Ian Fuller Appointed as Vice President of Operations at CMO Jubilant HollisterStier
North American contract manufacturer Jubilant HollisterStier has appointed Ian Fuller as its new vice president of Operations.
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Azelis Appoints Evy Hellinckx as New CEO for EMEA
Specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor Azelis has appointed Evy Hellinckx as CEO of Azelis EMEA, effective Jan. 1, 2024. She succeeds Anna Bertona, who will take on her new role as Azelis Group CEO at the beginning of next year.
Brenntag Opens New Personal Care Innovation & Application Center in France
Brenntag started operations of its new personal care Innovation & Application Center in Lille, France.
Biosurfactants at Scale
In response to the urgent need for sustainable solutions in the surfactants industry, companies like Locus Ingredients are developing environmentally friendly biosurfactants.
Exploring Mega Trends and Value Chain Complexity with Cepsa Chemicals
In the dynamic realm of the chemical industry, surfactants serve as indispensable components with versatile applications, particularly in the home and personal care sector.
Traceless, a Game-Changing Biomaterial
In this interview, Christene Smith sits down with Anne Lamp, the CEO & Co-Founder of Traceless Materials, to delve into the groundbreaking world of natural biopolymer materials.
Graphene for Sustainable Development
Interview with Alban Chesneau and Nicolas Castet, Carbon Waters
Quality and Safety in Biopharmaceutical Production
The biopharmaceutical industry is experiencing a drive towards biologic products due to their promise as treatments for chronic diseases.
Plastale: Towards Sustainable Development through Material Innovation and Circular Economy
The Egypt-based start-up Plastale produces composite materials for different applications out of local plastic and crop waste. Their recycling process aims to be energy and cost efficient, and the start-up focuses also on creating social impact through collaboration with local communities and local waste collectors. For this reason, International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) features Plastale as the ISC3 Start-up of the Month for September 2023.
Univar Buys Canadian Chemicals Distributor FloChem
US specialty ingredients and chemicals distributor Univar Solutions has acquired Canadian company FloChem and certain of its affiliates, giving Univar access to new market segments and new service capabilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
LyondellBasell Plans Permanent Closure of PP Plant in Italy
LyondellBasell plans to permanently close one of its two polypropylene (PP) plants at Brindisi, Italy, due to increasingly difficult market conditions and a poor outlook. The company has not disclosed which plant is affected, nor has it provided a timeline for the planned closure.
Solvay Expands China Research and Innovation Center in Shanghai
With the inauguration of a new research building in the Shanghai Technology Park, Solvay has completed the expansion of its China Research & Innovation Center (R&I). The company said that it has invested more than 4 billion RMB (approximately €500 million) in its Chinese R&I hub since 2005.
CordenPharma Completes Upgrade of US Peptide Production Site in Colorado
CDMO CordenPharma, a specialist in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, drug products and packaging services, inaugurated an increased commercial peptide production capacity with newly-upgraded facilities at its Colorado site in the US, which the company says is the world's largest solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) manufacturing facility.
Lonza, Vertex Break Ground on New US Cell Therapy Plant
Last week, Lonza and Vertex Pharmaceuticals broke ground on a new US facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to manufacture cell therapies for diabetes.
Albemarle Makes Final Proposal for the Acquisition of Liontown
Australian lithium miner Liontown announced that it has received a revised conditional and non-binding indicative proposal from Albemarle to acquire all of the ordinary shares outstanding in Liontown for A$3.00 in cash per share via scheme of arrangement. The revised proposal values Liontown at A$6.6 billion ($4.3 billion) on an equity value basis.
FTC Approves Amgen's Acquisition of Horizon
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to clear the takeover of Irish biotech company Horizon Therapeutics by pharmaceutical group Amgen. Following concessions by Amgen, the authority is dropping its earlier objections to the $27.8 billion purchase, the FTC announced last Friday.
Peter Boone to Succeed Hidde van der Wal as CEO of Barentz
Barentz has appointed Peter Boone as its new CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2023. He succeeds Hidde van der Wal, who is to retire after leading the company more than 20 years.
Danaher to Acquire Abcam for $5.7 Billion
US science and technology group Danaher has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abcam, a supplier of life science research tools. Danaher will buy all of the outstanding shares of Abcam for $24.00 per share. The transaction, which is worth about $5.7 billion, is expected to close in mid-2024.
FEICA to Launch New Adhesives and Sealants Report
FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry, will publish its latest study of the program “The European Adhesives and Sealants” on Sep. 14, 2023, at this year’s European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and Expo.
Lenzing Completes the Conversion and Upgrade of Its Indonesian Site
Austrian fibers producer Lenzing has completed technical improvements to its Purwakarta site in Indonesia. According to Lenzing, it has invested more than €100 million since 2021 to convert the location into a supplier of specialty viscose fibers.
Bayer to Build New R&D Facility at German Site in Monheim
Bayer’ Crop Science division plans to invest €220 million in a new research and development (R&D) facility at its Monheim, Germany site. This is the company’s largest single investment in its crop protection business in Germany since the founding of the Monheim campus in 1979, Bayer said.
EuroAPI to Acquire German CDMO BianoGMP
Active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer EuroAPI has agreed to acquire BianoGMP, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in oligonucleotides. Biano is to become a EuroAPI company but retain its corporate brand.
CVS Health Launches Biosimilars Subsidiary Cordavis
US drugstore chain CVS Health has launched Cordavis, a wholly owned subsidiary that will collaborate with manufacturers to commercialize and co-produce biosimilar products.
LG Chem to Spend $95 Million on Water Treatment Business
LG Chem, South Korea’s top chemicals manufacturer, plans to spend ₩124.6 billion (€86.9 million) to increase its water treatment material output capacity, aiming to double the business over the next 5 years.
Covestro Completes Construction of New Polyurethane Dispersions Site in Shanghai
Covestro has completed construction on a new production facility for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) in Shanghai, China.
Rentschler in Collaboration to Improve AAV-Manufacturing for Gene Therapies
German CDMO Rentschler Biopharma is collaborating with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult), an independent innovation and technology organization specializing in the advancement of cell and gene therapies, and Oxford-based mass photometry specialist Refeyn, to improve the manufacturing adeno-associated viruses (AAVs).
Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Finalize Separation
Kenvue, the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue and maker of brands such as Band-Aid, Tylenol, Listerine or Neutrogena, eventually became a fully independent company following the final separation from Johnson & Johnson. A stock swap offer to exchange shares of Johnson & Johnson common stock for shares of Kenvue ended at the end of the day on Aug. 18, 2023.
Cellares Raises $255 Million for Cell Therapy Development Facility
Cellares, a US-based integrated development and manufacturing organization (IDMO), has secured $255 million in Series C funding to establish a cell therapy development facility in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Cheniere and BASF Sign LNG Agreement
Cheniere Energy and BASF signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA).
DuPont to Divest Majority Stake in Delrin Business to TJC
DuPont has agreed to sell an 80.1% ownership interest in the Delrin acetal homopolymer (H-POM) business to private equity company TJC in a transaction valuing the business at $1.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close around year-end 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
Grupa Azoty Plans New Ammonium Nitrate Plant at Polish Fertilizer Site
Polish chemical company Grupa Azoty wants to build a new concentrated ammonium nitrate solution plant at its site in Tarnów, Poland. The company announced that it has signed a contract with Thyssenkrupp Uhde for the preparation of licensing documentation and the supply of all process equipment for the plant.
Victoria Brown Joins as SVP, Chief HR Officer at Veranova
Veranova announced the appointment of Victoria Brown as the company’s SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) based in Devens, MA, US.
Ecovyst Appoints Colleen Grace Donofrio as Vice President – Environment and Sustainability
Ecovyst, a specialty catalyst and sulfuric acid recycling provider, announced today that Colleen Grace Donofrio has been appointed as its Vice President – Environment and Sustainability.
Thermo Fisher Completes Acquisition of CorEvitas
Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed the acquisition of CorEvitas, a provider of registry data and analytic services, from Audax Private Equity for $912.5 million in cash.
Gilead Partners with Tentarix on Cancer and Inflammation Therapies
Gilead Sciences and Tentarix Biotherapeutics established three multi-year collaborations using Tentarix’s proprietary Tentacles platform to discover and develop multi-functional, conditional protein therapeutics for oncology and inflammatory diseases.
