06.09.2013
- IMCD Group has acquired a majority interest in Makeni Chemicals, a leading speciality chemical distributor in Brazil. Makeni's portfolio covers various markets includig...
28.08.2013
- Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday the business heads of its three Chinese operations would begin to report to one local chairman next month in an effort to increase sales and...
21.08.2013
- Contaminated water with dangerously high levels of radiation is leaking from a storage tank at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the most serious setback to the clean up of...
15.08.2013
- No question, the chemical industry faces daunting challenges. As sales markets and goods flows globalize and new production centers emerge, both large and small companies are...
09.08.2013
- Chinese authorities have visited a site operated by Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest maker of insulin, in the latest sign of a widening investigation into...
06.08.2013
- Skill Pool - Securing steady inflow of "new blood" to the market is key to long-term sustainable growth. Access to diverse and skilled pools of technicians, engineers, managers and...
29.07.2013
- Technology - After announcing the framework of a new R&D strategy in the spring of last year, BASF is beginning to reveal in detail just how it is affecting its research operations...
29.07.2013
- German specialty chemicals group Altana said on Sunday it had agreed to buy the global rheology business of U.S. chemicals maker Rockwood Holdings for $635 million to expand its...
26.07.2013
- Profit warnings by German heavyweights BASF and Siemens hit the country's stock index on Thursday and cast a shadow over the broader European market, which was seen vulnerable to...
24.07.2013
- Proving the Value of Sustainability - Green chemistry and engineering, a promising and innovative approach toward sustainable chemistry, is not yet established. As every adoption...
