01.09.2010
- Styron has announced three new members to the company's executive leadership. The announcement was made by Chris Pappas, president and chief executive officer of Styron. Richard J...
07.06.2010
- A court on Monday found the Indian unit of U.S. chemicals firm Union Carbide and seven Indian employees guilty of negligence over one of the world's worst industrial accidents that...
03.05.2010
- As a massive oil spill makes landfall off the Gulf of Mexico and begins to wreak havoc on local wildlife and industries, some companies may end up benefiting from containment and...
28.04.2010
- Dow Chemical posted a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on Wednesday as pricing, volume and sales spiked. Net income rose to $466 million, or 41 cents per share, from $24...
12.04.2010
- The owners of Cognis, the German maker of additives for cosmetics and detergents, are in talks with several parties including BASF to sell it, two people close to the negotiations...
06.04.2010
- State oil giant Saudi Aramco and U.S. firm Dow Chemical have decided to relocate their planned giant petrochemical complex to Jubail, industry sources said on Thursday. The $20...
09.03.2010
- LyondellBasell filed a restructuring plan on Monday, rejecting a takeover bid from India's Reliance Industries that valued the bankrupt petrochemicals firm at $14.5 billion. As...
08.03.2010
- Big Bucks for Sustainability - In the 21st century, sources and management of energy have become global and national priorities. Countries around the world have included funding...
