02.04.2014
- Annual results presented by global chemical companies for 2013 showed a diverse picture. This was scant surprise as many were still mired in a transformation process, while others...
31.03.2014
- Recovering from the Economic Crisis - The European plastics industry will have to overcome some major challenges in the near future and work hard to maintain its leadership...
31.03.2014
- Bayer HealthCare plans to spend around €100 million to "significantly increase" capacity of its Beijing, China pharmaceutical packaging facilities, the Leverkusen-based group said...
28.03.2014
- Clariant announced membership in the chemical industry initiative "Together for Sustainability" (TfS), an organization founded in 2011 and aiming at jointly improving...
26.03.2014
- Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has broken ground on a new 50,000 t/y plant for coatings and adhesives precursor hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) at its complex in Shanghai, China. The...
21.03.2014
- German speciality chemicals producer Lanxess said it expects EBITDA pre-exceptionals to rise by 15% to €200 million in the first quarter despite a continued "difficult competitive...
20.03.2014
- Troubled German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has sold its wholly owned subsdiary Perlon-Monofil to Germany's Serafin Group for an undisclosed sum. The divestment had been...
13.03.2014
- Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) now says it will continue to operate its 125,000 t/y TDI plant at Brunsbüttel, Germany, for an undisclosed time period to meet strong demand from the...
