Keyword: chemical industry
News
18.01.2016
- The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) has launched a fresh initiative to help chemical companies improve their energy efficiency. Called the Sectoral Platform in Chemicals...
News
11.01.2016
- In the worldwide chemicals sector, the proposed merger of US giants Dow Chemical and DuPont announced mid-December and the new company’s subsequently planned break-up into three...
News
18.12.2015
- Contrasting with CEFIC’s forecast for Europe as a whole, the German chemical industry has a slightly more upbeat note on the business outlook for 2016. Thanks to the economic...
News
14.12.2015
- Three days after rumors surfaced of a possible merger between Dow and DuPont, the US chemical giants confirmed the all-stock deal, which they said would create a new entity named...
Strategy & Management
04.12.2015
- China’s role within the global chemical industry has so far mostly been seen as an export market for global producers, not only for specialty chemicals but also for many basic...
Chemistry & Life Sciences
19.11.2015
- 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...
Logistics & Supply Chain
18.11.2015
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A good film needs excitement, drama, heroes and a happy ending. The construction of the world’s largest thermal solar power plant in Morocco has all of these.
Sites & Services
28.10.2015
- The Swiss chemical industry has been dominated by worry and uncertainty in 2015. In 2011, the industry was severely affected by the downturn in the global economy and the...
