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Dow Plans Net-Zero Cracker Complex in Canada

08.10.2021 -

Dow has announced plans to build what it regards as the world’s first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and derivatives complex at its Fort Saskatchewan site in Alberta...

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Bayer Wins its First Roundup Case

08.10.2021 -

Bayer has won its first case in four US lawsuits charging that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicide caused a person’s cancer. A jury in Los Angeles, California, on Oct...

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Kemira Mulls Closure of Pierre-Bénite site

07.10.2021 -

Finnish chemicals company Kemira is evaluating a possible closure of its site in Pierre-Bénite, near Lyon in France. The site, which employs 13 people, produces ferric...

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Evonik Seeking to Sell Lülsdorf Site

07.10.2021 -

Evonik has decided to sell its Lülsdorf site, south of Cologne, Germany, in the medium term. The company said detailed plans for the sale will be finalized by next spring...

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WHO Recommends old GSK Malaria Drug for Africa

07.10.2021 -

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended administering GlaxoSmithKline’s 33-year-old malaria vaccine to children across Africa in the hope of stalling the...

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Mitsubishi Gas Expands European MXDA Capacity

06.10.2021 -

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical has announced plans to expand capacity for meta-xylenediamine (MXDA) in the Netherlands. The Japanese group said the expansion will meet growth in...

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Epsilyte Buys StyroChem Canada

06.10.2021 -

Epsilyte Holdings, a leading North American producer of advanced materials used in construction, packaging and safety equipment, has acquired StyroChem, a Canadian...

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AstraZeneca Shows FDA Enouraging Antiviral Data

06.10.2021 -

AstraZeneca has provided the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with encouraging study evidence that its antiviral cocktail candidate AZD7442 can prevent Covid-19...