21.11.2012
- Sustainability - With a share of more than 40% plastics packaging represents the biggest application field of plastics in Europe today. Plastics packaging is an essential element...
21.11.2012
- Mega Project - As the world's population rises, there is a growing demand for fertilizers. Huge energy reserves, such as petroleum and natural gas deposits, are an ideal basis for...
20.11.2012
- An exception to Gazprom's monopoly on Russia's gas exports could in theory be made for exports of seaborne liquefied natural gas (LNG), Russia's energy minister said on Tuesday....
03.11.2012
- Chevron posted earnings on Friday that were much lower than expected as maintenance exacerbated a decline this year in oil and natural gas production, and shares of the second...
29.10.2012
- Struggling British drugmaker AstraZeneca is giving its new chief executive Pascal Soriot 4 million pounds ($6.44 million) compensation for loss of long-term incentives from his...
27.10.2012
- Ports around the world are considering liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a ship fuel in a drive to reduce carbon emissions, but the shift will be slow due to the high capital costs of...
25.10.2012
- Technology - Growing chemicals demand from Asia and the need to reduce exposure to fluctuating oil prices continue to drive petrochemicals expansion in the Middle East. In the past...
24.10.2012
- The Greek government, battling a shortage of many medicines, has suspended all drug exports in the wake of a fresh round of price cuts, according to a notice from the country's...
22.10.2012
- It has taken $46 billion over 12 years to bring Kashagan, the biggest world oilfield discovery since 1968, to the brink of production. But some in the seven-member development...
18.10.2012
- Cash-strapped Europeans are cutting back on decorating, leading Dutch group AkzoNobel to take a €2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) writedown on its 2008 purchase of Dulux paint maker ICI...