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Novozymes Boosts Microbiome with Biota Buy

22.03.2021 -

Novozymes has acquired Biota’s microbiome R&D team and data science platform for an undisclosed sum. The move builds on two previous deals in the microbiome field this...

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AbbVie to Sell off Allergan Women’s Health Portfolio

22.03.2021 -

US pharma AbbVie has put compatriot Allergan’s women’s health business up for sale. The company is said to be working with Morgan Stanley on an auction process that has...

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Topsoe and Aquamarine Plan Green Ammonia Plant

22.03.2021 -

Haldor Topsoe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with US-headquartered institutional investor Aquamarine Investment Partners to develop a large-scale green ammonia...

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Orlen Unipetrol Plans DCPD Plant

19.03.2021 -

Czech group Orlen Unipetrol plans to build a new plant for producing dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) using its own recently developed technology.

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Petchems Age at Porto Marghera may really End

19.03.2021 -

The age of petrochemicals seems to be finally ending at the Porto Marghera site near Venice operated by Italian energy group Eni’s plastics subsidiary Versalis. While the...

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EMA Gives All Clear for AstraZeneca Covid Shot

18.03.2021 -

After a day’s deliberation, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has decided that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective and that potential side effects...

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DSM Sells Solar Business to Worthen Industries

18.03.2021 -

DSM is selling its Advanced Solar business in backsheet products for solar modules to Worthen Industries, a US-based chemical and technology manufacturer of industrial...

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WuXi Buys Pfizer China Plant

18.03.2021 -

China’s WuXI Biologics has agreed to buy Pfizer’s biologics manufacturing facilities in Hangzhou for an undisclosed price. The transaction is expected to close in the...