Keyword: performance

Markets & Companies

Surfactants: Solving Challenges at Interfaces

11.04.2019 - Surfactants are used in a wide spectrum of applications. This broad range of use, among other things, will be at the center of interest of the 11th World Surfactants Congress to be...

News

Thomas Swan and NGI in Graphene Partnership

03.08.2016 - UK performance and specialty chemicals company Thomas Swan has partnered with the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester, UK, to accelerate research and...

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ChemChina in Talks to Buy SGL Business

06.06.2016 - ChemChina is interested in buying Germany’s SGL Carbon, which has just completed a carve-out of its Performance Products business unit. According to Germany’s Manager Magazin...

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Ferro Buys Spain’s Pinturas Benicarlo

03.06.2016 - US-based performance materials manufacturer Ferro has completed the acquisition of Spanish paints company Pinturas Benicarlo for €15 million in cash. The acquisition adds...

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...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Ecology and Economy

13.10.2015 - Many process-related operations in the industry produce process gases that in the past have often been regarded as by-products and have been flared at the expense of the...

News

Lanxess Proceeds With Rubber Carve-Out

07.08.2015 - Germany’s Lanxess is carving out its synthetic rubber business off into a standalone company in preparation for a sale or a strategic partnership, CEO Matthias Zachert said in...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reinventing Sustainable Value Creation

06.05.2015 - In the last several years, we have witnessed global trends that are changing the way global chemical companies operate. These trends include a consolidation of suppliers...