Latest news about trends and developments in Europe's chemical, analytical and laboratory industries http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/ en-us http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122377/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Effective September 15, 2010 or as contracts allow, Arkema Emulsion Systems will increase pricing on all latex products. UCAR™ acrylic, styrene-acrylic, styrene-butadiene and NEOCAR® Acrylic latexes ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122380/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Launched in 2005 by Union des Industries Chimiques (UIC – French Chemical Industries Association) and Fédération Française des sciences pour la Chimie (FFC – French Federation for Chemical Sciences) ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122391/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 BP announced that it has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to PETRONAS. The agreement concerns BP’s 15 per cent interest in Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122394/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Colorcon Limited today announced the opening of a new technical service laboratory in Turkey. Located in Atasehir, the southern area of Istanbul, the new laboratory contains fully equipped processing ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122392/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Azelis has been appointed sole pan-European distributor by Chevron Oronite, manufacturer and supplier of lubricant additives and viscosity improvers (OLOA® and PARATONE®). The partnership with ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122332/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 A rather acidic success story started at BASF 50 years ago: in the summer of 1960, the company brought on stream the first large-scale manufacturing plant for propionic acid at its integrated ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122325/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., is increasing the price of its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins (UPR), vinyl ester resins (VER) and gelcoats sold ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122327/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Enerkem Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the start of construction of its municipal waste-to-biofuels facility with its partners, the City of Edmonton and the Government of Alberta. ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122246/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Does milk chocolate still contain milk? Or does cheaper vegetable fat already dominate here? Has the barrique wine really seen the inside of a barrique barrel or has it been spiked with flavoured ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122317/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Philippe Tanguy, vice president of scientific development at international oil and gas company Total has been awarded a certificate of IChemE Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his contributions ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122324/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 To watch a magician transform a vase of flowers into a rabbit, it's best to have a front-row seat. Likewise, for chemical transformations in solution, the best view belongs to the molecular ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122237/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 The Middle East economies continue to grow, generating many different needs for industrial gases. Air Liquide continues its development. In order to support its customers from the steel sector in ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122229/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Borealis announced the promotion of Wim Roels, previously responsible for the Moulding business as Vice President, to Senior Vice President for the Business Unit Film & Fibre, effective August 1, ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122184/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that extends the life of light-emitting diode lamps has been licensed to LED North America. The agreement signed ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122241/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Inorganic elements known to be toxic at low concentrations are being discharged to air and water by oilsands mining and processing according to University of Alberta (U of A) research findings. The ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122238/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Radioactive decay rates, thought to be unique physical constants and counted on in such fields as medicine and anthropology, may be more variable than once thought. A team of scientists from Purdue ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122179/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC ("ACS”), the joint venture owned by ADA-ES, Inc. and Energy Capital Partners ("ECP”), announced that Mr. Brian Leen has joined ACS as its President and CEO.Mr. Leen brings ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122180/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Chemtura Corporation, debtor-in possession, announced that it has completed its previously announced private placement offering of $455 million in principal amount of 7.875% unsecured senior notes ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122160/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Eka Chemicals AB has agreed to divest its water treatment chemicals production activities located in Vetlanda, Sweden, to Feralco Nordic AB.The polyaluminium chloride products produced at this site ... http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/122178/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 The resolution adopted by the Annual General Meeting of ALTANA AG on June 30, 2010, regarding the transfer of shares from ALTANA AG’s minority shareholders to the company’s majority shareholder SKion ... © 2010, Chemie.DE Information Service GmbH.