BASF to acquire biotechnology company Verenium

Proposed transaction strengthens position in strategic growth market for enzymes

Aasted expands in the Middle East

Aasted Turkey will now be Aasted Middle East & Turkey to provide the necessary accessibility to customers further east

GEA freezing systems solutions at Process Expo 2013

GEA Refrigeration North America presents solutions at North Hall, Level 3, Stand 5331 in Chicago’s McCormick Place

Flame retardant plastics for UL 2043

Targeted at replacing metal, RTP Company's compounds are capable of providing sufficient strength and stiffness while also simplifying manufacturing through the elimination of secondary operations that are required in metal fabrication.

SAPRO announces winners of Best Recycled Product Awards for 2013

The winners of the 2013 SAPRO Best Recycled Products were announced withSunlight Dishwash Bottle from Unilever SA receiving top award.

Mental health ‘eye test’ breakthrough

The test, which recognises unusual eye movements to help clinicians identify illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression, is up for an award

Optimizing preoperative cleaning reduces infections

Better preoperative surgical site cleaning by patients can reduce surgical infections

Cautious optimism for pharma industry

Fall in licensing deals characterizes first half of 2013 in the pharmaceutical sector

PACK EXPO 2013: MISUMI to present configurable components

MISUMI’s configurable components for packaging machinery automation system design take centre stage in the exhibit, “Configurable is the New Standard.”

PACK EXPO 2013: Kuka to present KR AGILUS

The company will showcase its family of small robots, the KR AGILUS. On 23 September, it will host Robots, Wine and Cheese, an in-booth reception.

25 projects to develop Jeddah next year

Jeddah's municipality has announced the tender of more than 25 projects for 2015.

Iran to invest over EUR8B in aluminium sector

Iran plans to invest around 8.5 billion euros ($11.4 billion) in its aluminium industry as part of plans to nearly quadruple production by 2025, an official at mining group Imidro said on Thursday, Reuters reported.