Storys zum Thema Chemie

Brenntag SE

Brenntag presents an innovative plastics solution for heavy-duty distance mounting in the building and construction sector

Brenntag SE

Brenntag reports a broad based increase in operating EBITDA for the second quarter of 2018

Essen (ots) - Brenntag (WKN A1DAHH), the global market leader in chemical distribution, continued to perform well in the second quarter of 2018: the Group increased its key performance indicators by a clear margin, with operating EBITDA growing at a double-digit rate again on a constant currency basis. The encouraging performance was underpinned primarily by organic ...

Nano-Care Deutschland AG

Nano-Care Deutschland AG develops a highly sophisticated impregnation for textiles to replace C8 fluorocarbon technologies

European Bioplastics

Bioplastics production capacities to grow by more than 400% by 2018

Berlin (ots) - The results of European Bioplastics' annual market data update, presented today at the 9th European Bioplastics Conference in Brussels, confirm the positive growth trend of the global bioplastics industry. "The market is predicted to grow by more than 400 percent in the mid-term," stated François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics. The data compiled in cooperation with the IfBB (Institute for ...

TECNARO GmbH

15th anniversary from TECNARO - The Biopolymer Company - and hereby "crystal marriage" of the business ?partners Pfitzer and Nägele with their company

Ilsfeld-Auenstein (ots) - With the visionary sentence "There´s a lot to do - let´s plant it" Dr. Franz Alt pointed out during his laudation of the award ceremony regarding the Diesel medal 2011 for the two TECNARO founders for their contribution regarding sustainability with renewable resources. This appeal could ...

European Bioplastics

European Bioplastics: Fivefold growth of the bioplastics market by 2016 / Biobased PET contributes significantly with a tenfold increase in its capacity

Berlin (ots) - An above-average positive development in bioplastics production capacity has made past projections obsolete. The market of around 1.2 million tonnes in 2011 will see a fivefold increase in production volumes by 2016 - to an anticipated almost 6 million tonnes. This is the result of the current market ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: Basotect: An intelligent foam with many applications

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to develop a versatile high-tech foam. Basotect is an intelligent foam which, thanks to its versatility, can be used in simple as well as technically demanding applications. It can be used for cleaning ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are fungicides?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Just like animals and human beings, plants can get sick. In many cases, the cause is a fungus. Not a mushroom like you see poking up out of the ground in the woods, but a network of branching, filamentary cells that botanists call 'hyphae'. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners ...

BASF SE

Special: BASF Podcast - A potato with a special starch

Ludwigshafen (ots) - This is a special edition of BASF's audio magazine for innovation on the occasion of the EU approval for commercial cultivation of the starch potato Amflora. With the help of plant biotechnology BASF developed a special potato named Amflora. The starch derived from Amflora has only one component - amylopectin. Due to this ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: iGloss: Scratch-resistant clearcoat for cars

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to develop a new, extremely scratch-resistant clearcoat for cars. The new, extremely scratch-resistant clearcoat iGloss not only provides auto bodies with a brilliant and robust exterior, but also gives ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does a mirror grow dark?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - If you glance at yourself in a looking glass and notice that you are beginning to look a little dull around the edges - or have maybe even developed black spots - there is a scientific reason for the phenomenon. A mirror can be robbed of its reflective power by the chemical ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How do engine coolants work?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Frozen water can be lots of fun. For example, if you have a pair of skates, you can perform elegant moves on the surface of solid-phase H2O. Or you can roll together the fluffy ice crystals that fall from the sky into a snowman. But drivers like it less. They much prefer water ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How is artificial rain produced?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - There have been plenty of attempts all over the world to influence the weather with chemical tricks. In Thailand, for example, what is called the 'fon luang', or 'king's rain', is aimed at preventing drought, while what are known as 'hail planes' regularly take to the skies in ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does a sparkler work?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In the history of our attempts to master chemistry, explorations of fire are certainly among the most ancient experiments ever performed. And although we have controlled it for thousands of years, the magic of fire remains spellbinding. Take sparklers, for example. There's ...

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Initiates First Phase III Clinical Trial in Ovarian Cancer

Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - Boehringer Ingelheim announced today the initiation of a new phase III clinical trial to evaluate one of its two late-stage oncology pipeline compounds for the treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. The clinical study, called LUME-Ovar-1 trial, investigates the compound BIBF 1120, a novel oral anti-angiogenic agent[1], ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How do you brew non-alcoholic beer?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Beer has a long history. Experts say humanity has known the alcoholic beverage for more than 5,000 years. When you think about it that adds up to a lot of hangovers, which is why it's a good thing that modern breweries have also figured out how to make beer that doesn't contain ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What does it mean when people talk about "hard water"?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Hard water - sounds like white and flaky showerheads, encrusted water cookers, or stopped-up pipes. Although the clear water that comes jetting out of the faucet might look soft and innocent, it contains substances that can turn pretty hard. Just let a little water from your ...

Boehringer Ingelheim

Flibanserin Demonstrates Efficacy and Tolerability in Pivotal Phase III Trials in Pre-Menopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)

Ingelheim, Germany, November 16 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Results Support Flibanserin as a Potential Treatment for HSDD, an Under-Recognised Women's Sexual Health Condition - For Medical Media, Outside the US Only Data from pooled, pivotal Phase III clinical trials demonstrate that flibanserin 100mg taken once daily at ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What's the difference between sugar and artificial sweetener?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Sugar and sweetener - both taste sweet, which is just another way of saying that both interact with the 'sweetness' taste receptors on your tongue. But that's about all they have in common. Otherwise, sugar and sweetener don't ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: Achieving Climate Protection with Eco-efficiency

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how the eco-efficiency analysis helps you to determine how you can reduce the consumption of energy and materials and how to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Every product leaves some ecological traces behind. But how can you record all of the relevant ecological criteria involved in the ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does the non-stick surface in a pan work?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - When the first non-stick cookware arrived on the market back in the mid-1950s, it was an instant hit. The images of fried eggs or pancakes sliding straight out of the pan onto the plate proved irresistible to consumers. As with so many other products, however, the discovery ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is the chemistry behind a permanent wave hairstyle?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - The key to understanding lies in the molecular structure of hair. A single hair is made up of a bundle of fibers. The individual fibers are in turn made up of even smaller threadlike components known as fibrils. And in their turn, fibrils are made up of chains of protein ...

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Receives Approval From the European Commission for Mirapexin(R)/Sifrol(R) Prolonged-Release, Once Daily Tablet for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - New Formulation Brings the Established Efficacy of Mirapexin(R)/Sifrol(R) to Patients With Parkinson's Disease in the Convenience of a Once Daily Dose Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the Mirapexin(R)/Sifrol(R) (pramipexole) new prolonged-release , once daily tablet ...

BASF SE

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does fluoride make your teeth hard?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - Your chewing apparatus has to be pretty stable to be able to cope with all the sustenance we shove into it every day. The outermost layer of a tooth, the enamel, is actually the hardest substance that the human body produces. It consists of a mineral called hydroxylapatite. In ...