03.04.2014
- U.S. chemical producer Celanese has announced plans to build a second 1.3 million t/y methanol plant at its Bishop, Texas site, using low-cost natural gas from the U.S. Gulf Coast...
02.04.2014
- Risks of Lighting Up the Sky - As the dust settles - quite literally - following the traditional New Year celebrations in the Western and Chinese-speaking worlds, fireworks have...
02.04.2014
- The Price of Doing Business - Following the 2012 implementation of the Generic Drug User Fee Act (GDUFA), an article in CHEManager Europe's July/August 2013 edition about GDUFA's...
02.04.2014
- Always Adapting - Since their early days, when they were made of rawhide, radial shaft seals, rotary shaft seals or lip seals - all different names for the same component - have...
02.04.2014
- Speed Through Standardization - Chemical company Evonik has been pursuing a holistic approach to plant planning for years. Strictly defined XML files within a very modular working...
02.04.2014
- Soaring Costs - For a rising number of chemical companies, an increasingly profitable market is the sale of chemicals to aid the extraction of oil and gas from deep and...
02.04.2014
- Annual results presented by global chemical companies for 2013 showed a diverse picture. This was scant surprise as many were still mired in a transformation process, while others...
02.04.2014
- Sustainable Management of Resources - Water is the origin of all life and is extremely important to each and every one of us. That is why, in 1993, the United Nations introduced an...
01.04.2014
- Kaneka Belgium, subsidiary of Japanese chemical producer Kaneka, has completed the acquisition of BASF's Vinuran acrylate-based PVC impact modifier and processing aids business...
01.04.2014
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Mar. 31 agreed to hear an appeal filed by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in a patent fight over top-selling multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. The move...