Keyword: chemicals

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BASF Chief Upholds 2013 Earnings Forecast After Strong Q3

28.10.2013 - At the start of the year's fourth quarter, BASF is on track to match its 2012 sales and earnings figures again in 2013, despite the continued "challenging" environment and the fact...

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Solvay and Ineos Submit Application for Clearance of Proposed Joint Venture

19.09.2013 - Further to the signing of a letter of intent to form a 50/50 Joint Venture, Ineos and Solvay have submitted their application for competition clearance to the European Commission...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bio Jet Fuel

06.08.2013 - Green Air Travel - Continuous growth of air traffic and its corresponding increase in CO2 emissions can be offset by high-quality bio jet fuels that meet all kerosene-related...

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BASF Shifts R&D Focus

29.07.2013 - Technology - After announcing the framework of a new R&D strategy in the spring of last year, BASF is beginning to reveal in detail just how it is affecting its research operations...

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Getting The Pulse

25.06.2013 - The Lion City - The Merlion - a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish - is regarded as the Singapore icon ("Singapura" means "lion city" in Sanskrit). As...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Logistics in Times of Cracking Frontiers

21.06.2013 - The political changes in the heart of Europe at the end of the 1990s brought back former border regions and infrastructure-disadvantaged territories in the middle of Europe. The...

Logistics & Supply Chain

The Fight Against Terrorism

20.06.2013 - Whereas the existing control regimes, such as for dual use substances for chemical weapons, can be understood against the background of the Cold War or state terror, the focus of a...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Distribution In Emerging Markets

20.06.2013 - Trading Uncertainty for Untested Markets - The chemical distribution market is undeniably being challenged by uncertainty surrounding the current economic conditions, in Europe and...