Oriflame warehouse in India destroyed by fire

One of Oriflame’s main warehouses for India, located in the vicinity of New Delhi, has been totally destroyed by fire. No one has been reported injured in the incident.

Clariant Masterbatches opens first Project House

Connecting teams of experts from around the world to pursue breakthrough concepts and solutions in masterbatches products and processes

U.S. economy expected to maintain steady, restrained growth in 2014

The U.S. economy is likely to see continued, albeit conservative growth in 2014, according to the American Chemistry Council's monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB).

Asia-Pacific leads demand for packaging film

China and India are the largest consumers in the region; food packaging is the key application area.

Intertek promotes food safety in South Africa

The firm launched a series of training sessions on the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000) scheme this November

Demand for nutraceutical ingredients to rise 7.2%

New study estimates demand to reach $30 billion by 2017

Tomato therapy: Engineered veggies target intestinal lipids, improve cholesterol

In an experiment with mice, UCLA researchers said that a genetically engineered tomato which mimics “good" cholesterol can reduce the negative effects of certain lipids.

Fresenius conference: Residues of Food Contact Materials in Food

Conference tackles legal developments related to food contact materials

An innovative App for perfume recommendation

Perfumance, an innovative perfume recommendation app is launched just in time for the holiday season. It's designed to help shoppers find the right fragrance.

New composites that can regenerate when damaged

With polymer gel that heals itself, a proposal has been put forth to develop new composites that can regenerate when damaged.

Big 5: Borouge presents solutions for building and civil infrastructure

The Big 5 provided Borouge with an opportunity to demonstrate its latest offerings in PP-R, PP-RCT, PP-B, BorECO? and BorSafe? solutions, technologies and services.

Smithers Rapra China lab gets key ISO accreditation

The Smithers Rapra Suzhou, China lab joins the Smithers Tire & Wheel Test Center in Ravenna, Ohio in being an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited supplier of dynamic tire testing.