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14.12.2011: Experiments instead of the periodic table
Many students simply tune out during chemistry class. The periodic table of elements drives some to desperation; others are bewildered the plethora of complicated formulas. “When students are allowed to conduct practical experiments, they are much more motivated to learn—and willing to come to grips with the theoretical fundamentals,” says Andrea Bappert, 46, a chemistry teacher at Emmastraße Secondary School in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
read more07.12.2011: Workforce training for the chemicals region
Would Recklinghausen even have a university of applied sciences if it weren't for the chemical industry? Chemicals undisputedly are introducing structural changes to the local economy, and Recklinghausen was approved as a university site in the 1990s to help promote this transition. The chemical industry was certainly an important consideration in that decision, says Dr. Klaus-Uwe Koch, 52, a professor of organic chemistry and polymer science at the school.
read more23.11.2011: Industrial park supplies rare earths
Rare earths are creating a buzz throughout the business world. At the Dorsten/Marl industrial park, 1,000 metric tons of these valuable precious metals are extracted – or to be more precise, recovered – every year. “The days when the modern industrialized society could afford the luxury of using raw materials once only are long gone," says Christian Bonmann, CEO of DELA GmbH.
read more09.11.2011: Latex everywhere!
Here’s a fact that exceeds the power of human imagination: one cubic centimeter of latex milk, which is as much as a full thimble, holds so many Latex particles that you could string them once around the world.
read more27.10.2011: Greasy, grimy - and yet so valuable
The brew being discharged from the silo truck leaves such a stench in the hall that you want to take to your heels. “It's not just alive, it's squeaking,” smiles Dr. Ludger Overmann, referring to the process of putrefaction that began long ago.
read more20.10.2011: Chemistry Improves the Quality of Life: Exhibition in Citizen Service Center
In this International Year of Chemistry, Mayor Wolfgang Werner and Dr. Margarete Gersemann of the ChemSite Initiative today inaugurated the exhibition titled The Ruhr District: The Future through Chemistry. The ChemSite info wall carrying flyers is on view in the Citizen Service Center of the Town Hall up to November 9, 2011.
read more10.10.2011: Oxea creating new jobs in Oberhausen
The chemical company Oxea GmbH is investing a double-digit million euro sum at its Oberhausen, Germany, site. Oxea will be building additional ester and carboxylic acid plants on its grounds, which are located in the city’s Holten area. As Dr. Martina Flöel, Oxea’s managing director, put it last Wednesday, expansion should “create jobs at all levels of the company.” At present, Oxea employs 1,070 people in Oberhausen.
read more09.09.2011: From Marl to the world
It is found in washing machine seals, hoses, roofing membranes and playground surfaces: synthetic rubber from the Marl Chemical Park is exported all over the world. Lanxess Buna GmbH produces around 60,000 metric tons of EPDM rubber annually at this site.
read more17.08.2011: Rütgers makes room for new jobs
“That already looks a lot cleaner," says Herbert Knorr, as he points to a newly paved surface. “We could build a new production plant here right now.”
read more10.08.2011: It has to be clean…
Detergent eliminates dirt and grease stains. But has anyone ever wondered why the dirt particles floating around in the washing machine don’t settle back down onto shirts, socks or sweaters? The answer: surfactants prevent this from happening. These chemical substances not only dissolve dirt particles on clothing articles, but coat them, allowing the solid particles to be easily pumped out of the machine with the water.
read more03.08.2011: Shouldering structural change
The Marl Chemical Park is the largest of the Evonik Group’s sites worldwide. On its broad shoulders rests a fair proportion of the structural change in the Emscher-Lippe region.
read more27.07.2011: Good neighborly relations
A spirit of community still thrives in Germany’s Northern Ruhr Valley. The view through the factory fence that marks the perimeter of the INEOS Phenol plant grounds in Gladbeck will even let you make out the numbers on the residential buildings beyond. That’s how close industry and domesticity reside in this community.
read more20.07.2011: The stuff that diamonds are made of
You get tires for summer and for winter, tires with reduced rolling resistance, tires that are effective against aquaplaning, and tires with especially low abrasion. The fact that tires with these beneficial properties are even available is all thanks to the filler carbon black. If this material didn't exist, the mobility that we all take for granted these days would be unconceivable.
read more13.07.2011: The origins of the chemical industry
In the beginning there was petroleum, created over millions of years from dead flora and fauna. A natural product composed of carbon and hydrogen. Today, it is a source of prosperity and jobs--including at BP in Gelsenkirchen.
read more08.07.2011: From tiny pellets big products
People who want to save energy and help the climate cannot avoid energy-saving renovation of housing. Thermal insulation plays a prominent role here. Dr. Marcus Plevoets is convinced that "the construction sector will be an important engine for the polystyrene industry in the future."
read more01.07.2011: A lot of patience and good arguments
Courting an investor is like matchmaking, says Dr. Jörg Marth. You have to throw everything into the mix and hope that in the end things click.
read more30.06.2011: Evonik to build plant in Marl for products used in adhesives and sealants
Evonik to build plant in Marl for products used in adhesives and sealants • Evonik expanding its liquid polybutadiene product range to include a functionalized type (HTPB) • Plant scheduled to go on stream in the fall of 2012 • Position in the adhesives and sealants markets shall be further strengthened • Lightweight vehicle and insulating glazing applications save energy
read more27.06.2011: PVC now goes hand in hand with fashion
PVC has had a hard time with its image. Perhaps this plastic would be received better by the public if, for example, women knew that their imitation leather handbags were made out of PVC. "This material is longer lasting than real leather, and it is very hard to tell the difference when looking at it," notes Dr. Michael Träger, CEO of Vestolit in the Marl Chemical Park.
read more15.06.2011: So that cling film clings…
Why are freezer bags tear-resistant and why is cling film clingy? Dr. Karl-Heinz Walter knows the answer. The difference lies in how the molecules are arranged, explains the managing director of Sabic Polyolefine GmbH in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven.
read more07.06.2011: Even butyric acid ends up in perfume
Butyric acid stinks. Like really smelly feet, according to Stefan Frentzen, head of the Oxea production facility at the Marl Chemical Park. "It doesn’t agree with your nose”. So it really is amazing that this product—after undergoing a variety of chemical processing steps—is, oddly enough, responsible for a pleasant scent in perfume.
read more01.06.2011: How business and the region can both benefit
"You can count on one hand the number of employees who leave us because they want to change careers," says Stefan Behrens, managing director and head of Human Resources at Infracor GmbH, which is located in the Marl Chemical Park. The company values its employees’ loyalty—and feels closely connected to the city and the region where the employees come from.
read more30.05.2011: An brilliant move in the face of structural change
If the lack of skilled workers for the chemical industry becomes severe enough, the Emscher-Lippe region will face a serious problem because this area depends on the skilled labor, ideas, and inventiveness of the people who work there. If these qualities are not able to be found, the area will have a hard time competing internationally.
read more27.05.2011: Always two steps ahead of the competition
The Marl Chemical Park is humming away. Production plants are at full capacity. "The chemical industry is the most important economic sector in the region," asserts Marl's business developer, Dr. Manfred Gehrke. "And if anything can revive the region's economic prospects, it’s got to be the chemical industry.
read more04.05.2011: The Ruhr Region – the future is chemistry
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) commemorates the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to humankind. The ChemSite Initiative and the city of Marl are the opportunity to inform residents about the significance of the chemical industry in and for the region by hosting the "The Ruhr Region—The Future is Chemistry" information booth.
read more08.03.2011: OXEA builds new carboxylic acid plant, boosting worldwide production capacity by another 40 percent
Because of the continued strong growth in strategic key business sectors, the global chemical company Oxea has decided to build a new carboxylic acid plant in Oberhausen. It will go on stream in late 2012.
read more19.01.2011: OXEA increases capacity for Neopentyl Glycol
The global chemical company Oxea will further strengthen its Oxo-Derivatives portfolio by raising its Neopentyl Glycol (NPG) capacity at its production site in Oberhausen, Germany.
read more21.12.2010: Laurolactam capacity expansion successful at Marl Chemical Park
Essen, Germany-based Evonik Industries has succeeded in implementing the expansion of its laurolactam capacity in Marl, as had been announced for the fourth quarter in May 2010.
read more15.11.2010: The Ruhr Valley in Germany showed its strong side
ChemSite introduces itself to more than 200,000 trade visitors at the K 2010, the world's largest trade show for plastics.
read more13.10.2010: New arrival with a lot potential
The plant is not especially spectacular. Rather like a factory with large tanks, pipes, and a lot of space for big transportation vehicles.
read more05.10.2010: The Ruhr region is Germany's most dynamic logistics hub
Region shares top ranking with Hamburg. That is the result of the survey conducted by SCI Verkehr GmbH for its logistics barometer/location ranking 2010.
read more16.07.2010: Air Liquide builts Germany's largest Air Separation Unit in at Oberhausen
In Germany, economic recovery is progressing quite positively in many industrial sectors. Industrial gases play a major role in numerous production processes.
read more27.05.2010: Evonik Industries responds to strong demand for polyamide 12 by expanding laurolactam in Marl
Essen, Germany-based Evonik Industries plans to expand laurolactam production capacities significantly at its Marl site. The extra capacities are expected to be available by the fourth quarter of 2010. Laurolactam is the starting material for the polymer polyamide 12.
read more04.03.2010: ReFat Dorsten/Marl GmbH is building a plant for producing mixed fatty acids at the Industrial Park Marl
ReFat Dorsten/Marl GmbH, an affiliate of the G+R Technology Group, is building a plant for producing mixed fatty acids at the industrial park. The plant is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2010.
read more27.10.2008: Foundation stone laid for new CARBORES® facility
RÜTGERS Chemicals is expanding production at Castrop-Rauxel. The company is investing 10.6 million euros in a second CARBORES® production facility which is due to be commissioned at the end of 2009. The foundation stone for the new project was laid today at a ceremony also attended by Johannes Beisenherz, Mayor of Castrop-Rauxel.
read more08.10.2008: ChemSite Initiative gains a newcomer
Recycle Fuel Technology GmbH (RFT) will build a new, state-of-the-art production facility in the Marl Chemical Park for chemically processing rubber waste, particularly used tires. RFT will invest about €16 million at the Marl Chemical Park, initially creating a total of 16 new jobs in production.
read more01.10.2008: New ranking by American Chamber of Commerce
Many US companies are rediscovering Germany in the wake of the financial crisis according to the American Chamber of Commerce. The German banking system is strong and healthy and there is no problem obtaining loans for investment says Lutz Raettig, vice-president of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Germany.
read more15.08.2008: ISP celebrates ten years and invests roughly €30 million at the site
Sparks flew: Chemische Werken Hüls GmbH commissioned it in October 1939—the electric arc, or the Hüls sun, as the plant is lovingly known. The electric arc produced acetylene, which was a much-needed raw material in those days for the production of synthetic rubber for tires.
read more21.06.2008: VESTOLIT: Fit for the future with new plants
VESTOLIT decided to invest €100 million in its Marl site. The company, managed by Strategic Value Partners, is thus securing the jobs of more than 600 current employees and roughly the same number of executives in various service units.
read more08.06.2008: New laboratory and pilot plant building at Marl Chemical Park
Infracor GmbH is constructing a new building complex just outside the gates of the Chemical Park. In the first phase of construction, 84,000 square meters of leased space will be created on Lipper Weg. The individual buildings—laboratories, test centers, and warehouses—are being built separately so that each can be individually designed and expanded as required.
read more01.06.2008: Sulfuric acid splitting unit in the Marl Chemical Park comes onstream
Three years have passed since the start of planning and construction for the new sulfuric acid splitting unit. Infracor, the Chemical Park’s service provider, took over the unit from Oxeno and has extensively renovated and expanded it.
read more21.05.2008: Evonik expands laurolactam capacity in Marl
Germany-based Evonik Industries AG will invest a two-digit million euro figure to expand laurolactam production capacity significantly at its Marl site. The new capacity should be available in the second half of 2009. Plans for a further capacity expansion have already begun. Laurolactam is the starting material for the polymer polyamide 12, which is enjoying steadily growing demand in new markets.
read more30.01.2008: Evonik Expands Plasticizer Alcohol Capacity in Marl – Expansion Reinforces Strong Global Position
Evonik Industries AG is expanding its oxo alcohol production capacity at the Marl site by 60,000 metric tons per year. The alcohol 2-propyl heptanol (2-PH), which is used as a starting material in the manufacture of plasticizer for PVC, used for example, in cables and films, will also be produced there for the first time. The 2-PH facility is scheduled to come on stream in the latter half of 2009.
read more15.01.2008: ISP resumes 2-Butene-1,4-Diol (B2D) production in Marl
In March 2000, 2-butene-1,4-diol (B2D) production was suspended due to capacity bottlenecks in the plant producing butanediol, the main product line of ISP Marl, and relocated to Texas City. But production in Marl Chemical Park has recently resumed.
read more04.12.2007: TRITON secures growth prospects for the coal tar chemicals business
Evonik Industries AG has signed an agreement for the sale of RÜTGERS Chemicals to the financial investor TRITON. The sale price has not been disclosed.
read more28.11.2007: Ten years of ChemSite - an Initiative celebrates success
Moving to a new site is a big decision for any company—ultimately, a good beginning is crucial to future success. Can the existing infrastructure and production networks be used?
read more01.11.2007: Network managers meet in Düsseldorf a K 2007, the world's largest plastics trade show
It is now official. The Plastic Networks Association has been formed, and builds on the findings of the regionally developed plastics networks, and the importance of the plastics industry in Central Europe.
read more11.10.2007: Announcement by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia:
Featuring a total length of 60 kilometers, a propylene pipeline will connect chemical sites in the western and northern part of the region by late 2008 or early 2009.
read more19.09.2007: PVC manufacturer inaugurates membrane electrolysis plant and logistics center
With an extensive investment program, VESTOLIT GmbH & Co. KG has consolidated its leading position as raw materials supplier for PVC window profiles and paste PVC.
read more24.08.2007: New cracker in the Gelsenkirchen refinery is eco-friendly and secures the site for the long term
Under the motto “On the Move,” BP Gelsenkirchen GmbH invited representatives from politics and industry to be on hand when one of five newly built crackers the size of a 17-story building is transported to its final location in the refinery.
read more13.08.2007: New chemicals and plastics subsidies policy in NRW
In March 2007, the government of North Rhine-Westphalia agreed on an NRW cluster policy. The objective of the cluster policy is to make North Rhine-Westphalia the most innovative state in Germany. This objective is also in line with the Lisbon goal of the EU.
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