http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/ Latest news about trends and developments in Europe's chemical, analytical and laboratory industries en-us http://www.chemeurope.com/pictures/ceurope/chemeurope.gif http://www.chemeurope.com ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81947/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Alcoa's Board of Directors has elected Klaus Kleinfeld, 50, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He succeeds Alain Belda, 64, as CEO. Mr. Belda will continue as Chairman of the Board.Mr. Kleinfeld was named President and Chief ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81956/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 BASF opened a new concrete admixture plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The facility has been established to manufacture advanced concrete admixtures to benefit customers in central China's major provinces including Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi. Located in ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81954/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 DuPont has announced that it is investing approximately $150 million to expand and upgrade manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States and Asia to meet strong demand for its specialty ethylene copolymers in photovoltaics, packaging and ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81946/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 The Linde Group and The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have decided to construct two large air separation units (ASU) through their joint venture Elixier in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). Total investment costs amount to approximately USD ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81951/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with Thomas Scientific for the U.S. sales and distribution of several Shimadzu spectroscopy products, including UV-1800, UV Mini and BioSpec-mini spectrophotometers.With this non-exclusive distributor ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81903/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Methyl bromide, an odorless, colorless gas used as an agricultural pesticide, was introduced in the 1980s as an effective way to control weeds and increase fruit yields. Agricultural production nurseries around the world relied on methyl bromide ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81889/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 During the 10th World Filtration Congress in Leipzig the Gold Medal Award 2007 of The Filtration Society was awarded to T. Sobisch, D. Lerche, T. Detloff (L.U.M. GmbH) and M. Beiser, A. Erk (Universität Karlsruhe) for their outstanding publication ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81898/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 One of the central challenges of our time is the supply of enough environmentally friendly and resource-efficient energy to our society. In this context, hydrogen technology has taken on increased importance. Björn Loges, Albert Boddien, Henrik ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81902/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Kraton Polymers LLC (Kraton) announced the appointment of Barry J. Goldstein and Richard C. Brown to its Board of Directors, effective May 1st. Also effective as of May 1st, James R. Ball has stepped down from the Kraton Board after three years of ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81900/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 The Linde Group has sold its valve production facility MAPAG Valves GmbH (Germany) to the international technology corporation Metso (Finland) at an enterprise value of 36 million euro. The contract was signed and will enter into effect on approval ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81875/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 BASF announced its plans to expand its offerings for the automotive industry in India with investments in plants and technology. The company will build a new engineering plastics compounding plant at its existing site in Thane, which is expected to ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81876/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Evonik Industries AG, Germany, will raise prices of their entire range of high-performance polymers and monomers by an average of 10%, depending on region, product type and invoice currency. Customers will be informed of specific price increases by ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81880/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Brightly colored dyes such as the shimmering Congo Red commonly used in silk clothing manufacture are notoriously difficult to dispose of in an environmentally benign way. Congo Red is an azo dye, it is toxic to many organisms and is a suspected ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81845/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Following its strategy of growth, Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, will strengthen its position in the Southeasteuropean paint market. The company has agreed to establish a trading company by the name of ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81879/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Süd-Chemie AG and The Linde Group entered into an exclusive cooperation agreement to develop and market plants for the production of second-generation biofuels. Under this agreement, biotechnology will be used to extract fuels such as ethanol from ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81787/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Agrium Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Agrium U.S. Inc., has completed its tender offer for UAP Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: UAPH).Agrium U.S.'s tender offer for all of the outstanding common stock of UAP expired at 12:00 midnight, ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81786/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has assessed BASF's lycopene formulations marketed under the brand name LycoVit® as safe for use in foods and food supplements. In this way, the Authority is confirming that BASF's synthetically produced ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81778/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Dr. Hermann Schnell was posthumously awarded one of the highest honors in the plastics industry when he was inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame this year. The Plastics Academy Hall of Fame was founded in 1972 to honor those who have made major ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81785/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Phenomenex Inc. announced the availability of a new publication, "The Essential Guide for Biofuel Analysis." Designed to meet the needs of the growing biofuels industry, the new guide provides technology information and troubleshooting tips for ... ChemEurope.COM News http://www.chemeurope.com/news/e/81788/?WT.mc_id=ca0069 Methanol fuel cells are an efficient and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, but they are still not economically viable Nevertheless, for his PhD, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) research chemist, José E. 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