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Oman may Sell German Arm OQ Chemicals

24.09.2021 -

Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is said to be weighing a sale of its Monheim, Germany-based chemicals subsidiary, oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives producer OQ...

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US Raises Covid Vaccine Donation Pledge

23.09.2021 -

The US plans to more than double its commitment to donate Covid-19 vaccines to the developing world, President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 22 at a virtual vaccine summit...

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Ineos Outlines Net Zero Plan for Grangemouth

23.09.2021 -

Ineos has announced plans to spend more than £1 billion toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its Grangemouth site in Scotland to net zero by 2045.

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Pharmazell and Novasep in Exclusive Merger Talks

23.09.2021 -

German API specialist PharmaZell and French CDMO Novasep are in exclusive talks about a merger that the companies say would create a leading European platform in the...

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Apollo Bids for Tronox

22.09.2021 -

US investment group Apollo Global Management has bid for titanium dioxide producer Tronox, according to a report by Reuters. The news comes just days after Apollo entered...

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Merck Invests €28 Million at German Pigments Site

22.09.2021 -

German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences group Merck has started up a second production line for silica-based effect pigments at its Gernsheim, Germany, site...

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KBR and PKN Orlen Study Plastics Recycling Projects

22.09.2021 -

US technology and engineering group KBR has been awarded a contract by Polish oil and petrochemicals producer PKN Orlen to evaluate the feasibility of plastics recycling...

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PVC Maker Kem One may Go to Apollo

21.09.2021 -

French PVC maker Kem One is up for sale again. The company said its president and majority shareholder Alain de Krassny, who bought the erstwhile Arkema business out of...