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.
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 […]
February 22, 2016
ChemChina, otherwise known as the China National Chemical Equipment Corporation, has signed on to an agreement with the Swiss-based agricultural […]
February 17, 2016
$31.2B Trade Deficit Increases in Brazilian Chemical Industry The past 15 years have seen increasing growth of the Brazilian chemical […]
January 26, 2016
Scientists should be Focused on Non-Toxic Chemical Formulations Green chemistry pioneers are concerned that progress in the industry is being […]
December 23, 2015
Chemical and Fertilizers Export Council Seeks Trade Deals A major chemical industry meeting will be taking place in Egypt from […]
December 20, 2015
U.S. Chemical Industry Set for Major Shakeup in Coming Years Natural gas has had a dramatic effect on the US […]
December 8, 2015
The PRC Set to Reduce Use of Mercury in Chemical Industry The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is set to […]
November 16, 2015
AkzoNobel Lands Big Wins at 2015 ICIS Awards Ceremony Ship operators will now be able to save millions of dollars […]
November 8, 2015
Togliattiazot Receives Green Light for Transshipment Complex in Taman Seaport The Federal Agency for Marine & River Transport has given […]
October 13, 2015
LyondellBasell Inks Deal with SJS Plastiblends to Tap Into Lucrative Indian Market Later in 2015, an acquisition between LyondellBasell (LYE: […]
October 13, 2015
TfS and EcoVadis renew partnership for Sustainability in Chemical Industry Supply Chain The world’s premier provider of improvement tools for […]
October 11, 2015
Chemical Industry Bigwigs Gather in Poland for Major Global Summit Chemical industry executives, dignitaries and leading academics gathered at the […]
September 20, 2015
Bayer Group Seeking €10 billion for Covestro IPO The Bayer Group is seeking to extend its span of operations from […]
August 16, 2015
Four decades have passed since the introduction of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976. The TSCA was the […]
August 10, 2015
Greece has been dominating global financial news headlines for months, and the economic turmoil that characterizes this southern European nation […]
July 30, 2015
A whole lot of facility improvement is happening on chemicals company sites all over the world right now. Let’s take […]
July 6, 2015
GC3 Reports Provide Workable Plan for Widespread Adoption of Green Chemistry Sustainable chemistry practices are being touted by the GC3 […]
June 22, 2015
$145 Billion in Chemical Industry Investment Projects Slated for 2015 Crude oil prices have been falling in 2015, but investments […]
June 15, 2015
In June 2015 the House will be considering a bill that will reassess the manner in which toxic chemicals are […]
June 10, 2015
While the U.S. economy grew at a lacklustre pace in Q1 owing to high taxation, regulatory measures and falling consumer […]
May 28, 2015
Green chemistry has a ways to go yet before it reaches the mainstream. The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council is […]