as supplier of industrial...
20.05.2014
- Germany's Evonik Industries has started up an integrated production complex for isophorone and isophorone diamine at Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in China. The plant with...
15.05.2014
- Borealis, provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, recorded a net profit of €102 million in the first quarter of 2014...
13.05.2014
- AkzoNobel inaugurated its new, highly efficient chlorine membrane electrolysis plant in the Höchst Industrial Park, Germany. The Frankfurt-based, state-of-the-art plant is the...
