23.11.2011
- Many controversies surround hydraulic fracturing of underground shale deposits in the quest for oil and gas, but a small Canadian oilfield services company has pioneered a way...
22.11.2011
- Diversified Indian conglomerate Piramal Group plans to lend up to $193 million to real estate projects in the current fiscal year to March as it focuses on building its newly...
21.11.2011
- Soaring use of man-made gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners and fire extinguishers risks speeding up global warming and industry should adopt alternatives, a U.N. report...
21.11.2011
- Finland's Kemira warned full-year profit could fall as demand for chemicals from its paper industry and municipal water authority customers weakens. The company said it now...
21.11.2011
- AkzoNobel said it will invest €45 million in a new dicumyl peroxide (DCP) plant at its Ningbo multi-site in China to meet a growing local, regional and global demand. Widely used...
21.11.2011
- One of Germany's wealthiest families has revived a household name in the bullion industry with its purchase of 150-year Degussa, a gold and silver producer, that aims to tap into...
16.11.2011
- Brent crude slipped below $112 on Wednesday, reversing some of the previous session's gains on worries that new governments in Greece and Italy may fail to muster political clout...
15.11.2011
- China's central planning agency has fined two middlemen for attempting to control the market for a drug compound, and thereby driving up the cost to make a blood pressure medicine...
14.11.2011
- AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals and Fluorchemie have announced the establishment of joint venture called CF Carbons GmbH. The JV will be used for the production, marketing and sales...
10.11.2011
- Lanxess has acquied Verichem, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, based biocide maker. The German specialty chemicals company said the purchase will significantly bolster its position in...
