05.02.2014
- Belgian chemical producer Solvay has said it will increase capacity of its Green River natural soda ash plant in the U.S. state of Wyoming by 150,000 t/y to meet growing demand...
04.02.2014
- Versatile Materials - Going beyond natural polymers, the use of bio-based monomers from biorefineries and "renewable oil," gained from plastics' and bio wastes, renders synthetic...
31.01.2014
- Precious Material - Without fluoropolymers many environmental regulation performance specifications for numerous industries would be unachievable. Until now, however, the effective...
31.01.2014
- Electric Avenues - Vehicles with an electric drive train are considered a real option for future mobility. For long-distance driving, many carmakers are reconsidering fuel cells...
31.01.2014
- Leaders In Lightweight - Fiber-reinforced plastics are conquering increasingly more markets in future industrial sectors. Very few international construction material markets are...
30.01.2014
- New Ways to Lighten Up - Saving weight in the automotive sector is still a major topic in resource conservation. Established glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic materials such as...
30.01.2014
- Wrapping Up Efficiency - Plastics are indispensable for ecological and forward-looking strategies. They are the materials of choice, because they are lightweight and robust, their...
30.01.2014
- Dear Reader, Sustainable development means an economical and technological development that is geared toward preserving the basis for future generations by the careful use of...
28.01.2014
- Effective from February 1, 2014 Krahn Chemie appoints Robbert Gorter as managing director of its subsidiary ICH Benelux. Robbert Gorter will join ICH Benelux to continue the...
28.01.2014
- BASF and Sinopec have broken ground for the world-scale isonanonol (INA) plant the two groups are building at Maoming, China and scheduled for start-up in 2015. The facility, which...
