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GSK Union Threatens Strike over “unacceptable” Pay Offer

25.04.2022 -

British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline is facing what could be the first industrial action in its history. Some 86% of its employees organized in the trade union Unite at...

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Milliken Expands German Plastics Modifiers Capacity

25.04.2022 -

US specialty chemical company Milliken is expanding the facilities it acquired last March when it took over Germany’s Zebra-chem. Located in Bad Bentheim, Zebra-chem is a...

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Charles River Acquires Explora BioLabs

25.04.2022 -

Charles River Laboratories, a US specialist provider of laboratory, gene and cell therapy services, has acquired Explora BioLabs for approximately $295 million in cash.

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Regeneron Boosts Oncology Pipeline with Checkmate Buy

22.04.2022 -

US biotech Regeneron is buying compatriot clinical-stage biopharma Checkmate Pharmaceuticals for a total equity value of about $250 million. The acquisition, expected to...

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Catalent to Invest $350 Million at Bloomington HQ

22.04.2022 -

Catalent has announced it will spend $350 million over several years to expand biologics drug substance and drug product manufacturing capabilities at its Bloomington...

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LyondellBasell to Quit Refining by 2023

22.04.2022 -

LyondellBasell (LYB) is finally calling it quits on the refinery business and has announced plans to close its Houston facility “no later than December 31, 2023.” The...

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DSM Sells Protective Materials to Avient

21.04.2022 -

DSM has agreed to sell its protective materials business, which primarily includes its Dyneema fiber brand, to US specialty polymer materials maker Avient for an...

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Clariant and Technip Energies in Sunliquid Alliance

21.04.2022 -

Swiss chemicals company Clariant has entered into a cooperation agreement for its Sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology with Technip Energies. The technology converts...