Climasel – Optimizing Energy Efficiency
The woman-led start-up from Azerbaijan develops and produces energy-efficient indoor panels, which store heat during the day and release it at night.
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Merck Opens Life Science Production Plant in Ireland
Merck's first climate-neutral production facility has opened at its Blarney site in Cork, Ireland. The €150 million new building is part of the group's €440 million investment program in Ireland.
Prange Pharma Acquires Site in Italy from MSD
Prange Pharma is taking over a production site from MSD Animal Health in Aprilia, Italy. A new center for contract manufacturing in the field of animal health products is to be established there.
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Trinseo’s Advanced Recycling Technologies Help Accelerate Circularity
Trinseo’s complementary recycling technologies —dissolution, depolymerization, and mechanical recycling — support the development of a more circular economy by reclaiming valuable plastic waste.
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Breaking Bonds, Building Circles
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PLEXIGLAS makes your design shine. Every day.
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Solvay Restructures German Operations, Invests €25 Million
Solvay strengthens its competitiveness in Germany through portfolio realignment and investments.
Roche to Acquire 89Bio in $3.5 Billion Deal
Acquisition supports Roche’s strategy as it enhances the company’s portfolio in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases (CVRM) and offers optionality for future combination development.
GSK to Invest $30 Billion in US R&D and Manufacturing
Includes $1.2 billion in manufacturing facilities, AI, and advanced digital technologies, creating hundreds of highly skilled US jobs.
Arkema and Catalyxx Launch Partnership for Low-Carbon, Bio-Based Acrylic Resins
Arkema and Catalyxx accelerate the transition to lower-carbon footprint acrylic monomers and acrylic resins.
Stability in Motion
Amid global uncertainty, Bayer Pharma, led by Stefan Oelrich, pursues strategic transformation to boost resilience, drive innovation, and secure sustainable growth in a changing healthcare landscape.
Strategic Perspectives on Life Sciences Industry Transformation
Asahi Kasei Life Science emerges as a new growth driver, uniting bioprocess solutions, CRO, and CDMO services to shape the future of healthcare under President Ken Shinomiya’s leadership.
Ineos Inovyn Mothballing its Chloromethane Production Facility in France
Effective from September 1, Ineos Inovyn has mothballed its chloromethane production facility in Tavaux. It will be optimising its chloromethane production at Rosignano in Italy, to mitigate any impact to customers.
Solvay Converts Asian Silica Plants to Circular Raw Materials for Greener Tires
Asian conversion marks a global shift toward sustainable sourcing, enabling tire makers to adopt circular materials at scale.
LGC Opens $100 Million Pharma Synthesis Center in Canada
LGC Group has inaugurated a CAD$100 million (€61.5 million) Organic Chemistry Synthesis Centre of Excellence in Vaughan, Canada.
FECC Re-Elects Wallstein as President and Welcomes New Board
Lars Wallstein was re-elected as the European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC) President. The new board takes office at the 2025 general assembly.
Novo Nordisk to Cut 9,000 Jobs Globally in Major Restructuring
Novo Nordisk announced a global workforce reduction of approximately 9,000 positions to streamline operations and reinvest DKK 8 billion (€1 billion) in growth opportunities for diabetes and obesity treatments.
Symeres Acquires DGr Pharma
CRDMO Symeres has acquired DGr Pharma, expanding its capabilities with DGr Pharma’s regulatory and consultancy expertise to provide more comprehensive drug development services.
Shrieve Appoints Joey Gullion as Chief Executive Officer
Shrieve Chemical Company has appointed Joey Gullion, an industry veteran with over 25 years of commercial leadership experience, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Gilead Breaks Ground on New US Manufacturing Hub
New Bay Area building marks significant progress as part of Gilead's $32 billion US investment.
Honeywell’s Quantinuum Secures $600 Million Funding, Gains Nvidia as Investor
Honeywell’s Quantinuum has raised $600 million at a $10 billion valuation, with Nvidia and other key investors backing the company to accelerate development of advanced quantum technologies and global partnerships.
Shell Will Not Restart Construction of Rotterdam Biofuels Plant
Shell has decided not to restart construction of its Rotterdam biofuels plant after determining the project would not be competitive enough, citing market dynamics, costs, and a focus on other capital priorities.
Jungbunzlauer Acquires Illinois Plant to Establish US Manufacturing
Jungbunzlauer to acquire from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) a multipurpose site in Thomson, IL, establishing a US manufacturing footprint.
Vioneo and ECI Group to Build World’s First Fossil-Free LDPE Plant in Belgium
Vioneo awards ECI Group contract to build world’s first LDPE plant using entirely fossil-free feedstock.
Bondalti Opens Chlor-Alkali Plant in Portugal with Asahi Kasei Electrolyzer
State-of-the-art facility to optimize environmental performance of chlor-alkali production.
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Biobased Feedstocks as a Roadmap to Defossilization
Biobased feedstocks, enabled by catalyst innovation, are helping to defossilize chemical production and build a more sustainable industrial future.
Genentech and Roche Break Ground on US Manufacturing Facility
The $700 million project is part of Genentech and Roche’s $50 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, infrastructure and R&D
Cambrex Expands Peptide Manufacturing Capabilities in US
CDMO Cambrex announced that Snapdragon Chemistry, a Cambrex company, has expanded its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility in Waltham, Massachusetts
Arkema Invests $60 Million in New Fluorospecialties Production Unit in the US
With the start-up of its production unit in Kentucky, Arkema develops its low Global Warming Potential (GWP) fluorospecialties to meet demand for more sustainable solutions in building insulation and thermal management.
Hongene to Supply exNA Oligonucleotide Technology Under New Licensing Deal
CDMO Hongene Biotech has entered a non-exclusive licensing agreement with the UMass Chan Medical School to produce and supply extended nucleic acid (exNA) monomers and exNA-modified oligonucleotides for research use.
IMCD to Acquire Tillmanns
IMCD, a partner for the distribution and formulation of speciality chemicals and ingredients, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Tillmanns.
Quo Vadis, Chemical Distribution?
The role of chemical distributors in the chemical value chain is constantly evolving.
Safic-Alcan Acquire Ingredients Plus, Strengthening APAC Position
Safic-Alcan, a distributor of specialty chemicals, announces the acquisition of Ingredients Plus, a specialty chemicals distributor with a strong historical presence in the personal care sector in Malaysia and Singapore.
