09.01.2017
- German specialty chemical company Altana has acquired the formulated resins business of Belgium’s Solvay for an undisclosed sum. Solvay originally gained the assets as part of its...
29.04.2016
- Arkema has signed an agreement to participate in the French state-backed Reverplast project, alongside four other companies. Reverplast forms part of new measures launched by the...
04.09.2015
- Chemistry: it’s in everything and it’s everywhere. In fact, nearly all manufactured goods are directly touched by chemistry, either as a material, in processing, or in some other...
05.06.2015
- Perstorp has been a well-known name in chemistry for over 130 years. Founded in 1881 as a producer of acetic acid and later formalin, the Swedish company went through an eventful...
09.04.2015
- Roquette, the world's No. 5 starch producer, announced the launch of a new 20,000 tons/year industrial unit for the production of isosorbide at its site in Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais...
09.04.2015
- US plastic compounds and resins company A. Schulman has announced plans for a new masterbatch plant in Turkey. The company is proposing to lease existing industrial facilities in...
19.01.2015
- In the US, where economic growth has been characterized as "slow and steady" for some time, expansion and strength in the chemical industry continues and momentum is building. In...
02.09.2014
- What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...
