10.11.2014
- In a Manifesto on the Competitiveness of the Plastics Industry in Europe presented at a conference held in Brussels on Nov.4, the two organizations representing plastics producers...
05.11.2014
- Dow Chemical has closed its last remaining production facility in the Teesside area of northeast England. Some 30 workers will be made redundant in the shuttering of the amines and...
17.10.2014
- Jean-Pierre Clamadieu was elected president of the European Chemistry Council CEFIC at the chemical trade body's annual meeting on Oct. 17 in Paris, France. He succeeds BASF...
17.10.2014
- The US shale gas boom is leading to construction of petrochemical and plastics production facilities in regions that have never before seen similar investment. US plastics...
16.10.2014
- Bayer soon may find itself regretting its decision to sell its plastics business and become a pure life science player. According to international press reports, the German group's...
06.10.2014
- Germany has switched on Europe's largest commercial battery plant, an installation powered by 25,600 lithium-ion batteries and designed to help stabilize the country's growing...
06.10.2014
- Plastics make our daily life easier, safer and more enjoyable: Let's take the food packaging easy to carry and handle, the bike helmet protecting a kid, or modern entertainment...
05.10.2014
- Drug shortages are a complex, global problem. While the primary impact of shortages will be felt most acutely by patients who have difficulty getting the medication they need when...
01.10.2014
- 1. What roles do contract research organizations (CROs) and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) play in the drug discovery/development value chain today, and how will their...
30.09.2014
- Dramatic changes to the scientific and business environments have made it impossible for pharmaceutical companies to continue operating as they have in the past. A perceived...