02.11.2015
- Evonik and eight partners are researching a new reactor concept based on membrane technology. The Romeo research project, which started this autumn, aims to cut energy consumption...
02.11.2015
- Mexico’s Alpek will boost capacity for expandable polystyrene (EPS) at Altamira by 75,000 t/y, taking total production to 240,000 t/y. Construction work is scheduled to start next...
02.11.2015
- As expected, the plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) has voted, by a margin of 577 to 75, to reject the European Commission’s plans to allow member states to opt out of...
02.11.2015
- In a move to expand the share of chemicals in its corporate portfolio, South Korea’s Lotte Group is spending 2.8 trillion won ($2.45 billion) to buy part of Samsung’s petrochemical...
30.10.2015
- Print edition as epaper. Content: WORLD The Chemical Quotient New Measure to Compare Locations for Chemical Investments Dr Kai Pflug, Management Consulting – Chemicals Chemical...
30.10.2015
- Evonik has started up its newly expanded production facilities for specialty silicas at Ako, Japan. The investment will increase by half capacity at the site of DSL, the German...
30.10.2015
- In what is being called a “landmark clinical trial” of genetic oncology, UK researchers have discovered that AstraZeneca’s Lynparza (olaparib), approved in 2015 to treat ovarian...
30.10.2015
- Shell has said it will proceed with plans to buy the BG Group, its largest-ever acquisition, despite the worsening outlook for energy prices that led the Dutch-based group to write...
30.10.2015
- US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Ireland-domiciled former US drugmaker Allergan (in its current incarnation a combined Allergan and Actavis) have confirmed they are in “friendly”...
29.10.2015
- DuPont Performance Polymers (DPP) has extended its working relationship with Germany’s Biesterfeld Plastic to include Russia. In future, Biesterfeld will support DuPont’s local...
