Chemical Industry Surging on US Gas
As reported on FuelFix, the North American chemical industry is rebounding from last decade’s economic declines as a surge in natural gas drilling means more raw materials are available at relatively...
View ArticleWest Virginia Chemical Industry Poised for Growth, Has Hope for Development
Chemicals have a long tradition in West Virginia, and those in the industry are hoping anther growing sector – natural gas – can boost the Chemical Valley and other parts of the state. Even though...
View ArticleNation Ford Chemical Owners Fight Foreign Competition
As reported by the Herald Online, it’s an all too familiar story. You know the ending before it even starts. Small, locally owned company makes a good product. As the company grows, foreign competitors...
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Light May Recast Copper as Chemical Industry “Holy Grail”
Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could reverse the rusting of your car by shining a bright light on it? It turns out that this concept works for undoing oxidation on copper nanoparticles, and it could...
View ArticleCall for Entries: Chemical Industry Innovation Awards
ICIS, the trusted information provider for the global chemical and energy industries, calls for entries for the 10th annual ICIS Innovation Awards, designed to recognize outstanding technological and...
View ArticleGFS Chemicals Expands Product Line for Electronics Manufacturers
Specialty chemical manufacturer GFS Chemicals, Inc.is expanding its commitment to electronics manufacturers with a domestically produced electronics-grade Ceric Ammonium Nitrate ((NH4)2Ce(NO3)6). The...
View ArticleResponsible Care Code Launched by American Chemistry Council
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and its members launched a new Responsible Care Product Safety Code on May 6, 2013. Based on existing industry best practices, the Product Safety Code goes above...
View ArticleIndustry Applauds US Chemical Reform Bill
The US chemical industry is backing bipartisan legislation that would reform the law that controls chemical sales in the US for the first time since its enactment in 1976. But environmental groups do...
View ArticleUS Chemical Industry Opposing LEED Upgrade
Members of the US chemical industry have voiced their concern about proposed upgrades to LEED which they claim will have an unfair and adverse impact on business, and are lobbying Congress for the...
View ArticleTechnology Roadmap Report to Improve Chemical Industry Energy Use
The IEA, ICCA and DECHEMA jointly released today their new roadmap that explores how the chemical industry can further amplify catalysis and other related technology advances to boost energy efficiency...
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Chemical Industry Facts and Figures
According to Chemical and Engineering News, after a slow 2011, chemical industry executives were ready last year to power up to meet what they hoped would be accelerating demand for their products....
View ArticleCan the UK afford (not) to produce chemicals in 2050?
A new report has been issued by the University of Manchester’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. The report was generated in collaboration with the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC)...
View ArticlePPG Industries’ CEO to Receive the ICIS Kavaler Award
The ICIS Kavaler Award, sponsored by The Chemists’ Club in recognition for outstanding achievement as voted on by his peers, will be awarded to PPG Industries chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch. This...
View ArticleChemistry will Underpin Economic Growth
A cross-industry collaboration is trying to unite the UK chemicals sector, presenting a coherent voice to government and building a robust industry landscape founded on basic chemical feedstock...
View ArticleChemical Companies Rush to US Thanks to Low Natural Gas Prices
Scores of companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Sasol plan to spend about $100 billion to build or expand chemical plants in the U.S., according to a tally kept by Dow Chemical, the biggest U.S....
View ArticleLintech Chosen as Manufactured Rubber Goods Distribution Partner for Evonik...
Lintech International, LLC has broadened its product offerings with a new partnership with Evonik Corporation’s Inorganic Materials Business Unit. On September 1, 2013, Lintech International, LLC will...
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