IRBM, a global Contract Research Organization, has recruited two new members of staff as part of its global growth strategy. Carlo Toniatti, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed as the Chief Scientific Officer, bringing more than two decades of drug development and discovery experience to the role where he will oversee scientific strategy, and Heidi Kingdon-Jones […]
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It’s time to innovate – in-cosmetics Korea opens next week!
How do I develop my formulation skills and what new technologies will help me create unique new beauty concepts? These are two questions every cosmetic chemist in Korea should be asking themselves as brands fight it out for market share in the hyper competitive global personal care industry. Fortunately, in-cosmetics Korea is now just a […]
Hallstar announces separation into two companies
Specialty chemical company Hallstar has announced an upcoming change to the organization of its global business, as well as new leadership roles. On October 1, 2018, Hallstar will begin to operate as two commercial companies – Hallstar Industrial Solutions Company and Hallstar Beauty & Personal Care Company. John Paro, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, […]
Veramaris holds topping-out ceremony for algal oil production facility
Veramaris, the DSM and Evonik joint venture that will revolutionize aquaculture with its sustainable omega-3 oil from natural marine algae, has celebrated a major milestone in the construction of its new production site in Blair, Nebraska. In the presence of Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley, the management of Veramaris and the two parent companies Royal […]
UK to pioneer full automation for drug discovery
The UK government has announced a new project to develop a fully-automated drug discovery facility to accelerate the production of new medicines. Business Secretary Greg Clark said the project, based at the government-funded research facility the Rosalind Franklin Institute in Harwell, Oxfordshire, will pioneer ‘hands-free molecular discovery’ to generate new drugs at a speed of […]
Water quality improvements from new research by Monsanto and Iowa State University
Monsanto Company, along with its subsidiary, The Climate Corporation, has announced a partnership with Iowa State University (ISU) Department of Agronomy to create an infrastructure project to monitor water quality and downstream nitrate loss. The project will provide researchers with valuable information on practices that help keep nitrogen fertilizer from entering surrounding waterways. Monsanto and […]
DSM and Vepa drive powder coating application technology
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has launched a collaboration with Vepa, a leader in project furniture design. The aim of this collaboration is to further demonstrate the value of powder coating technology as an operationally convenient and sustainable alternative to solvent-based liquid coating technology for heat-sensitive substrates. Initially, […]
Total declares force majeure on PP copolymer from US Texas plant
Total Petrochemicals and Refining USA declared a force majeure on all of its impact copolymer polypropylene (PP) products from its plant in Texas (USA), which has a capacity of 1.224m tonnes/year, according to a story published by ICIS news yesterday (www.icis.com). The force majeure was attributed to a series of unplanned and external events that […]
Innovation prize for Covestro’s plastics from plants
Covestro has received an innovation award offered by the German government and industry for a research breakthrough in the production of plastics from renewable raw materials. This makes the materials manufacturer one of the hundred winners of the Germany-wide competition “Excellent Landmarks in the Land of Ideas“. The prize was awarded for a newly developed […]
Greif announces multi-million Euro investment in New IBC facility
Greif, the global leader in industrial packaging products and services, is delighted to announce the official opening of its new intermediate bulk container (IBC) plant in Ede, the Netherlands. Developed in close cooperation with Greif’s longstanding industrial packaging partner Tholu, the multi-million euro facility has been designed to offer customers the very latest IBC […]