05.08.2019
- Just days after sealing two deals in Africa, Brenntag is acquiring two more companies – another in South Africa and one in Taiwan. Headquartered in Johannesburg, Chemgrit Cosmetics...
29.07.2019
- Pavlo Prykhodchenko has been appointed general manager of Kiev-based Biesterfeld Spezialchemie Ukraine. As of July 2019, he is responsible for all Ukrainian business activities of...
29.07.2019
- South African energy and chemicals group Sasol has selected Chile’s Enaex, a subsidiary of the Sigdo Koppers Group, as its preferred partner to negotiate terms and conditions for...
26.07.2019
- For two days this week, Clariant dominated European business and stock market news. After dropping the first bombshell on Wednesday (Jul. 24) that its CEO, Ernesto Occhiello, had...
25.07.2019
- On Jul. 24, a day before publishing its financial results for the first half of 2019, Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant shocked the markets by announcing the resignation...
24.07.2019
- Swiss chemicals major Clariant announced today that its CEO Ernesto Occhiello has resigned for personal reasons with immediate effect. Hariolf Kottmann, chairman of the company's...
23.07.2019
- Canada’s Methanex has agreed to go ahead with its Geismar 3 methanol project on its own. The board of directors gave a unanimous final investment decision on the 1.8 million t/y...
18.07.2019
- The Rise of e-Commerce The chemical sector is a laggard in the adoption of digital solutions at the customer interface. Buying and selling chemicals feels more complex than it...
16.07.2019
- The 34th and, so far, biggest edition of Chemspec Europe attracted a total of 4,295 trade visitors from 53 countries to the exhibition grounds of Messe Basel, Switzerland. During...
08.07.2019
- “Making a world of difference together” is the theme under which SABIC will be addressing global trends by inspiring processes for using bio-renewable and recycled feedstock and...