21.11.2012
- Earth-Friendly Efforts - Sustainability, as an environmental concept, is an evolving approach to the protection of our planet. Over the past two decades, global science-based...
21.11.2012
- Energy - Of all energy resources, oil and coal dominate global consumption. While natural gas currently holds a significant share of the energy market, newly discovered shale gas...
21.11.2012
- Sustainability - With a share of more than 40% plastics packaging represents the biggest application field of plastics in Europe today. Plastics packaging is an essential element...
21.11.2012
- Energy for Tomorrow - New data confirm the downward trend in the energy and greenhouse gas intensity of the European chemical industry. Efficiency gains are essential, but Europe's...
21.11.2012
- Mega Project - As the world's population rises, there is a growing demand for fertilizers. Huge energy reserves, such as petroleum and natural gas deposits, are an ideal basis for...
21.11.2012
- Feedstocks - The rest of the world will have difficulties replicating the shale gas boom in the U.S. despite having plentiful reserves of the gas. Furthermore, there could be long...
20.11.2012
- Norway's Statoil signed a 10-year gas supply deal with Germany's Wintershall, based on spot prices that challenged Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom, which insists on oil-linked...
20.11.2012
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Almost 35% of chemicals M&A transactions currently involve Asia or the Middle East. With this forecast to increase, a wider group of buyers are evaluating...
19.11.2012
- Materials - As Asia has dominated in displays, photovoltaics, semiconductor manufacture and other technology sectors, so too will it dominate in making and integrating better...
19.11.2012
- No Risk, No Fun - It is frequently believed that Chinese chemical companies are not actively managing their business risks. While it is true that these companies tend not to have a...