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First edition of Chemstart’up Award: Arkema and Chemparc reward the young company Borochem
(03 Sep 2010)
Arkema and Chemparc have now awarded the very first Chemstart’up prize to the company Borochem. Teamed up with the 2010 Pierre Potier Prize, this award was launched to assist with the development of young innovative chemical companies at the ......
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Fifty years of propionic acid manufacturing at BASF
(02 Sep 2010)
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 Ludwigshafen Verbund site. The inauguration of ......
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Chemical Companies Find New Opportunities by Helping the Automotive Industry Go Green, Says Frost & Sullivan
(05 Aug 2010)
Chemical companies can do more to support the automotive industry in going green whilst also opening new markets and sales channels for themselves. According to Frost & Sullivan, huge opportunities exist for chemical companies in the automotive ......
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Chlorinated solvents market not yet fully recovered from economic climate
(03 Aug 2010)
Perchloroethylene sales remained stable while Methylene Chloride went further down
Sales of the chlorinated solvents Perchloroethylene and Dichloromethane totalled in 144,000 tonnes last year, an average drop of 7% compared with the previous year (154,000 tonnes). However, the market situation differs for the individual ......
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Information on the risks and benefits of pesticides does not reach consumers
(30 Jul 2010)
BfR publishes study on awareness of pesticides in food
Consumers know little about pesticide residues in food. They do show considerable interest in this subject but don’t think they are sufficiently well informed. This is the outcome of representative population survey commissioned by the Federal ......
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Eastern Europe and Niche Applications Stimulate the European Polymer Blends Market
(01 Jul 2010)
Hard hit by the global economic slowdown in 2009, the European polymer blends and alloys market is on the upswing again, thanks mainly to high growth potential in Eastern Europe, particularly for electronics applications. Electronic housing and ......
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Science and industry in dialogue: The future of boron chemistry
(23 Jun 2010)
Focus on the latest developments in use of Boron Reagents and Organometallic Compounds in Organic Synthesis
From June 15 – 16, the 6th international BASF Boron Conference took place in Ludwigshafen. As in the years before, more than 100 participants from industry and academia attended the meeting to discuss current trends and new applications of ......
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Abundance of Raw Materials and New Production Units Drive the Bioplastics Market in Brazil and Mexico
(18 Jun 2010)
Given Higher Prices, Consumer Perception Important for Widespread Adoption
Both Brazil and Mexico are nascent markets for bioplastics, compared to those in Europe or the U.S. Nevertheless, bioplastics are currently penetrating such segments as food packaging and agricultural films and large production scales in Brazil ......
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From Lab to Fab – Further Growth in Organic and Printed Electronics
(04 Jun 2010)
Upward trend of the organic and printed electronics industry continues
The organic and printed electronics industry continues to grow. Numerous companies have started production. Especially the use of technologies capable of mass-production, such as printing technologies, opens new markets for thin, ......
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KOLB receives Responsible Care Award 2010
(03 Jun 2010)
Energy extraction from heat earns KOLB innovation award
From now on the chemical company, KOLB Nederland based in Klundert, the Netherlands, will be using considerably less natural gas for warming up raw materials. Instead of gas, the company reuses heat extracted from its brand new reactor unit. ......
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