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...
16.09.2015
- In Thailand, Solvay has inaugurated what it says is Southeast Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate production facility. The €20 million plant built at the Belgian chemical group’s...
07.09.2015
- Solvay has appointed Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux as group research & innovation general manager. He joins Solvay from DuPont where he began his international career in 1988 as a...
04.09.2015
- Around the globe, market conditions for chemical industry players remained volatile and challenging, corporate chieftains said unanimously in reporting on the second quarter and...