06.11.2013
- Standardization and acceleration of catalysis R+D in chemicals and energies has not only reached a prominent level of maturity but will even get significantly more relevant /...
05.11.2013
- Celanese will begin consultations with employees about closing two acetyl intermediates facilities in France and Spain after failing to find a buyer that would continue production...
30.10.2013
- 'Pharmacy To The World' - In today's global pharmaceutical industry 2.0, emerging regions led by India (BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India, China) have moved to the front row in terms of...
30.10.2013
- In The Red Tape - For decades, governments and companies around the world focused almost exclusively on tariffs as the biggest impediment to global trade. Today, tariffs are at a...
24.10.2013
- Better, Or Just Different? - As the world moves away from using phthalates because of their association with human health effects, making sure their replacement alternatives are...
24.10.2013
- Going Green, Going East - Developing more sustainable materials and meeting demand patterns in Asian growth markets are two of today's major challenges for European chemical...
24.10.2013
- Small But Mighty - Highly potent active ingredients (HPAPIs) are remarkably effective at small doses. Therapies including oncology, hormones, narcotics, musculoskeletal treatments...
17.10.2013
- North Dakota's rapidly rising oil output continues to defy the skeptics, who have predicted that production would stop growing as declining output from existing wells offsets extra...
16.10.2013
- Ineos began temporarily shuttering production at its mammoth petrochemicals site in Grangemouth, Scotland on October 15 after walking out of the ongoing mediation process with the...
14.10.2013
- Big Bang Beginning - In its 100-year existence, Swiss fine chemical company Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis (Dottikon) has transformed itself from a company specialized in explosives...