30.07.2014
- For Europe's chlor-alkali industry, reduction of its rising production costs, especially energy costs, is now a pressing priority. This is not only because of the sector's low...
29.07.2014
- In 2010, the Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant decided to transform its 37-hectare company premises in Muttenz into a chemical park. Besides the existing buildings, which...
14.07.2014
- US-based Cytec Industries has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with German manufacturer of acrylic fibers Dralon to explore and develop large-tow industrial grade carbon...
14.07.2014
- Bayer CropScience is seeking approval from the EU's Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) for use of its foliar neonicotinoid insecticide Biscaya in niche applications this autumn...
04.07.2014
- Bayer HealthCare said it plans to keep consumer brands such as Dr. Scholl's and Coppertone it picked up in its $14 billion buy of US Merck's non-prescription drugs business in May...
02.07.2014
- Bayer CropScience plans to invest $29.6 million in the expansion of its North American and global Seeds headquarters in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. The new...
01.07.2014
- Global overcapacity and slack demand are leading Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) to consolidate its polycarbonate (PC) sheet business. In the latest move, the company has announced...
30.06.2014
- Chemical producers around the globe plan to invest as much as $72 billion in new US production facilities to take advantage of cheap shale gas-derived feedstock, says a report by...