11.02.2013
- Germany's environment minister said on Monday he did not want to make it easy for companies to start using controversial gas drilling methods, or fracking, dampening gas explorers'...
11.02.2013
- Solvay announced that it has finalized plans to increase its global derivatized guar production by 40% with the completion of recent expansions in the USA and China. Derivatized...
08.02.2013
- Air Liquide will invest an additional €65 million in the Rotterdam basin, the second largest chemical and petrochemical basin in Europe The company has recently signed a long-term...
06.02.2013
- The newly expanded Conference Program at InformEx USA will cover key areas in the chemical market and provide keen insight on several dynamic sectors that are impacting the fine...
06.02.2013
- The European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc), acknowledges the REACH review communication published by the European Commission today. The chemical distribution industry...
06.02.2013
- Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals company, said it was confident ahead of the upcoming planting season and will hike its dividend 19% after it posted a full-year net...
05.02.2013
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) has come a long way since the German inventor Friedrich Klatte received the first patent for PVC in 1913. PVC's journey to becoming the world's third...
05.02.2013
- Shell announced today that it has taken a final investment decision to upgrade its Singapore production facility for polyols, raw materials used in the manufacture of high-quality...
05.02.2013
- Accelerating Growth - With greater demand for transportation fuel, as well as petrochemical and specialty chemical products, the Asia growth story creates a window of opportunity...
04.02.2013
- The Indian Formula - Over the past decade, India has been an active market for M&A in the chemicals sector, and barring the economic slowdown period, deal activity has increased...