29.01.2013
- In 1938, chemist Paul Schlack discovered the basic principles needed to develop a robust synthetic fiber that has become world famous under the name Perlon. The fiber first made...
28.01.2013
- Chemical Concierge - The chemical park concept was developed in Germany in the 1990s. It is used successfully at many German locations and is unique to Germany. Chemical parks are...
26.01.2013
- South Korea's Samsung Total Petrochemicals (STC) has revived a contract to buy Iranian oil after a year's hiatus, as thin margins in plastics make the cheap fuel from Iran hard to...
22.01.2013
- The United States now gets so much crude from its own shale deposits that Canadian exporters are selling as far afield as Europe, showing how deeply the U.S. energy revolution is...
18.01.2013
- Ukraine is expected to sign a landmark shale gas deal with energy major Royal Dutch Shell next week while a second deal in the west of the country faces local opposition, Prime...
18.01.2013
- Soaring U.S. exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a side product of the shale boom, are giving energy markets a taste of the tectonic changes they could see if and when the...
18.01.2013
- Roche Holding said U.S. regulators will allow it to begin selling the company's reserve stock of adult Tamiflu capsules, and that the extra supplies of the flu treatment should...
11.01.2013
- Shell may have moved an oil rig that ran aground off Alaska last week partly to avoid millions of dollars in taxes, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey said, raising even more questions about the...
08.01.2013
- A Shell oil drilling rig that ran aground last week reached a safe harbor on Monday, where it will be examined to assess its seaworthiness after a week on the rocks near an Alaskan...
07.01.2013
- Vivus said prescriptions for obesity drug Qsymia, its main product, rose nearly 68% in the month ended Dec. 21 compared with the preceding four weeks, well above industry forecasts...