20.08.2013
- Eight years ago, the family-owned Korean additives and specialty chemical producer Songwon made a bold decision to pursue a new strategy for extending the company's focus beyond...
19.08.2013
- In a deal set to close in the fourth quarter, Dutch paints and coatings specialist AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its building adhesives business with annual sales of €185 million to...
19.08.2013
- Libya's largest refinery on Friday loaded its first petroleum products tanker since labor unrest hit the oil sector nearly three weeks ago but protests still throttled the country...
15.08.2013
- No question, the chemical industry faces daunting challenges. As sales markets and goods flows globalize and new production centers emerge, both large and small companies are...
15.08.2013
- Russian drugmaker Pharmstandard has agreed to buy a supplier of ingredients for its flagship anti-viral and anxiety drugs for $590 million, as part of a plan to spin off its over...
08.08.2013
- Canadian fertilizer company Agrium reported a fall in quarterly profit due to an unusually cold spring in North America, but said it expected strong demand for crop inputs for the...
07.08.2013
- Times are getting tough for European firms in emerging markets where HSBC talks of a cyclical "slowdown", Diageo sees "choppy conditions" and Unilever views deceleration as the...
06.08.2013
- Finding The Balance - The global food supply and global peace are interlinked. Agrochemicals play only a small part in the cost of food production and other factors such as food...
06.08.2013
- Green Air Travel - Continuous growth of air traffic and its corresponding increase in CO2 emissions can be offset by high-quality bio jet fuels that meet all kerosene-related...
06.08.2013
- Technology - Companies developing and producing chemicals for the large battery market are remaining bullish about its prospects despite its spectacular failure so far to live up...
