Lotte Chemical UK expands polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production at its Wilton, UK, site

New PET Plant for Lotte Chemical UK built by Uhde Inventa-Fischer

Leaves Reveal their Materialistic Nature
Plant cystoliths: A complex functional biocomposite of four distinct silica and amorphous calcium carbonate phases

VCI on New EU Directive on Energy Efficiency
German chemical industry association (VCI) thinks that absolute savings target chokes off growth in Europe

Secrets of Immunosuppressive Drugs
Calcineurin inhibitors, used clinically as immunosuppressive drugs, are shown to confer a growth advantage to myeloid cells

OLEDs from Alcohol
Alcohol-processable organic electrolytes form effective electron-injection layers for organic light-emitting diodes

Bayer Strengthens Fruits And Vegetables Business
Bayer CropScience to acquire watermelon and melon business of US-based Abbott & Cobb Inc.

Nobel Prize Reduced to Safeguard Long-Term Capital
Size of the Nobel Prize is being reduced by 20 % to safeguard long-term capital

Fast Track to Latest Research
Early View articles of 170 peer-reviewed chemistry journals — keep yourself easily up-to-date about the latest findings in your field

L. Woppowa New CEO of VDI-GVC
Dr. Ljuba A. Woppowa is the new CEO of the VDI-GVC, the Association of German Engineers and Society for Chemical Engineering

Solvent Effects: Steric vs. Thermodynamic
Steric characteristics are at least as important as the energetics of solvation for nucleophilic substitution reactions