15.12.2009
- Power - The world's largest IGCC (integrated gasification combined-cycle) power plant has now been generating electric power from a coal/petcoke mixture for more than 11 years...
15.12.2009
- Insight - "2008 was a year of contrasts," said Rhodia Chairman and CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu. He is head of the french company, which is structured around six enterprises and...
14.12.2009
- 1. Concept Of Advertising On April 2, the European Court of Justice decided that article 86 of Directive 2001/83/EC (title VIII Advertising) is to be interpreted as meaning that...
14.12.2009
- The Chemical Business Association (CBA) announced that it had applied to become an Affiliate Member of Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council). CBA Chairman, Francis Osborn...
14.12.2009
- Capital Efficiency - With the credit crunch in full force, a superficial analysis would suggest that capital intensive industries would be hit hardest. However, in the chemical...
11.12.2009
- Braskem inaugurates two new plants at the Camaçari Industrial Complex. They represent a new landmark in the company's operations in the world of renewable materials. The plants...
- The new remote I/O system Antares made by Bartec is a compact and decentralized multiple input and output unit for digital and analog data transmission as well as for the...
11.12.2009
- In times of financial crises, the focus of interest for the chemical industry is on how to increase process efficiency. Easy access to process information and full process...
11.12.2009
- Within the area of renewable power generation, Solar thermal power plants have the technological advantage that they can continue to run during the night with heat stored during...
11.12.2009
- By putting a second nitrous oxide reduction plant (LARA) into operation at the Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany, specialty chemicals group Lanxess has moved a big step...