Keyword: Green Chemistry

Chemistry & Life Sciences

TSCA Reform

06.03.2012 - Change Is the Only Constant - Most would agree that legislative reform of the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is long overdue. Few agree on what to change and how best to...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Biorefineries for a Bio-Based Economy in Europe

09.11.2011 - New Energy - Fossil resources are limited, but the global demand for fuels and chemicals is continuously rising. In addition to European and national legislations that set...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

White Biotechnology as an Innovation Platform for the Chemical Industry

07.09.2011 - Key Platform - White biotechnology is establishing itself as a key technology platform for innovative and sustainable processes and products in the chemical industry. In cases...

In Conversation with Georg Weichselbaumer, Managing Director of WeylChem Germany

20.06.2011 - WeylChem Germany's Managing Director Georg Weichselbaumer talked to CHEManager Europe Editor-in-Chief Brandi Schuster about trends in custom manufacturing in areas such as polymer...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Toxic Substance Control Act in the U.S.

26.01.2011 - Legislation - Reach is just the tip of the iceberg. Albeit the European Union has set the pace for strengthening chemical legislation there is a lot of regulatory progress in the U...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Proper Integration of PAT and Process Automation Vital for Going Green

19.01.2011 - Facing Challenges - In today's world, the pharmaceutical and chemical industries face major challenges including globalization, environmental regulation, and shortening product...

News

DSM’s Feike Sijbesma Named Humanitarian of the Year

18.01.2011 - Feed The World - When DSM's CEO Feike Sijbesma was awarded the UN's 2010 Humanitarian of the Year Award, it put the chemical industry in a new light. Sijbesma, who won the award...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Here To Stay

14.09.2010 - A Challenging Business - The medicines supplied to patients are the final result of a very lengthy process (commonly about 10 years) and a huge investment both in monetary terms...