07.07.2011
- Dow Chemical has formed a joint venture with Japan's Ube Industries Ltd to produce electrolytes for lithium ion batteries, the companies said on Wednesday. The joint venture...
30.06.2011
- Thailand's PTT said on Wednesday all of its six gas separation plants were operating normally despite a loss of supply after a leak in an offshore gas pipeline. One plant that had...
20.06.2011
- Japan's oil and gas imports gained sharply in May from a year ago to fuel power plants running hard to compensate for nuclear reactors either crippled by the March earthquake and...
20.06.2011
- Japanese nuclear regulators failed to review and approve steps taken after 2002 to protect against tsunamis at the Fukushima plant and these proved insufficient to prevent the...
20.06.2011
- A rise in radiation halted the clean-up of radioactive water at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power station on Saturday hours after it got under way, a fresh setback to efforts to...
14.06.2011
- Samsung LED said on Sunday it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Osram Korea Co. and two other Korean sales agents of German lightbulb maker Osram at a Seoul district...
30.05.2011
- Viewpoint - Grand challenges lie ahead in Europe's future: The continent is working to become more energy efficient and greener. Dr. Geoff Williams, leader of the UK's Technology...
30.05.2011
- Managing The Future - Over the last months, chemical companies across all regions reported increasing production volumes and sales. Even though in many cases pre-recession levels...
30.05.2011
- New Players - A major shift in the competitive landscape of the worldwide chemical industry is under way as new players from oil- and gas-producing countries and the high-growth...
30.05.2011
- BASF and INEOS have signed a joint venture contract, regulating the formation of the company Styrolution. The establishment of the joint venture is subject to approval by the...
