Highlights from this month's CHEManager Europe

What's New On CHEManager Europe: June

AkzoNobel CEO to Step Down
Hans Wijers to leave AkzoNobel in 2012 with Ton Büchner appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer

Stockmeier Urethanes Takes Over Greenfield Polymers
Acquisition of UK based company opens up new markets for German Stockmeier Urethanes

Joint Production Soda Ash Plant in China
Solvay, Belgium, and Tianjin Soda Ash Plant, China, set up a joint production plant in China

Large Oil Discovery in Gulf of Mexico
Potential for more than 700 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, one of the largest oil discoveries in the Gulf

Chemistry of a Hangover — Alcohol and its Consequences Part 2
How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery? Klaus Roth looks at how ethanol is metabolized

Wonderlab Comic — Alcohol Lamp
It's Gin-Jo's birthday in the Wonderlab and Sophie has arranged a little surprise

Global Chemical Industry Structure
The structure of the chemical industries of China, Brazil, Russia and Saudi Arabia

20 New H2 Filling Stations in Germany
For the first time it will be possible to drive anywhere in Germany with a fuel-cell-powered vehicle

Jens Rieger Receives Walther-Nernst Medal
Dr. Jens Rieger, BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, receives Walther-Nernst Medal at Bunsentagung in Berlin