01.06.2016
- Environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace has criticized the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) passed by the US House of Representatives as “the weakest of all US...
01.06.2016
- Sir Denys Henderson, former chairman of Britain’s Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) has died at the age of 83. Henderson’s legacy is the 1993 break-up of ICI into a chemical...
14.04.2016
- After the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) last month passed a resolution urging the EU Commission not to renew the authorization of the herbicide ingredient...
04.04.2016
- In the last few years, chemical and pharmaceutical industry companies are working on two major production concepts to further improve their production of chemicals, drugs...
18.01.2016
- The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) has launched a fresh initiative to help chemical companies improve their energy efficiency. Called the Sectoral Platform in Chemicals...
04.01.2016
- The European Commission’s ban on neonicotinoid-based chemical protection products has made a substantial dent in business, the agrochemical industry has claimed. According to some...
10.11.2015
- As expected, DuPont has appointed interim CEO Edward Breen permanently to the top job. Following the abrupt departure of former CEO Ellen Kullman in mid-October, Breen was also...
08.11.2015
- In an open letter to the EU’s leadership published in the British business daily Financial Times, chemical producers organized in the European Chemistry Council, CEFIC, have...
