Welcome To Spec Chem Online

Welcome to Specchemonline, the fine and speciality chemicals industry website brought to you by the producers of Speciality Chemicals Magazine and Chemspec Events.

As well as bringing you the latest news in fine and speciality chemicals every week, the site hosts the digital version of the print edition of the magazine and, in alternate months, the new and purely online version of Speciality Chemicals Magazine, where the focus is on business, markets and environmental issues. There is also a full and continually updated listing of relevant industry events.

We welcome any feedback about the website, particuarly if you have any ideas of subjects and companies you think we should be covering in the magazine. Please get in touch by clicking here.

Dr Andrew Warmington
Editor


Latest Industry News

BASF plans US formic acid plant

New headquarters in NJ venue for announcement
 

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Covance closing toxicology facility

Chandler closure part of Early Development cost cutting
 

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Dow deals with Solazyme

Off-take agreement covers dielectric fluids
 

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Chemspec Asia heads for Bangkok

First in latest extension debuts in September 2013
 

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BASF continues battery and water focus

Acquisition of Novolyte, investment into NanoH2O
 

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Rhodia expands in oil, sugarcane, rare earths

Expanded Sibur alliance, work with Champion and more
 

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Harlan forms Ipsen deal

Swiss operation may be cut down
 

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Feature Articles

Mixed blessings

Last year brought both rags and riches in fine chemicals. We round up the highlights from the annual result

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Looking fine

Companies with diversified capabilities had positive news to announce at Informex. Andrew Warmington reports

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Outsourcing: The next supply chain management paradigm in pharma?

Ioannis Valvis, managing director of NovoSynth Pharmaceuticals, looks at how outsourcing will change the drug development process

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Links in the chain

Despite Rx-360, there are still many risks to the pharmaceutical supply chain. We report from Informex USA

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Opiate of the people


A recent court ruling in India has thrown the country's role in the drugs industry into question, as well as raising huge ethical issues

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An unmistakeable trend


Everybody is going to Asia – and not for cheap labour
 

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Slipping out of REACH


Are the companies affected by the next deadline moving fast enough?

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