BASF has appointed Stephan Kothrade, president, Intermediates, as a member of the Board of Executive Directors effective Mar. 1, 2023. He will succeed Saori Dubourg who...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is moving to advance the petition to restrict the use of poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs submitted in January by the...

In 2021, the new patent law came into force in China. It represents a significant strengthening of protection against patent infringements.

Johnson Matthey and BP have won a contract to license their co-developed Fischer Tropsch CANS technology to Strategic Biofuels for that company’s Louisiana Green Fuels...

A new venture capital vehicle launched by a group of biotech entrepreneurs is designed to act as a seed investor as well as a drug discovery co-pilot for biotech startups...

NextChem and its subsidiary MyRechemical – both part of Italy’s Maire Tecnimont group – and Dutch company Dimeta have agreed to jointly explore new opportunities to...

IMCD South Africa has agreed to buy CPS Chemical Oil-Tech, a Durban-based distributor that mostly serves the lubricants and fuel markets. The transaction is expected to...

Switzerland’s Archroma said it has secured all regulatory approvals required to complete the acquisition of the Textile Effects portfolio of US chemical producer Huntsman...