08.07.2019
- The world plastics production, according to the PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG)/Conversio Market & Strategy, almost reached 350 million tons in 2017. China is the...
14.06.2019
- German chemical producer Wacker has inaugurated a new production line for silicone elastomers at its Zhangjiagang, China, site. The company said the “several thousand” t/y facility...
06.06.2019
- Bertrand Conquéret (Henkel) has been elected as new president of Together for Sustainability (TfS), taking over from Rüdiger Eberhard (Evonik), who led the initiative for the last...
09.05.2019
- Digitalization is a very important topic not only in the chemical industry as a whole, but also in chemical distribution. As Wolfgang Falter states in his article: Customers...
01.05.2019
- Wacker Biotech, a subsidiary of the Munich- based German chemical producer, has signed a license agreement with US biopharmaceutical company PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals to produce and...
03.01.2019
- Germany’s Wacker is collaborating with Dynaplak, a Dutch manufacturer of bio-based raw materials, to develop hybrid binders for the paints and coatings market. The binders, to be...
18.09.2018
- Wacker Biosolutions, the life sciences division of Germany’s Wacker group, has commissioned a new plant at León, Spain, producing fermentation-generated cystine. The new facility...
