Fine and speciality chemicals – Page 10
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BusinessOutline for Europe’s first waste to methanol plant
Enerkem teams up with AkzoNobel and Air Liquide to turn rubbish into raw materials
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BusinessDowDupont names its three new separate businesses
Corteva Agriscience, Dow and DuPont will be what DowDuPont calls the three independent companies it will spin-off by June 2019
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ArticleChemical suppliers can help enhance lab efficiency
Choosing high quality ready-to-use blends and appropriate container sizes can help labs optimise their performance and also save money
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BusinessChemical industry roundup 2017
Economic and political pressure is encouraging industry to become more specialised as certain sectors consolidate
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NewsNew EU environmental targets for organic chemical plants
Commission sets monitoring standards alongside emissions levels
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BusinessNova Chemicals expands in Canada
Company to spend over C$2 billion growing its steam cracker by 50% and building a new polyethylene facility
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BusinessSomething fishy about eating insects
While insects as human food remain a novelty in the West, fly larvae grown on human food waste could soon become an important protein source for fish farms
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BusinessChina clamps down on polluting factories
Thousands of factories face closure or sanctions as authorities exercise new powers to curb air and water pollution
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BusinessInvestor kills planned Huntsman–Clariant merger
Merger of equals abandoned after major Clariant investor said the deal would destroy stakeholder value
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OpinionAre trade sanctions fair?
How much should markets be protected from cheaper imports? When does healthy competition become ‘dumping’?
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BusinessHurricane damage squeezes supply chains
Industry and government working to minimise impact of shortages of olefin feedstocks and medical products
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BusinessEx-Chemours worker tried to steal trade secrets
Employee intended to sell confidential information about sodium cyanide to Chinese investors to set up competing plants
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BusinessResidents sue Arkema over contamination
French chemical giant accused of releasing toxic chemicals from US plant in the wake of hurricane Harvey
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BusinessBASF to buy Solvay’s polyamide business
€1.6bn deal covers 2400 employees at sites in Europe, Asia and the Americas
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BusinessAkzoNobel paint plant is ‘world’s most sustainable’
Biomass and solar-powered UK factory will recycle water and solvents, and is more flexible to reduce waste
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BusinessChemours reaches truce in pollution investigation
Company will provide authorities with data on perfluorinated compound emissions into drinking water
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BusinessHurricanes’ chemical consequences
Gulf coast petrochemical plants move to restart operations, while concerns persist about the fallout from hurricane Irma
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BusinessHB Fuller targets growth with trio of deals
Adhesives manufacturer will buy one Brazilian and two US glue companies
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BusinessAsia’s age of regulation
Safety legislation and data sharing in Asia is making progress but highlights a global challenge