chemical production

Biobased Feedstocks as a Roadmap to Defossilization

Biobased feedstocks, enabled by catalyst innovation, are helping to defossilize chemical production and build a more sustainable industrial future.

Relocation of Chemicals Production Footprint in Full Swing

A new Horváth study based on interviews with CxOs of Europe’s top chemical corporations reveals: The majority of board members expects no or only weak growth for the current year.

The Trump Tariffs

China’s chemical industry is diversifying markets, boosting innovation, and strengthening supply chains to counter US tariffs and maintain export resilience.

ExxonMobil Completes Expansion of US Chemical Production at Baytown

US multinational energy company ExxonMobil has started up two new chemical production units at its Baytown, Texas, manufacturing facility. The $2 billion expansion is part of the company’s long-term growth plans for its US Gulf Coast refining and chemical facilities.

Shell Reviews Singapore, Europe Assets

Shell is reviewing operations in Singapore, with a view to repurposing, selling or decommissioning assets in Bukom and Jurong Island. The energy and chemicals giant will also “high-grade and right-size” its energy and chemicals parks in Europe, which could mean plant closures.

Chemical Distribution in China

The Chinese chemical distribution market is very likely the largest in the world. To be successful in this competitive market, foreign distributors in particular need to consider some important aspects.

Going Inland

Historically, China’s chemical industry has mainly been located in coastal provinces, with Shandong as the biggest and Jiangsu as the second biggest province by chemical sales, while the coastal regions of Hebei, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Liaoning and Guangdong are also among the top ten producers of chemicals.

Chemical Parks in China

Stricter Environmental Regulation in China

Nuon Will Supply Flexible Energy to Production Sites of AkzoNobel

Trade and Industry Investment of the US Chemical Sector

The Middle East – More Opportunities than Risks

The Spanish Chemical Industry: a Strategic Sector on the Brink?

German Chemical Industry Lifts 2017 Forecast

South America’s Chemical Industry in Recession

EU Chemicals Growth Still Lags, CEFIC Says

Chemicals 4.0 — Bringing the Industry to the Next Level

Industry 4.0 sparks intensive discussions within the chemical industry. The question is whether this is really new or just a fancy label for some well-known practices.

BASF CEO Lists Options for Iran Presence

CEFIC Revises Growth Forecasts Downward

Role Reversal

BDO: The Pacemaker Stumbles

A Wasted Chance

Poised For Growth

The US Business of Chemistry

The Tianjin Explosions and Their Implications

Intellectual Property in China’s Chemical Industry: How To Protect a Key Component of Success?

Chemical Connections

A Growing Base for Business

Simplify Planning Processes

The Chemical Industry in China and the Middle East

Clariant to Expand Second-generation Bioethanol Production

BASF Starts up tBA Plant in Nanjing, China

Saltigo to Actively Develop Attractive Lines of Business

"In the future we will be even better positioned to serve our customers as their partner of choice," says Wolfgang Schmitz, Managing Director of Saltigo, in the run-up to this year's Chemspec Europe tradeshow.

BASF, Sinopec Consider Further Expansion of Nanjing JV

Air Liquide Awarded Coal Gasification Contract in China