04.09.2015
- Despite having completed basic engineering on the project, German chemical producer Evonik has pulled back from any further work on its planned US 120,000 t/y methyl methacrylate...
12.04.2015
- A US court has given Belgium's Umicore, one of the leading providers of cathode materials for batteries, until Apr. 17 to reply to allegations by BASF that the company breached...
10.12.2013
- Oman Oil Company (OOC), state-owned oil and petrochemicals group, has completed its acquisition of Germany's Oxea from private equity investor Advent International. With the...
25.11.2013
- Kohlechemie AG, a company collectively founded by a consortium of mining companies in 1927, was renamed Ruhrchemie in April 1928, and began production of fertilizer in 1929 at its...
26.11.2012
- Prof. Stefan Buchholz (50) has assumed the position as head of Creavis, the strategic R&D unit of Evonik. Buchholz studied chemistry in Marburg, Germany and received his doctorate...
21.11.2011
- One of Germany's wealthiest families has revived a household name in the bullion industry with its purchase of 150-year Degussa, a gold and silver producer, that aims to tap into...
30.05.2011
- Analysis - When comparing the fine chemicals market of today to that of 2001, a few clear differences can be seen. Fine chemicals expert Jan Ramakers takes an in-depth look at the...
04.05.2011
- Following a string of takeovers in Europe and the United States, BASF continues having a hard time finding suitable targets in Asia, the German company's biggest growth market. "We...
