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Arxada and Troy Merger Would Add Muscle in Microbial Control

09.11.2021 -

Swiss specialty chemicals producer Arxada, which was recently sold by CDMO Lonza to private equity funds Bain Capital and Cinven, has made its first strategic move since...

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US Closes in on Pfizer-BioNtech Covid Booster for All

09.11.2021 -

Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to seek an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for their Covid-19-vaccine booster shot to be given to anyone 18 and older, an unnamed US...

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Vopak Mulls Options for Australia Terminals, Opens US Site

08.11.2021 -

Dutch multinational storage operator Vopak is exploring strategic options for its terminals in Australia, which it said may or may not result in a sale. The review is...

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LyondellBasell Wins China PE/PP Projects

08.11.2021 -

LyondellBasell has won two separate contracts from Chinese companies to license its PE and PP technology. In the first, Lianyungang Petrochemical, owned by Zhejiang...

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Novartis Selling Roche Shares Back to Swiss Rival

08.11.2021 -

In the reverse of a deal sealed 20 years ago, Novartis is selling the 33% stake it bought in Roche back to the compatriot drugmaker. The latest transaction between the...

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Honeywell and Spain’s Sacyr in Plastics Recycling JV

05.11.2021 -

Honeywell and Spanish engineering and services company Sacyr will form a joint venture to establish and operate a plastics waste recycling plant in Andalucia.

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UK’s MHRA Approves Merck & Co Covid Pill

05.11.2021 -

The UK has “pipped the US at the post”, as one commentator noted in typical British colloquialism on the news that the country’s health regulator MHRA has approved the...

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Methane Reduction Pledge signed at COP26

05.11.2021 -

As the UN Climate Summit COP26 wound down, tangible solutions for putting a lid on global warming and solving other climate change issues remained elusive, especially as...