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30.10.2023 • News

Nouryon Begins Full-Scale Production at Expancel

Nouryon launched full-scale production at its new Expancel expandable microspheres plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, enhancing service for specialty additives customers in North America across various industries. This complements existing facilities in Sweden, China, and Brazil.

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30.10.2023 • News

Clariant to Acquire Lucas Meyer Cosmetics

Clariant today announced that it has agreed to acquire Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a provider of high-value ingredients for the cosmetics and personal care industry, from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for a total cash consideration of €765 million ($810 million).

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30.10.2023 • News

CEFIC Calls for “EU Industrial Deal” on Clean Energy Supply

CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, together with other associations representing Europe’s clean technology industries and their key material suppliers, sent a joint letter to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen ahead of last week’s European Council summit. They jointly expressed their support of von der Leyen's commitment that "the future of our clean tech industry must be made in Europe.”

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27.10.2023 • News

LyondellBasell Acquires 25% of Joint Venture Cyclyx

LyondellBasell has acquired a 25% stake in Cyclyx International, a joint venture between Agilyx and ExxonMobil formed in December 2020. Cyclyx is working with industry participants to develop innovative recycling solutions for all types of post-use plastics and aims at increasing the recyclability of plastics from 10% to 90%.

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26.10.2023 • News

EuroAPI Announces New Governance

EuroAPI's Board of Directors decided that Karl Rotthier would step down as CEO, effective October 30, 2023. They initiated the search for a new CEO and appointed Viviane Monges, the current Board Chair, as interim CEO until a permanent successor is found, while she continues her role as Board Chair.

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25.10.2023 • News

Quotient Sciences Bolsters Sterile Fill/Finish Capacity

Quotient Sciences, a drug development and manufacturing accelerator, has invested significantly in expanding its sterile fill/finish capabilities at its Alnwick, UK facility. This expansion aims to meet the rising demand in the industry for comprehensive drug development programs by enhancing the capacity of the Annex 1-compliant facility.

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24.10.2023 • News

CPHI Annual Report on Pharmaceutical Industry

The 7th edition of the CPHI Annual Survey was unveiled today highlighting trends for 2024. A total of 250 pharmaceutical executives were surveyed with 35 probing questions, with their answers informing the industry landscape for the next year, spanning all major pharma markets.

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24.10.2023 • News

AstraZeneca Granted Global Starmap AI License for Nanoform

Nanoform, a nanoparticle medical technology company, has awarded AstraZeneca a global online STARMAP license. STARMAP is an AI-based digital rendition of CESS technology, facilitating in-silico experiments for selecting molecules to be nanoformed. This license enables AstraZeneca to screen molecules during the entire drug development process.

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24.10.2023 • News

Hengde Qin New Chief Financial Officer at Syngenta Group

The Board of Directors at Syngenta Group has appointed Hengde Qin as the new Chief Financial Officer, starting from December 1, 2023. Qin will take over from Chen Lichtenstein who has served as CFO since Syngenta Group's inception but is now leaving to explore other business ventures.

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23.10.2023 • News

Fluor Completes Bayer’s First Global Cell Therapy Launch Facility

Fluor Corporation announced today that it has completed construction of Bayer’s first global Cell Therapy Launch Facility in Berkeley, California. Completion was celebrated on October 10, 2023, at the new facility with local officials, dignitaries, Bayer employees, and clients.

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23.10.2023 • News

Jeff Rowe New Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta Group

Jeff Rowe will become Syngenta Group's CEO on January 1, 2024, transitioning from his current role as President of Syngenta Crop Protection. The current CEO, Erik Fyrwald, will retire at the end of the year after almost seven and a half years with the company. After retiring, Fyrwald will act as an Advisor to the Chairman of Syngenta Group and retain his position on the Board of Directors.

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20.10.2023 • News

Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co. Collaborate on Three DXd ADCs Worldwide

Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co. to co-develop and commercialize three of Daiichi Sankyo’s DXd antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidates worldwide except for Japan where Daiichi Sankyo retains exclusive rights. Merck to pay Daiichi Sankyo up to €20.8 billion for the collaboration.

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19.10.2023 • News

Unipar to Upgrade Largest Chlor-Alkali Plant in Brazil

Brazilian chemical group Unipar Carbocloro will modernize its chlor-alkali plant in Cubatão, Brazil, with electrolyzer technology from Dortmund, Germany-headquartered Thyssenkrupp Nucera. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025. According to Thyssenkrupp, Unipar will invest more than 1 billion reais (about €190 million) in the modernization.

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19.10.2023 • News

Röhm Commissions Polymerization Plant for Plexiglas in Shanghai

Röhm expands its presence for MMA (Methyl Methacrylate) and PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate) production in Asia. China, as the world's largest market for these products, represents a prime opportunity for Röhm's specialized innovations. This development represents a pivotal point in the company's broader expansion efforts.

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18.10.2023 • News

Umicore to Proceed with Construction of Battery Materials Plant in Canada

In Canada, Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, Ontario, to cater to the North American electric vehicle (EV) battery market. Located at about 25 km from Kingston, the plant in Loyalist will be at the heart of Canada’s automotive technology cluster.

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17.10.2023 • News

BASF Expands Ethylene Oxide Complex in Antwerp

BASF invested over €500 million to increase its production capacity by 400,000 metric tons per year. The expansion includes a world-scale ethylene oxide plant and additional capacities for EO derivatives. This investment aims to meet the rising customer demand for alkoxylates in the home care, industrial & institutional industries, and various industrial applications.

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17.10.2023 • News

Syngenta Opens Biological Seed Treatment Center in Germany

Swiss-based and Chinese-owned agrochemicals company Syngenta has opened its first biologicals service center at the group’s Seedcare Institute in Maintal, Germany, addressing growing farmer demand across the EU for biological seed treatment solutions.

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16.10.2023 • News

Navin Fluorine International Launches New CDMO Division, Navin Molecular

Navin Fluorine International Ltd (NFIL), part of the Padmanabh Mafatlal Group, has unveiled the new identity for its contract development and manufacturing division, Navin Molecular. The brand is designed to meet the need for reliable, fast, and cost-effective custom synthesis and manufacturing services for the pharmaceutical and speciality chemicals industries.

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13.10.2023 • News

Sterling Pharma Solutions Acquires UK CRO NewChem Technologies

Sterling Pharma Solutions has completed the acquisition of UK-based NewChem Technologies, a contract services provider focused on organic chemistry and supplying customers across a range of industries from pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and biotechnology, to veterinary science and chemicals.

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Specialty Chemicals in a Shifting World
Adapting to Tariffs and Strengthening Regional Networks

Specialty Chemicals in a Shifting World

Jennifer Abril, President & CEO of SOCMA, discusses the impact of new tariffs and the importance of regional supply networks in the specialty chemical industry.