The agreement will allow Alta Performance Materials to expand its manufacturing capabilities in South America and aligns with BASF's strategy to focus its portfolio on core chemical businesses.
Cambrex breaks ground on a $120 million expansion at its Charles City, Iowa facility, adding 160,000 liters of capacity and strengthening its ability to support small molecule API and synthetic peptide programs.
McKinsey finds chemicals shareholder returns beat the broader market in 2026 (14% vs. 10%), driven by electronics and data centers, while Middle East disruption and weak core demand keep the recovery uneven.
Evonik has invested €52 million in the expansion of its silicones platform at its Essen Goldschmidtstraße site in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Merck is streamlining its portfolio in the Life Science division and selling its CDMO business to Lonza.
Shell Trading Rotterdam, a subsidiary of Shell, has signed a long-term products offtake agreement with Green Sky Manara for a planned facility at Port Nador, Morocco.
Monsanto wins the first glyphosate case unanimously following the landmark decision by the US Supreme Court in June.
Merck's largest life sciences investment to date in the Asia-Pacific region expands regional manufacturing capacity.
Sasol International Chemicals has restarted a production unit in Augusta, Italy, that had been idle, and says it will resume normal supply of several chemicals used in cleaning products.
Upgrades to production, infrastructure, and technology have been made at three of AkzoNobel’s North American Powder Coatings sites as part of a $60 million investment.
Previously announced bioconjugation expansion in Visp (CH) will now include three multiproduct suites, with commercial manufacturing capacity expected to be operational from 2028.
German start-up TSR Innovations (Tomislav Stolar Recycling Innovations) has developed a long-loop mechanochemical recycling process for rare-earth magnets recovered from electric vehicle motors and production waste.
Europe's chemical output fell 2.0% in January to July 2026, CEFIC reports. Business confidence is improving, but weak demand and competitiveness pressures are holding back a recovery.
Based on preliminary estimates, Forge Plant Cognition could deliver more than $60 million in gross operational benefits at Dangote's Lekki refinery at full capacity.
Expansion strengthens local supply and supports demand for bio-based and biodegradable surfactants in North America. Complements BASF's global APG production network, including sites in Germany, China and Thailand.
The appointment reinforces DFE Pharma's commitment to reliable supply, scalable operations and continuous improvement.
Acquisition adds GLP bioanalysis, genotoxic and nitrosamine impurity testing, and extractables and leachables evaluations.
BioPhorum's Digital Technology Transfer Playbook lays out guiding principles for using digital tools, structured data, and digital product definitions to make technology transfer faster and more consistent.
Merck has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire biotech company Silence Therapeutics.
BASF signed a MoU with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, underscoring its long-term commitment to the growth of Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem.
Symrise is investing in additional global production capacity for Globalide in India and strengthening its ability to supply a sustainable macrocyclic musk fragrance.
Tongsuh Petrochemical has received verification at the “Reasonable Assurance” level for the product carbon footprint of acrylonitrile.
BASF and HSCC are exploring a merger of their European operations along the polyamide-6 (PA6) value chain into a 50-50 joint venture.
Albert, developer of the first chemistry-native AI operating system for R&D, announced a $55 million Series B funding.
CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, is urging the European Commission to establish an EU-wide sustainability framework for biomass used in products
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Sumitomo Chemical has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Electronics to explore a collaboration on building a semiconductor supply chain in India.
AkzoNobel will sell its Decorative Paints business across seven South East Asian countries to Nippon Paint for $1.35 billion, completing its Asia portfolio review as it focuses on its Axalta merger.
Additional laboratory capacity supports development and scale-up of emerging oligonucleotide manufacturing technologies.
Investment to strengthen an integrated US pathway from amorphous solid dispersion via spray drying to tablet production at a single site, under one quality system.
Sterling Pharma Solutions has announced completion of an additional, large-scale GMP manufacturing suite at its dedicated bioconjugation facility in the UK, which will double capacity.
Bayer will invest $2.2 billion in a new pharma manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio. The modular plant covers drug substance and product manufacturing, opening in phases from 2031.
Pyrolysis oil is helping create new possibilities for circular plastics. Evonik’s Nirav Shah explores its role in a more sustainable value chain.
