Keyword: Industry

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EU Chemical Output Slightly Higher in 2017?

16.12.2016 - After seeing no growth in 2016, the European chemical industry council CEFIC is forecasting a “small uptick” in EU chemical production of around 0.5% in 2017, despite a “volatile...

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Mammoth US Find Excites Fracking Industry

22.11.2016 - A find in western Texas of what is being billed as the largest-ever shale oil and gas reserves at a single site – possibly worth as much as $900 billion in revenue – is exciting...

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US Drugmakers Look to Trump for Help

14.11.2016 - Based on positions he took during the election campaign, the US pharmaceutical and biotech sectors stand to benefit from a Donald Trump presidency, some analysts have suggested. In...

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Chemical and Hardware Firms Team up on 3D Printing

04.11.2016 - New partnerships to develop materials for 3D printing are springing up to kick-start growth in an industry that experts say is being hampered by a lack of suitable materials. In...

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SABIC in China Coal-to-Chemicals Venture

05.09.2016 - SABIC has agreed a set of principles with Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (SNCG) and the government of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China to jointly develop a...

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China Petchems Firms Plan CO2 Benchmarking

01.09.2016 - Chinese refiners and petrochemical producers plan to set up a system for benchmarking their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as the first step toward setting up an emissions market...

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CEFIC Comments on EU Endocrine Disruptors Plan

09.08.2016 - Joining other stakeholders who initially commented on the draft legislation defining criteria for identifying endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in biocidal and plant protection...

Markets & Companies

After Pharma’s Patent Cliff

04.04.2016 - Analysts love looking into the future, particularly when it comes to big pharma’s prospect for growth and earnings. The industry experts of Morningstar see slowing patent losses...