22.02.2016
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant is to invest more than 7.5 million Swiss francs over a five-year period to expand its masterbatch manufacturing capabilities. The...
02.02.2016
- DuPont has announced plans to invest in a new plant for its Zytel HTN polyphthalamide (PPA) resin in Uentrop, Germany. The company said it will be the first production facility in...
19.01.2016
- French industrial gases producer Air Liquide will build and operate a new carbon dioxide plant together with a cogeneration facility in Colombia following a contract with major...
01.12.2015
- BASF plans to expand its compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe from 2017, adding production lines for as much as 70,000 t/y to its Ultramid polyamide and...
19.11.2015
- 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...
A good film needs excitement, drama, heroes and a happy ending. The construction of the world’s largest thermal solar power plant in Morocco has all of these.
09.11.2015
- When looking for a location to invest in a production facility, a research center or an office building, companies need to consider numerous factors. There is an increasing...
03.11.2015
- French police believe a fire that destroyed a Monsanto research center in Rennes, France, on Oct. 28 was deliberately set. Investigators said they “strongly suspect it was a crime...
02.11.2015
- In a move to expand the share of chemicals in its corporate portfolio, South Korea’s Lotte Group is spending 2.8 trillion won ($2.45 billion) to buy part of Samsung’s petrochemical...
28.10.2015
- The European chemical industry has warned that doubts about proposed changes to the European Union’s carbon emissions trading system (ETS) could hold back investment in...
