Keyword: chemicals

Logistics & Supply Chain

Distribution 2.0

19.06.2013 - When trying to assess changes within the chemical distribution market, one can outline and distinguish three central issues: business setup, adaptability and regional structure...

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Yara Calls Off Big Canadian Fertilizer Expansion

14.06.2013 - Yara has postponed the expansion of its fertilizer plant in Canada, as rising costs and a market oversupply reduce the viability of the project that analysts estimate would have...

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BioAmber, IMCD Sign European Distribution Agreement for Resins & Coatings

12.06.2013 - BioAmber and IMCD Group announced today that IMCD is now distributing BioAmber's biobased succinic acid (Bio-SA) in the Benelux, France, Iberia, Germany, Poland, South East Europe...

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Clariant to Expand Second-generation Bioethanol Production

12.06.2013 - The specialty chemicals company Clariant is demonstrating the international potential of its process for manufacturing sustainable biofuel through the expansion of sunliquid...

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Styron Appoints Velox as European Distributor for Medical Industry

11.06.2013 - Today, Styron Europe and Velox have announced the appointment of Velox as the European distributor for medical product offerings from Styron. Velox, a supplier and marketer of raw...

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BHP Entry Threatens Creaking Global Potash Duopoly

11.06.2013 - The prospect of new competition from miner BHP Billiton could dynamite the cracks appearing in a potash duopoly that accounts for 70% of global trade in the fertilizer. For decades...

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Eco Rivals Battle to Show Who Is Cleaner, Greener

10.06.2013 - Under an eco-friendly, flowering turf roof in an industrial park, the world's largest maker of green cleaning products is trying to figure out how to stay on top of a market that...

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BASF Starts up tBA Plant in Nanjing, China

07.06.2013 - BASF today announced the opening of its world-scale tert. Butylamine (tBA) production plant at the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China. The plant, with an annual capacity of 10...