11.01.2016
- A change in management at Europe’s Chemical Industry Council, CEFIC, will take place on May 1, 2016, when Marco Mensink steps in as director general succeeding Hubert Mandery, who...
16.12.2015
- Inovyn, the 50:50 chlorvinyls joint venture of Ineos and Solvay, will shut its chloromethane plant in Runcorn, UK, from Mar. 1 2016 as it has decided to consolidate production at...
10.12.2015
- Solvay has become the world’s second largest player in composite materials for aerospace following the completion of its purchase of Cytec. CEO Pierre Clamadieu said Solvay will...
07.12.2015
- The European Commission has approved Solvay’s proposed acquisition of Cytec Industries on the condition that the Belgian chemical producer divests its activities in phosphor-based...
19.11.2015
- Belgian chemicals group Solvay has opened a vanillin production plant in China to meet demand in the fast-growing Asian market. The facility in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu province...
28.10.2015
- The European chemical industry has warned that doubts about proposed changes to the European Union’s carbon emissions trading system (ETS) could hold back investment in...
14.10.2015
- Belgian chemical producer Solvay has acquired the long-fiber thermoplastics (LFT) technology of Germany’s EPIC Polymers to complement its offering of high performance light...
17.09.2015
- Inovyn does not plan to restart its PVC plant at Schkopau, Germany, idled since the end of 2014. After failing to come to terms with Dow Chemical on supply of feedstock VCM, the...
