05.11.2015
- US drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to expand its research and development headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the tune of $70 million, adding floor space and a new disciplinary...
04.11.2015
- BASF has completed the divestment of its global paper hydrous kaolin (PHK) business to Imerys, a French producer of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry. The German group...
04.11.2015
- Celanese will close its vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions plant in Meredosia, Illinois, USA, by Dec. 15. The company explained that it “favors integrated production sites that...
03.11.2015
- Evonik is raising capacity at Changchun, China, for its polyetheretherketone (PEEK) high-performance polymer in order to meet increasing global demand. Capacity details and a...
02.11.2015
- As expected, the plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) has voted, by a margin of 577 to 75, to reject the European Commission’s plans to allow member states to opt out of...
30.10.2015
- Print edition as epaper. Content: WORLD The Chemical Quotient New Measure to Compare Locations for Chemical Investments Dr Kai Pflug, Management Consulting – Chemicals Chemical...
30.10.2015
- Evonik has started up its newly expanded production facilities for specialty silicas at Ako, Japan. The investment will increase by half capacity at the site of DSL, the German...
29.10.2015
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, with reservations, the new pancreatic cancer drug Onivyde manufactured by US drugmaker Merrimack for use in combination with...
28.10.2015
- The European chemical industry has warned that doubts about proposed changes to the European Union’s carbon emissions trading system (ETS) could hold back investment in...
28.10.2015
- The Swiss chemical industry has been dominated by worry and uncertainty in 2015. In 2011, the industry was severely affected by the downturn in the global economy and the...