20.11.2012
- Economic Outlook - Chemical and petrochemical companies are fairly pessimistic about the current state and future prospects of the European market, says a new survey conducted on...
20.11.2012
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Almost 35% of chemicals M&A transactions currently involve Asia or the Middle East. With this forecast to increase, a wider group of buyers are evaluating...
20.11.2012
- Das ePaper der VIP - Visions in Plastics 2012 lesen Sie hier. EDITORIALSSustainable Development 3Dr. Winfried Wunderlich, Forschungsgesellschaft KunststoffePartnering for Maximum...
19.11.2012
- Materials - As Asia has dominated in displays, photovoltaics, semiconductor manufacture and other technology sectors, so too will it dominate in making and integrating better...
19.11.2012
- SOCMA congratulates Barack Obama on his re-election as President of The United States. Now that the most expensive (and bitterly fought) presidential election of our lifetime is...
19.11.2012
- No Risk, No Fun - It is frequently believed that Chinese chemical companies are not actively managing their business risks. While it is true that these companies tend not to have a...
19.11.2012
- Strategy - The European chemical industry is facing major challenges as value chains increasingly move eastward, drawn by economic growth and market opportunities in Asia. A new...
19.11.2012
- Martin Widmann, Senior Vice President, has taken over responsibility for BASF's global business unit Fuel and Lubricant Solutions as of October 1st, 2012. Fuel and Lubricant...
19.11.2012
- Ineos Technologies has licensed its Innovene PP Process for the manufacture of homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers to China Shenhua Coal to Chemical Xinjiang Coal...
15.11.2012
- Storm clouds are gathering on the horizon, as the somewhat weaker third-quarter results show, but German multinational chemical players BASF, Bayer, Evonik and Lanxess still expect...