Keyword: Plastics and Polymers

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Protecting and Conserving Food, Water and Energy

30.01.2014 - Wrapping Up Efficiency - Plastics are indispensable for ecological and forward-looking strategies. They are the materials of choice, because they are lightweight and robust, their...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Plastics Could Unlock Sustainable Development

30.01.2014 - Dear Reader, Sustainable development means an economical and technological development that is geared toward preserving the basis for future generations by the careful use of...

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Global Bioplastics Industry Seen to Total $7 billion by 2018

30.01.2014 - Driven by high consumer acceptance, climate change and the increasing price of petrochemical-based products, the global bioplastics industry is expected to witness significant...

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China Says Berry Plastics Can Buy Qingdao Packaging Producer

29.01.2014 - Plans by U.S.-based Berry Plastics Group to buy a controlling interest in Chinese packaging producer Qingdao P&B have been approved by regulatory authorities in the People's...

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Zachert to Replace Heitmann as Lanxess CEO in May

27.01.2014 - In a surprise move late on Jan. 26, German chemicals, plastics and rubber producer Lanxess announced the resignation of Axel Heitmann, its chief executive since the company's split...

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EFSA Recommends Lower Daily Intake for BPA

23.01.2014 - Midway through a public consultation on bisphenol A (BPA), the European Food Safety Agency said on 17 Jan. it has identified "likely adverse effects" of the chemical on the liver...

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BASF Starts 6,000 t/y Polysulphone Plant in Korea

21.01.2014 - BASF is in the process of starting up a new 6,000 t/y plant for the high performance thermoplastics polyarylsulfone at its site in Yeosu, Korea, to supply markets in Asia-Pacific...

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A Brand-New Celanese

16.01.2014 - Strategy - When Mark Rohr became Chairman and CEO of Celanese in 2012, he proclaimed that he wants the company to get closer to its customers and better respond to their needs. A...