Recent News
Interested in what's been happening in the chemicals industry lately? Keep up with the latest stories about the sector's leading companies, new innovations and regulations in our Recent News section.
January 7, 2020
Due to the growing call for a cleaner, greener environment, chemical producers will have to find innovative ways to maintain their relevance and profitability.
December 23, 2019
The Pulse of the Chemical Industry Report was released by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) at its 14th […]
December 8, 2019
BASF Group Reports Decline in Third-Quarter Profitability and Sales Britain’s upcoming departure from the European Union has caused global uncertainty […]
June 28, 2018
Weedingtech, the world leader in herbicide-free technology for controlling unwanted vegetation, has announced a partnership with Royal Warrant holder in […]
May 22, 2018
Dr. Tobias Erb to Receive the Otto Bayer Award for His Work and Research in Synthetic Biology The Bayer Science […]
April 24, 2018
The chemical industry has performed well during the past year, showing an increase of around 8% – but even in […]
March 7, 2018
A bullish start to the year for South Korean-based SK Innovation Co with Quarter 1 earnings expected to see gains […]
February 27, 2018
Exploring Why The Clariant Huntsman Corporation Merger Failed – The Rise of Activist Investors When Clariant CEO Hariolf Kottman and […]
February 18, 2018
Has Lotte Chemical Lost It’s Chance to Invest in the US? When the 5th largest South Korean business conglomerate, Lotte […]
October 8, 2017
One of the seven “Supermajor” oil companies in the world, Total S.A. is best known for its oil exploration and […]
August 30, 2017
Lithium Australia has made an exciting breakthrough by developing and patenting a revolutionary new process for extracting high-quality lithium carbonate […]
August 13, 2017
Rapid and Sustained Growth Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the leading players in the rapid and […]
April 9, 2017
How Science is Shaping the Textile Industry Given the central importance of textiles in our lives and homes, it’s hardly […]
December 22, 2016
2017 SCI Chemical Industry Medal to be awarded to Andreas C. Kramvis, Vice Chairman of Honeywell Every year, the Society […]
December 5, 2016
While there appears to be unanimous agreement on the need to do everything possible to eliminate the possibility of crude […]
November 13, 2016
Kigali, Rwanda was the scene of probably the most intense and far-reaching, marathon negotiations yet to take place among the […]
November 6, 2016
The good news is that India signed on to the international climate change agreement (the Paris agreement) earlier this month. […]
October 31, 2016
Around 25 years ago a major paradigm shift took place within the chemicals industry and in the expectations of an […]
August 29, 2016
Greener products are being increasingly demanded around the world. Added to this is a need for cheaper feedstocks, cost-effective processing […]
August 22, 2016
Renewable feedstock is seen as an increasingly viable alternative to petroleum-based feedstocks. One such chemical company, Chemical Process Industries (CPI) […]
August 16, 2016
Two important chemical industry conferences are coming up in September 2016. These include the 2016 Prop 65 Conference and the […]
August 10, 2016
Water contamination continues to be an issue that gets top billing with chemical companies around the world. Recent reports from […]
July 28, 2016
Researchers have toiled long and hard to find cheaper alternative processes for upgrading petroleum than conventional hydroprocessing. The conventional upgrading […]
July 11, 2016
Plastic Industry Still Recovering from Great Recession of 2008-2009 A mood of cautious optimism abounds ahead of the K 2016 […]
June 29, 2016
The UK chemical industry is likely to be impacted by the decision on Thursday, June 23, 2016 to break from […]
June 27, 2016
2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognise chemical innovation and pollution prevention A series of ongoing initiatives aimed at transforming […]
April 27, 2016
The combined net exports of UK chemical companies to the European Union amount to £50 billion per annum. This massive […]
April 5, 2016
The chemical industry is mulling the prospects of a natural acid that has shown its ability to replace petroleum and […]
March 7, 2016
Two of the world’s premier chemical companies in Dow and DuPont have planned to merge before the end of 2016. […]
March 6, 2016
Shareholders forming part of a coalition with assets totaling $300 billion have now put forth proposals for ExxonMobil Corporation to […]