06.06.2014
- The Right Dynamics -With a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.2 trillion in 2013, the World Bank ranks Brazil as the world's seventh largest economy and one of the two economic...
06.06.2014
- Leading international chemical distributor Brenntag has acquired Philchem of Houston, Texas. The US firm specializes in managing individual supply and demand imbalances in selected...
06.06.2014
- As part of a previously the ongoing restructuring of its Care Chemicals segment, BASF plans to cut around 120 jobs worldwide up to 2015. The efficiency scheme, which will hit some...
06.06.2014
- Latin America continues to be an area of rising investment for the pharmaceutical industry, with Brazil and Mexico leading the way. Not only is Latin America an attractive target...
06.06.2014
- Good for Environment, Good for Business - Reducing energy consumption and emissions with optimal supply-chain management is a commercial necessity for many manufacturers today...
05.06.2014
- chemical producer Lonza, effective July 1. CEO of Swiss chemical manufacturer and distributor Kolb Ltd since 2012, Abend will have primary responsibility for corporate strategy and...
05.06.2014
- Companies worldwide are working diligently to reduce energy use, water consumption and emissions both for cost cutting reasons and due to legislation. Global science company DuPont...
05.06.2014
- AkzoNobel recently inaugurated its new, highly efficient chlorine membrane electrolysis plant in the Rhein-Main area, Germany. The Frankfurt-based, state-of-the-art plant is the...
05.06.2014
- Monitoring Maintenance - Based on a benchmarking study with nine chemical parks and chemical-related industrial parks in Germany described in part 1 of this series, part 2...
05.06.2014
- Bachem is specialized in the process development and the manufacturing of peptides and complex organic molecules as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), as well as innovative...