Senior chemical executives continued to bring home fat paychecks last year, according to data that 50 firms filed with the SEC. The median overall compensation package for chemical... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13787.html
CW has taken the compensation figures as reported in proxies or other public documents, as calculated by the companies to meet SEC requirements in the U.S. or similar requirements in... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13788.html
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (Tokyo) is aiming for higher, more profitable ground. The company, Japan’s largest chemical maker, is targeting the higher-value performance products... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13645.html
Matthias Zachert likes challenges. He started his chemical industry career in the mid-1990s, when he joined Hoechst and became head of a special project to establish the Hoechst Marion... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13646.html
Canadian chemical producers say they are bracing for a sharp drop in profitability this year amid fluctuating energy prices, a slow economy, and a rapid increase in the Canadian-U.S... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13417.html
Tight markets for agricultural crops pushed fertilizer sales volumes and prices higher in the first half, leading to record earnings for firms operating in mineral-rich sites in... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13418.html
As nations prepare parallel yet separate responses to climate change, chemical makers are evaluating how to maximize the benefits and minimize the cost of compliance. However, just... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13266.html
Global collaboration among industry, regulators, and other groups will be key to ensuring an effective, orderly response to issues including increasing energy demand, diminishing... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13267.html
It is essential that any future greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction mandates allow chemical companies to continue use of coal as a source of power generation to prevent wide-scale switching... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13268.html
Rising gasoline prices and green-conscious consumers have forced the global automotive industry to rethink its power train, setting the stage for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/13115.html
The Responsible Care program, born in Canada in 1987, was first implemented in the U.S. in 1988 at a time when public perception of the chemical industry stood at an all-time low... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12977.html
Demand for smaller, more powerful, multi-functional digital devices has charged up demand for advanced chemistries and process technologies. Traditional materials can no longer meet... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12748.html
Lanxess celebrated the third anniversary of its listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange earlier this year, which followed the company’s spin-off from Bayer in 2004. Lanxess was... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12610.html
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the chemical industry is entering a new era as the pressure increases for all firms to make their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data publicly... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12611.html
The specialty chemical sector has become fashionable again. Specialties has in recent years largely been the domain of pure-play companies, but it is now attracting producers that had... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12477.html
Strong grain demand has created a more fertile playing field for major agricultural biotechnology firms, which have spent the last decade competing for market share in this relatively... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12245.html
The credit crunch has put the brakes on M&A in the chemical distribution sector, particularly by private equity firms. Banks are making much less debt available to fund deals and... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12246.html
The U.K. chemical distribution sector is on course for strong growth over the next 4-5 years despite tough challenges such as the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12247.html
The European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC; Brussels) has taken a more proactive approach in recent years to expanding its membership and pursuing its advocacy strategy... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12248.html
The flame in the overheated engineering and construction (E&C) industry is unlikely to die out any time soon, investors and contractors say. Many observers who had predicted an... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/cover_story/12112.html
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