06.03.2014
- Germany's Evonik has acquired leading silicic acid esters producer Silbond, headquartered at Weston, Michigan in the U.S. The Marl-based speciality already produces functional...
05.03.2014
- Succinity, a joint venture of Corbion Purac and BASF for bio-based succinic acid, has started up of its first commercial production facility at Corbion Purac's Montmeló, Spain...
05.03.2014
- Up And Up - Long known for its struggles with infectious diseases and poverty, the continent of Africa is experiencing widespread economic growth. An increasing middle class and...
04.03.2014
- From Unique To Common - In the business world, commoditization is defined as the process by which goods that are initially distinguishable in terms of attributes (uniqueness or...
04.03.2014
- Investing in Chemicals - International Chemical Investors Group - better known by the initials ICIG - has become a household name in the chemical industry recently. The privately...
03.03.2014
- U.S. industrial gases producer Air Products has agreed to cooperate with Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumkin Pipeline & Engineering (NSPE) on jointly developing the Japanese hydrogen...
28.02.2014
- Styrolution, the 50:50 styrenics joint venture of BASF and Ineos, has announced plans to mothball its 150,000 t/y polystyrene plant at Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, in the U.S. by...
28.02.2014
- Commodity exchanges in Dubai and China simultaneously began trading polypropylene futures on 28 February. The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange said its contract, sized at 5 t...
21.02.2014
- Sustainability is influenced by acting interdisciplinary and a huge variety of single parameters. Due to the perception that single organizations or personalities are unable to...
21.02.2014
- BASF has announced plans to sell its liquid masterbatch activities to Audia International. The world's largest chemical producer said the niche business based at Clermont de l'Oise...
