Borealis with new contract for ethane
Borealis announced a new long term agreement to source ethane from Norwegian Statoil for its flexible steam cracker in Sweden.
Chemical materials - news on Plastech
New report on butanol market
The market research institute Ceresana is expecting surplus production of butanol on the global market in 2021.
Clariant sold its Detergents & Intermediates business
Clariant announced the closing of the sale of its Detergents & Intermediates business to International Chemical Investors Group.
Chemical transportation safety in Africa
BASF and other companies in the chemical industry are the participants of the project "Promoting Chemical Safety Management in the African Region".
Clariant opens new innovation center
New Innovation Center in Frankfurt will coordinate Clariant's global R&D activities.
License agreement between Sabo SpA and BASF
Sabo SpA announced that it has entered into an agreement with BASF for a license of the Chimassorb 2020 technology.
Evonik announces price increase
Prices for products from the Acrylic Monomers as well as PLEXIGLAS and PLEXIMID Molding Compounds will rise.
Antibacterial polymer discovered
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have discovered an antibacterial polymer for sportswear, diapers and bandages.
Invista's new polyamide salt facility in the Netherlands starts production
Invista started production at its new, polyamide salt plant, an expansion of the company's polymer facility in Rozenburg, the Netherlands.
Solvay to build a new silica plant in Poland
Solvay announced it will invest €75 million to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Włocławek, Poland.
Olefin market in crisis
European output of olefins dropped to the level from 2009.
HaloPolymer: record-breaking performance figures for sulfur hexafluoride
Following the results of December 2012, the production of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) in the enterprises of HaloPolymer holding, which is the only sulfur hexafluoride producer in the Eastern Europe and ranked to be the 6th in the world market of sulfur hexafluoride, made 130 tons.
Innovations from chemistry for vehicles of tomorrow
BASF is presenting innovative products and solutions for the automotive industry at the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in Wolfsburg from October 10 to 12, 2012.
Rhodia with new products
Rhodia presents its new high-performance, eco-friendly solvent Rhodiasolv IRIS and its new waterborne paint additives.
Polymers move smartly
Hans-Jörg Schneider and Kazuaki Kato, University of Saarlandes, Germany, introduce polymers that respond to chemical and biological stimuli through movement Chemomechanical polymers are a new type of smart polymer with specific recognition sites that can respond selectively to chemical and biological stimuli through large movements.
The most popular fairs:
All categories
