29.10.2013
- A new report shows that European research and development (R&D) investments in health have stagnated since 2010, and this is the first time after decades of annual increases. The...
28.10.2013
- Strategic Maneuvers - When Richard Ridinger took over as CEO of Basel, Switzerland-based Lonza in May 2012, the 115-year old life science and chemical company with sales of just...
28.10.2013
- Potential For Success - There is great promise for innovative R&D, generics and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacture in Russia and the countries that make up Central...
24.10.2013
- Development and Growth - At the end of April, specialty chemicals distributor Azelis, which has an annual turnover of €1.1 billion announced that it had successfully secured a...
24.10.2013
- Going Green, Going East - Developing more sustainable materials and meeting demand patterns in Asian growth markets are two of today's major challenges for European chemical...
24.10.2013
- United Industry - Twenty years ago, it was hard to imagine that increasing concerns about the way PVC was produced would trigger such a radical industry transformation. In its...
24.10.2013
- Not All Created Equal - The European plasticizers market has evolved considerably in the last decade, moving away from classified low phthalates to nonclassified high phthalates...
23.10.2013
- Ineos has announced that at least the chemical production units at its Grangemouth complex will not reopen after being shuttered on 15 October in the midst of a labor dispute with...
22.10.2013
- A major British oil refinery moved closer to permanent closure on Monday after a clear majority of union workers rejected a pensions and benefits offer from the Swiss-based...
21.10.2013
- Germany-based Evonik Industries started up a new plant for manufacturing biodiesel-production catalysts in Argentina. Patrik Wohlhauser, the member of the Evonik Executive Board...