11.12.2009
- UAE firms Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Yemen to build a "gas city" in the Arab state facing dire economic straits and a...
11.12.2009
- Clariant announced it will build an ethoxylation plant in Dayabay, situated south of Guangzhou. The plant will be operational in early 2011 and will enable Clariant to meet...
11.12.2009
- Unnecessary animal tests will be avoided and costs to industry reduced as a result of a new clarification of the information requirements for manufacturers and importers of...
11.12.2009
- The European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC) launched its new Ethical and Business Principles. The Principles are a voluntary initiative for chemical distribution...
11.12.2009
- Swiss engineering group ABB, facing weak demand due to the economic slump, is looking to emerging markets for future growth, the group said at an investor event in Zurich. The...
11.12.2009
- Lyondellbasell Industries, whose U.S. operations are currently under bankruptcy protection, said it would close a plastics manufacturing plant in Britain by the end of the year...
11.12.2009
- Lyondellbasell Industries announced that its Supervisory Board has named James L. Gallogly CEO, effective immediately. Gallogly will succeed Volker Trautz who has announced his...
11.12.2009
- The global management functions of Archimica will now be located at Archimica's Origgio, Italy and Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany, sites. The CEO of Archimica, James Harrison, has...
11.12.2009
- Ashland completed the sale of its global marine services business, known for many years as Drew Marine, to J. F. Lehman & Co. for approximately $120 million before tax. Ashland...
11.12.2009
- Points Of View - Depending on who you ask the list of trends in the pharmaceutical industry grows from using bigger and more complicated synthesis components, and bioconjugation...