14.02.2020
- BASF has selected its Schwarzheide site in eastern Germany, as the location for a new plant to produce cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles. The facility’s initial...
10.02.2020
- HCS Group was formed in 2013 through the merger of the companies Haltermann and Petrochem Carless, but its roots go back to 1859 (see info box). The supplier of high-quality...
29.01.2020
- Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca plans to invest up to $1 billion in a scheme it calls Ambition Zero Carbon, which as the name suggests is aimed at achieving zero carbon...
21.01.2020
- Unplanned downtime of critical equipment is bad news for any chemical plant owner. It can result in missed output quotas, higher maintenance costs and even threats to employee...
14.01.2020
- Shell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals to explore building a polycarbonate (PC) plant in China. The facility using Shell’s newly developed...
10.12.2019
- In a statement issued on the publication of the European Commission’s new Ecodesign requirements for electronic displays, the International Bromine Council (BSEF) called for the...
Swiss chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies help drive research around the world, and major players have research activities in the US, Singapore, Japan...
09.12.2019
- If you drive into Frankfurt from the west, the towering smokestacks of Industriepark Höchst will spring into view long before the bank skyscrapers in the city’s downtown. This 4.6...
06.12.2019
- A new report, published by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and based on a study by Oxford Economics, provides a detailed assessment of the chemical...
02.12.2019
- Solvay has announced plans to more than double output capability for its Solef-brand high performance polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plant in Changsu, China. The expanded capacity...
