16.09.2014
- The European Commission has cleared Huntsman's proposed acquisition of a number of Rockwood's chemical businesses in exchange for Huntsman's promise to divest its TR52 portfolio...
04.09.2014
- (CHEManager International 9/2014) Rough Times The North American shale gas boom is a major topic for managers in the European chemical industry and is expected to cause substantial...
02.09.2014
- Over the years, the meaning of the term ''process intensification'' has changed and today, there is still no precise and generally accepted definition. At least there is a general...
02.09.2014
- As a consultant specializing in the chemical industry in China, I often get asked for attractive areas in the industry - mostly by companies looking to expand their business. I am...
04.08.2014
- It looks "more or less likely" that Ineos will apply for a license to explore for shale gas in the 14th round of onshore applications launched by the UK government at the end of...
30.07.2014
- Proving Marketing's Value - The global pharmaceutical industry continues to evolve from the blockbuster era to the outcome era. This shift entails many changes. Just to name a few...
28.07.2014
- An investigation by the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) into the massive spill of 4-methylcyclohexyl methanol (MCHM) from a storage tank at the now insolvent Freedom Industries in...
18.07.2014
- Denmark has, at least temporarily, abandoned plans proposed two years ago to restrict the use of phthalates in plasticisers beyond the rules already stipulated by the EU's REACH...
15.07.2014
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries board is to appoint vice-chairman Amir Elstein as its new chairman, activist shareholder Benny Landa has said. "I was informed by Moshe Many, Amir...
30.06.2014
- Chemical producers around the globe plan to invest as much as $72 billion in new US production facilities to take advantage of cheap shale gas-derived feedstock, says a report by...