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Chemical makers feel the crunch

Added: 23 Jan 2009

Huntsman's axe, short-time at BASF and Bayer, SABIC profits dive. Dow, DSM, DuPont, Arkema, Rohm an…

Coogee Chemicals turns to wireless

Added: 29 Oct 2008

Emerson's Smart Wireless products prevent breakdowns and lost production on rotating reactor at Aus…

Chemical waste plant adds wireless inventory management

Added: 15 Oct 2008

Wireless monitoring of tank levels at operation treating chemical wastes from pharmaceutical and pe…

Chemicals industry employers, unions urge climate change rethink

Added: 9 Oct 2008

EU must focus on the competitiveness of energy intensive industries or face major dis-investment in…

Tyre, food majors target biochemical process for rubber industry

Added: 17 Sep 2008

Genencor and Goodyear to co-develop bio-process to produce renewable alternative to petroleum-deriv…

Honeywell good for Norwegian wood chemicals maker

Added: 16 Sep 2008

Wood-based and organic chemicals producer Borregaard using control technology to increase safety, r…

Close Brothers in UK chemicals MBO

Added: 9 Sep 2008

£129-million buyout of Warwick International of North Wales - a speciality chemical manufacturer fo…

Emerson nets main instrument vendor contract on China chemicals plant

Added: 28 Aug 2008

Batch automation requirement guides Nalco selection of automation architecture with fieldbus techno…

Cefic predicts slowdown for EU chemicals makers

Added: 7 Jul 2008

Industry group expects output growth of 2.0% in 2008 for the EU chemical industry, down from 2.5% i…

Chemical plant changes drive down EU emissions

Added: 27 Jun 2008

Fall in emissions of nitrous oxides from chemical plants key to net reduction in EU greenhouse gas …