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Henkel Seals Russian Exit Plans

21.04.2022 -

Henkel has now decided to pull out of Russia, due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The German consumer chemicals producer said, however, it would keep paying its 2...

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EPA Investigating Louisiana Plant Permits

20.04.2022 -

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a closer look at permits issued for chemical plants by the state of Louisiana’s environment department (LDEQ) over...

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Lygos and Flexible Solutions to Merge

20.04.2022 -

North American biochemical companies Lygos and Flexible Solutions International (FSI) have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction. The move follows a strategic...

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Bayer Executives Secure Investor AGM Support

20.04.2022 -

Bayer CEO Werner Baumann will receive some needed support from two major shareholder groups at the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) but he is not out of the woods...

Markets & Companies

Ramping Up Biomanufacturing Capacity

20.04.2022 -

Biomanufacturing for both traditional biologics and new modalities, such as cell and gene therapies, continues to be an active area of investment for CDMOs/CMOS. Some of...

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Oqema Boosts French Footprint with Orosolv Buy

19.04.2022 -

Oqema has acquired the Orosolv Group in France. The deal adds companies in Oyonnax, Ain and Brignais, near Lyon, with more than 20 employees, two warehouse locations, as...

Markets & Companies

The Upswing of the Superstars

19.04.2022 -

For its annual report "Value Creation in Chemicals 2021 – Ten Years of Steady Growth – and a Few Superstars," the strategy consultancy Boston Consulting Group examined...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Dealing with Price Volatility

19.04.2022 -

It sometimes seems that everyone running a business always thinks that times are tougher now than they used to be. For producers — and buyers — of commodity chemicals...