06.12.2011
- AkzoNobel has completed its acquisition of the coatings business of Korean SSCP. SSCP has a strong position in the Korean mobile phone market and also supplies coatings to the...
06.12.2011
- North America's massive supplies of natural gas have brought new found wealth to the U.S. job market and are a bright spot in an otherwise struggling economy, a new report from...
06.12.2011
- The Philippines will launch its fourth and biggest global tender early next year to explore 30 prospective coal blocks that may require $600 million in total investment, as it aims...
28.11.2011
- British finance minister George Osborne will announce £250 million ($390 million) of support this week for energy intensive industries, part of measures to boost a flagging economy...
28.11.2011
- Arkema is offloading its loss-making vinyl division to Switzerland's Klesch Group, as it refocuses on products that are less sensitive to volatility in raw material prices and the...
23.11.2011
- After Office Depot was picketed over its environmental practices in 2003, the big-box retailer made big changes. It cut off a paper supplier accused of illegal logging. It started...
Directive Replacement - The European IED (Industrial Emissions directive) was published in January 2011. This replaces the former IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention...
03.11.2011
- Food and chemicals group Royal DSM said lower consumer and business confidence was hitting demand in the electronics and electrical sectors, after the Dutch company reported...
24.10.2011
- ABB said it has won an order worth about $36 million from oil services company Aker Solutions to provide drives and transformers to their subsea power distribution system for the...
19.10.2011
- Achieving Success - Sustainability has become a decisive competitive advantage in the chemical industry. More than ever, it is the companies' ambition to act in a responsible way...
