Global PE demand seen rising to 2018

Expect 3.7% increase per year to 2018 in the global polyethylene market, says GlobalData

Safer, eco-friendly adhesive cleaners

New range of food grade adhesive cleaners are safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly option, says Gard Chemicals

Collet-Lok workholding range upgraded

New performance features enhance Enerpak’s Collet-Lok? family of hydraulic workholding

Asthma drugs may stunt growth

Children treated daily with inhaled corticosteroids may grow less than peers during the first year of treatment, Cochrane review finds

Guilt-free protein snack

Laboratoire PYC to introduce low-calorie, soya-based crisps at Cosmoprof Asia

KSU breaks ground on bulk solids research centre

Construction of Kansas State University (KSU) innovation centre for bulk solids is underway and scheduled to open in April 2015

Key Technology on tour for live demos

The company organises Cayman? BioPrint? Roadshow for digital sorter in the US and Europe

Sparkling wine in less time

Nanotechnology speeds up waste yeast extraction 4,000 times – an efficiency that may be hard to ignore

Axalta steps up coatings activity in China

Axalta-Yongjia JV, ?Huajia Chemical, expands powder coating range in China to satisfy growing domestic demand

Greater demand for machine tools seen in Indonesia

Growth will be driven by infrastructure and industry demand, says Frost & Sullivan

Frederic Serres heads Induchem’s Asian office

New office in Singapore will oversee Induchem activities in buoyant Asian market

Global beer output nears two billion hl in 2013

China maintains lead with nearly a quarter of global production, according to Barth-Report Hops 2013/2014