Fine and speciality chemicals – Page 10
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Business
Chemical industry roundup 2017
Economic and political pressure is encouraging industry to become more specialised as certain sectors consolidate
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News
New EU environmental targets for organic chemical plants
Commission sets monitoring standards alongside emissions levels
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Business
Nova 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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Business
Something 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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Business
China 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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Business
Investor kills planned Huntsman–Clariant merger
Merger of equals abandoned after major Clariant investor said the deal would destroy stakeholder value
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Opinion
Are trade sanctions fair?
How much should markets be protected from cheaper imports? When does healthy competition become ‘dumping’?
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Business
Hurricane damage squeezes supply chains
Industry and government working to minimise impact of shortages of olefin feedstocks and medical products
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Business
Ex-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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Business
Residents 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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Business
BASF to buy Solvay’s polyamide business
€1.6bn deal covers 2400 employees at sites in Europe, Asia and the Americas
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Business
AkzoNobel 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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Business
Chemours reaches truce in pollution investigation
Company will provide authorities with data on perfluorinated compound emissions into drinking water
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Business
Hurricanes’ chemical consequences
Gulf coast petrochemical plants move to restart operations, while concerns persist about the fallout from hurricane Irma
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Business
HB Fuller targets growth with trio of deals
Adhesives manufacturer will buy one Brazilian and two US glue companies
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Business
Asia’s age of regulation
Safety legislation and data sharing in Asia is making progress but highlights a global challenge
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Article
The benefits of blends
Blends are a simple way to improve productivity, efficiency and safety
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Business
Hurricane hammers US chemical industry
Petrochemical sites along Houston’s seaboard are offline, and flooding has caused explosions at an Arkema facility
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Business
Mexichem to buy Netafim in $1.5bn deal
Takeover brings Netafim’s smart irrigation technology that could be applied across other markets