16.03.2017
- The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for risk assessment, RAC, has cleared the chemical compound glyphosate – the active ingredient in herbicides such as Monsanto’s...
24.02.2017
- European industry is turning up the heat on the EU’s institutions to finally come up with a plan to help manufacturers become more competitive. In a joint paper, called the “Joint...
17.02.2017
- The European Parliament’s approval on Feb. 15 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada has been welcomed by the European Chemical Industry...
06.02.2017
- American Chemistry Council (ACC), the association representing US chemical producers, has launched a public campaign aimed at debunking claims made by the Lyon, France-based...
25.01.2017
- Closing of the $130 billion merger between US chemical majors Dow and DuPont now appears unlikely before late in the 2017 third quarter, DuPont CEO Ed Breen said in a conference...
05.01.2017
- Swiss logistics group Bertschi has broken ground on a second-phase expansion of its facility on Jurong Island, Singapore. An investment of 35 million Singapore dollars ($24 million...
23.12.2016
- As US President Barack Obama’s days in office wind down and in the gap before the next president, Donald Trump, takes office on Jan. 21, 2017, the so-called “lame duck” is showing...
19.12.2016
- Dow Chemical has announced it will convert $4 billion worth of preferred shares held by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway investment vehicle and Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund...
