19.11.2015
- 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...
15.06.2015
- Germany’s Merck KGaA has won the European Commission’s approval for its planned takeover of US life science company Sigma-Aldrich, subject to certain conditions. The EU green light...
05.02.2015
- Ashland Performance Materials has announced Büfa Chemikalien and Vivochem as official sales partners for its Intermediates and Solvents Business for Germany, Belgium and the...
22.01.2015
- BASF is increasing its capacity for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) at Geismar, Louisiana, by 10% up to 2016. When the expansion is completed, the German chemical giant will have global...
04.06.2014
- Refining and Petrochemicals - The golden age of refining which peaked in the first decade of this century is over. Now oil refining has become a far more complex operation. Since...
18.12.2013
- Ineos has today announced that it has agreed to purchase Sasol Solvents Germany, one of Europe's leading solvent manufacturers. The acquisition which is conditional on approval by...
28.11.2013
- BASF has begun offering its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) produced from renewable raw material produced with dextrose-based fermentation technology licensed from...
03.06.2013
- The Business Of Sustainability - In the business world and particularly the chemicals industry, much is talked of resource efficiency and sustainable development. Very recently the...
