The 2011 literary prize is awarded to three university professors from Dortmund: Arno Behr, David Agar and Jakob Jörissen

Literary Prize: A. Behr, D. Agar and J. Jörissen

New Technology for Recovering Minerals
New collector technology consisting of water-repelling nanoparticles recovers almost 100 % of minerals in waste rock

Biodiesel Production in Argentina
Evonik builds new catalyst plant for biodiesel production in Argentina

BASF Qtech Formed
New start-up will focus on commercializing advanced catalytic surface coatings for steam cracker furnace tubes

Nanomedicines Effects on Environment
Study models how plants adsorb excreted nanomedicines

Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Annual Review
The first global indexes tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide

Wissenschaftsforum: GDCh President M. Dröscher
Michael Dröscher, GDCh President, introduces the theme of the Wissenschaftsforum and the GDCh study “Perspectives in Chemistry”

German Industry in the 2nd Quarter 2011
Despite of the cooling in global economy, the German chemical industry continues on its way towards record marks

Top Universities in the World
Cambridge University, UK, has topped a league table of the world's best universities, with Harvard and MIT, USA, ranked second and third

Climate Change: A Crop Protection Challenge – Interview with D. Gustafson
Dave Gustafson, Senior Fellow, Monsanto Company, discusses climate change and its impact on crop production