Evonik Industries, one of the world's leading suppliers of methacrylate chemistry products, doubled its production capacities for VISIOMER® MAAH (methacrylic anhydride) at its site in Worms, Germany, in 2015.
AkzoNobel has joined SEAFRONT (Synergistic Fouling Control Technologies), a project within the Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission, to develop environmentally friendly fouling-control coatings for boats, ships, tidal power plants and other aquatic installations.
Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, announced that its active substance ECONEA® is recommended for inclusion into Annex I of the EU Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) 98/8/EC for Product Type 21: Antifouling Products.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant has completed Phase 2 of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) with the registration of 255 different chemical substances.
Gelest Inc., Morrisville, PA, has extended its reach into Europe through the acquisition of a warehouse and logistics center located in Industriepark Griesheim, Frankfurt, Germany.
In 2012, the Council of Europe (CoE) Parliamentary Assembly began the first steps towards nanotechnology regulation with a view to respecting scientific precautionary principles.
