Bayer MaterialScience plans new production facility for coating raw materials in Shanghai - investment valued at EUR 65 million

New Production Facility for Coating Raw Materials in Shanghai

New Biodiesel Catalyst Plant in Argentina
Evonik plans to build a new facility to produce catalysts for the manufacture of biodiesel in Argentina

200th Birthday of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen did groundbreaking work in organic chemistry and spectrometry, but he's most famous for the Bunsen burner

BASF And PETRONAS Further Join Forces In Malaysia
BASF and PETRONAS will commence a feasibility study for a new plant for superabsorbent polymers

New President of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chun-Li Bai was recently appointed president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Kevlar-like Plastic from Pineapples and Bananas
Nano-cellulose fibers from plants may lead to stronger, lighter, and more sustainable materials to replace automotive plastics

Highest Reported Efficiency for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Efficient light-harvesting metal-free chromophore for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)

Changes in Global Ocean Circulation
The freshwater content of the upper Arctic Ocean which has an impact on global ocean circulation has increased by about 20 % since the 1990s

Priestley Medal Awarded
Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology, USA, awarded ACS's highest honor

Charles Lathrop Parson Award
Michael E. Strem, president of high purity chemicals maker Strem Chemicals, receives the ACS award for outstanding public service