Lanxess to expand capacity of high-performance rubber
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has decided to expand the global capacity of its high-performance rubber Neodymium Polybutadiene (Nd-PBR). Lanxess will invest about €20 million to increase production by an additional 50,000 metric...

BMS acquires Artificial Muscle
Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS; www.bayermaterialscience.com), a subsidiary of Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayer.com) and part of the global Bayer MaterialScience business, has acquired Artificial Muscle, Inc. (AMI; Sunnyvale, Calif.).  AMI is a...

Cover Story: Making Energy Efficiency Pay
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information As fuel prices continue to rise, energy management is everyone’s business Market trends suggest that the demand for energy resources will rise...

Lawrence Sloan becomes president of SOCMA
Andre Vanhove is promoted to global HPI product applications leader at GE Water, NanoGram Corp. names Dave Corbin CEO, and more...

Veolia Water is awarded new contract for water treatment in Brazil...and more business news
Clariant plans new ethoxylation plant in China; LyondellBasell to close LDPE unit in Carrington; Aker Solutions awarded contract for Staatsolie refinery expansion project; BASF divests Brazilian polystyrene business; AkzoNobel realigns coatings and chemicals portfolios; and more...