11.11.2013
- BASF chief executive Kurt Bock said German jobs could be lost if the chemicals giant has to start paying electricity grid fees to shift the burden of funding a renewable energy...
11.11.2013
- To stay competitive, pharmaceutical companies have to explore every cost-cutting opportunity. They have already made some progress by outsourcing research, development, contract...
11.11.2013
- Survival of the Most Adaptable - "It is not the strongest that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin's statement...
06.11.2013
- Standardization and acceleration of catalysis R+D in chemicals and energies has not only reached a prominent level of maturity but will even get significantly more relevant /...
29.10.2013
- A General Electric subsidiary has dropped its appeal of a federal court order barring a massive shipment of tar sands oil-field equipment from being trucked along a scenic Idaho...
24.10.2013
- Not All Created Equal - The European plasticizers market has evolved considerably in the last decade, moving away from classified low phthalates to nonclassified high phthalates...
21.10.2013
- Britain is set to sign a deal with France's EDF for the first nuclear plant to start construction in Europe since Japan's Fukushima disaster raised safety concerns worldwide, at a...
18.10.2013
- Wolfgang Büchele, former CEO of Finnish chemical producer Kemira and Hungarian chemical producer BorsodChem, has been designated to head German gases and engineering group Linde on...
10.10.2013
- Corporations Get a Push from Plastics - For global material companies such as Styron, R&D departments have become increasingly important to enhance our customers' sustainability...
19.09.2013
- General Electric has named Lorenzo Simonelli as chief executive of its oil and gas unit, replacing Dan Heintzelman, who was appointed a vice chairman of the company. GE has spent...