Keyword: Plastics and Polymers
Chemistry & Life Sciences
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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...