03.05.2016
- Details of talking points on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US, obtained and leaked by Greenpeace’s Netherlands arm, are...
19.04.2016
- The European Chemistry Council (CEFIC) has welcomed the European Parliament’s (EP) thumbs-up on a European Commission proposal for a Trade Secrets Directive that would protect...
04.01.2016
- The European Commission’s ban on neonicotinoid-based chemical protection products has made a substantial dent in business, the agrochemical industry has claimed. According to some...
16.10.2015
- By an overwhelming majority of 47 to 3 with 5 abstentions, the Environment committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament (EP) has recommended that the full parliament reject the EU...
04.08.2015
- As the European PVC production sector goes through a spell of “shape-shifting,” the prospects for France’s ailing Kem One are looking up. Following the merger of the Solvay and...
28.07.2015
- In the latest chapter of the ongoing controversy over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU, members of the German Bundestag...
15.06.2015
- Germany’s Merck KGaA has won the European Commission’s approval for its planned takeover of US life science company Sigma-Aldrich, subject to certain conditions. The EU green light...
29.04.2015
- Chemical distribution is and will continue to be a vibrant and professional industry that has demonstrated its strength by overcoming challenges and emerging intact despite the...