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Arkema to Acquire Plastics Compounder Agiplast

27.05.2021 -

As it sheds more commodity-oriented products in its plastics portfolio, French specialty chemicals producer Arkema has announced plans to acquire Agiplast, an Italian...

Research & Innovation

Rethinking the Base Material Side

26.05.2021 -

Plafco Fibertech, founded in 2017, was created as a spin-off from an EU-research project coordinated by Jukka Valkama, a professor at the Cooperative State University of...

Research & Innovation

Paving the Way for Sustainable Infection Control

26.05.2021 -

LipoCoat is a biotech company specialized in ‘bio-inspired’ coatings that improve the safety, comfort, and performance of medical devices with a focus on health and...

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Charles River Acquires Vigene Biosciences

26.05.2021 -

US CDMO Charles River Laboratories has entered into an agreement to buy Vigene Biosciences, a compatriot gene therapy CDMO specializing in viral vectors. The acquisition...

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UK Regulator Casts Doubt on AstraZeneca’s Alexion Buy

26.05.2021 -

AstraZeneca’s agreement to acquire Alexion Pharma for $39 billion, sealed in December 2020 and approved by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April 2021, may not be...

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Consortium Plans Oman Green Hydrogen Project

26.05.2021 -

Oman-based global energy group OQ, green fuels developer InterContinental Energy and Kuwaiti clean energy investor and developer EnerTech are developing an integrated...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Small, Modular Flow Plants

25.05.2021 -

In 2020, the weakness associated with global chemical supply chains was highlighted in a dramatic manner as Covid-19 was designated a global pandemic. As a result, small...

Logistics & Supply Chain

How Chemical Companies Can Beat Customer Churn

25.05.2021 -

The chemical industry is at a crossroads: customer behavior and needs are changing, and chemical companies must rethink how they do business to meet shifting expectations...