19.04.2012

Albemarle Profits Up

Chemical maker Albemarle's first quarter earnings rose, and beat Wall Street's expectations, on strong sales of catalysts used by petroleum refiners. Sales of specialty materials have become a niche industry for Albemarle and its peers, with customers increasingly willing to pay more for them. more07.03.2012

Achema 2012 Preview

Something for Everybody - What is the real truth about the "bio-based economy"? How close are developments for the renewable energy, food, animal feed, fine and bulk chemical, textile, printing, machinery manufacturing and IT industries to market introduction? These are some of the questions that will be addressed at the BioBasedWorld at ACHEMA 2012 June 18-22 in Frankfurt. Intelligent Devices and Process Technologies more24.01.2012

Illinois Tool Works Acquires AppliChem

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has acquired AppliChem, a German based chemical company with particular focus on fine chemicals and biochemical products for laboratory, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. Founded in 1992 and lead by Dr. Frasch and Dr. Oeler, AppliChem has its production facility in Darmstadt, Germany, with some 130 employees. The company exports 50% of its products to 70 countries all over the world. more28.10.2011

Peter Pollak on the World of Fine Chemicals

In his book "Fine Chemicals - The Industry and the Business," Dr. Peter Pollak provides a comprehensive view on one of the most challenging segments of the modern chemical industry, and a practical guide for succeeding in the multibillion dollar fine chemicals business.
more26.10.2011

Fine Chemicals Developing Well in 2011

Fine chemicals have had a strong showing in 2011, thanks in particular to a strong agro segment. Also, the industry is seeing more requests for challenging chemical syntheses from blue-chip life science and chemical companies. We see Asia as ... more26.10.2011

CPhI Returns to Frankfurt

Tailor-made - Almost 30,000 people visited the CPhI in Paris last year - that's equivalent to the population of an averaged-sized town. While the show has grown and grown since its inception in 1990, it has also faced its fair share of criticism from the industry regarding its size - something the show says reflects industry growth.

The show's brand directors Annemieke Timmers (CPhI) and Haf Cennydd (ICSE, P-MEC & BioPh) are therefore always on the lookout for new ways to better connect with the industry's needs and tailoring the show accordingly.
more26.07.2011

Fine Chemicals - The Industry and the Business

A second, revised edition, which takes into consideration the developments in the field since the first edition was written, including substantial updating of facts and figures and other content, like a discussion of the offer / demand balance for fine chemicals. more15.06.2011

Fine Chemicals: The Top 10

Analysis - When comparing the fine chemicals market of today to that of 2001, a few clear differences can be seen. Fine chemicals expert Jan ­Ramakers takes an in-depth look at the top players today. more15.09.2010

Who’s Who in Fine Chemicals

Looking back, moving forward - The fine chemical industry has gone through a few difficult periods in the last decennium. More recently, however, the market has improved quite a bit. In this article, we will have a look at the top 10 companies in the fine chemical market. In order to be able to put things in the right perspective it is interesting to look at the situation in the early 2000s first. more08.09.2010

Coming Home

Complexity is nothing new in the field of fine chemicals, which include everything from advanced to pharmaceutical intermediates. Many within the field also say they have noticed the Asian trend is reversing, with many companies once again turning to trusted Europe-based companies with strong track records of reliability and supply chain security. Brandi Schuster spoke to Dr. more