Fine and speciality chemicals – Page 12
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BusinessLyondellBasell to build world’s largest propylene oxide plant
Petrochemical giant gets go-ahead for most expensive project to date
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BusinessConsortium working to extend sustainable coconut oil supply chain
Agricultural education programme helps secure production and reduce environmental impact
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BusinessArkema invests in speciality chemicals
Company will expand Asian plants producing bio-based polyamide, thiochemicals and photocured resins
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BusinessEU to investigate Merck KGaA’s merger with Sigma–Aldrich
Commission says Merck failed to disclose a crucial research project
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BusinessUkraine plans to privatise state chemical producers
Government aims to develop struggling industry by attracting foreign investment
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OpinionWhat's holding back continuous manufacturing?
Despite manay advantages, the move to flow chemistry in fine and speciality chemicals is slow
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BusinessDow will face dioxin suit
US appeals court rules property owners have a valid case over soil contamination
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BusinessWillow promises new medicines
Investigating tree’s metabolites throws up much more than aspirin
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WhitepaperReplacing traditional chemicals in the beamhouse
In this white paper Marcus Breulmann, a technical manager at Stahl, explains the fundamentals and results of the innovative Proviera® - Probiotics for Leather™ product range.
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BusinessGE accused of exposing workers to toxic chemicals
Canadian union says dangerous compounds were used without proper worker protection
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BusinessHuntsman and Clariant agree merger deal
Uniting Huntsman’s bulk materials with Clariant’s additives gives a more integrated speciality chemicals offering
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BusinessPatheon buyout brings Thermo into contract manufacturing
$7.2bn deal expands Thermo Fisher’s laboratory products and services segment
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BusinessMerck KGaA to buy Chematica
Retrosynthesis tool will gain computational muscle and integrate with Sigma–Aldrich catalogue
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BusinessRussia invests in speciality chemicals industry
Government will pump cash into sector to develop domestic industry, counteract effects of sanctions, and meet demand from military
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BusinessBrexit raises regulatory worries
Risk of doubling legal burden for industry undermines referendum’s ‘red-tape cutting’ claims
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OpinionCrystal clear
The dark craft of crystallisation is an essential skill when working on kilogram scale
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BusinessCarbon Clean Solutions and Veolia team up to expand carbon capture and re-use
New partnership will further develop the use of carbon capture technology on industrial scale
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BusinessHow do chemical firms last hundreds of years?
What distinguishes companies that thrive from others that failed?
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BusinessOnline tool tracks bio-based materials
E-certificates automatically trace ingredients through supply chain processes
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FeatureThe flow revolution
Continuous approaches are starting to find use in fine chemicals, as Angeli Mehta discovers