US chemicals and plastics producers have expectedly slammed a new legislative initiative called Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (PCPA) introduced by Democratic...

Germany’s Merck has acquired Erbi Biosystems, a developer of the 2 ml micro-bioreactor platform technology known as the Breez. Financial terms were not disclosed. The...

PMMA specialist Röhm plans to acquire SABIC’s polycarbonate-based Functional Forms business in a deal due to close in H1 2024. The company said the buy is key to its...

Germany’s CropEnergies has given the go-ahead for its proposed 50,000 t/y renewable ethyl acetate plant to be built at the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park in Elseraue...

Nouryon has bought an alkoxylation plant in Singapore. The company said the plant on Jurong Island will enhance its ability to serve growing regional demand in key end...

Faced with a lawsuit from US rival Moderna, alleging that Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech infringed one of its patent for their top-selling Covid-19 vaccine...

Ineos has agreed a fourth joint venture with Sinopec that will see it take a 50% share in the Tianjin Nangang project, which is currently underway and due to go on stream...

Olefins and polyolefins producer Borealis has joined forces with Austrian energy utility company Verbund to supply solar energy to its production site at Schwechat...