12.02.2016
- Growing demand has spurred German specialty chemicals company Evonik to expand capacity for polyamide 12 (PA12) powders at its Marl site. The additional production line will raise...
31.07.2015
- With its agreement to acquire all shares of US-based Cytec for $5.5 billion in cash, unanimously recommended by both companies’ boards, Solvay is moving with full force into the...
10.07.2015
- On Friday, July 3rd 2015 Wiley-VCH editors Michael Reubold, Martin Friedrich, Roy Fox and I were hosted by chemical company Evonik at the Hockenheim Ring to attend the DMV Gran...
22.06.2015
- Christophe Villain is being appointed Managing Director of the Fluorogas business unit of French chemical manufacturer Arkema effective 1st July 2015. Villain is a graduate of...
08.06.2015
- US-based global coatings manufacturer Valspar Corporation has agreed to acquire the performance coatings activities of compatriot Quest Specialty Chemicals. The deal between...
05.02.2015
- DSM is investing an undisclosed "substantial" sum to upgrade its production facilities for waterborne resins for inks and coatings at Wilmington, Massachusetts in the US. The Dutch...
05.10.2014
- Replacing sheet metal with Tepex dynalite continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites delivers significant additional weight savings in numerous areas of plastic-metal...
05.10.2014
- Vehicle manufacturers have set some ambitious targets to significantly reduce carbon emissions to 95g CO2/km on the sale of all new cars by 2020. Laurent Pourcheron, Marketing...
