News

News

ICON and PRA Health Sciences in $12 Billion Merger

03.03.2021 -

Irish CDMO ICON is to acquire US-based rival PRA Health Sciences in a cash-and-stock deal worth approximately $12 billion. Both boards of directors have unanimously...

News

US Merck to Make Covid Vaccine for J&J

03.03.2021 -

Another “Big Pharma” company with a stalled candidate of its own is stepping in to help boost national or regional Covid-19 vaccine supply. US president Joe Biden was due...

News

Salins Buys Nouryon’s Salt Specialties Arm

03.03.2021 -

In a deal due to close in the second half of this year, privately owned French salt producer Salins is buying Nouryon’s Salt Specialties business, including brands such...

News

How to Utilise CO2?

02.03.2021 -

Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is one of the most obvious solutions to further reduce CO2 emissions, but it is yet still hardly exploited.

News

Ineos Phenol and Engie Test Hydrogen in Cogen Plant

02.03.2021 -

Ineos Phenol and utility group Engie are planning a pilot project in Doel, Belgium, that will use hydrogen in a commercial-scale cogeneration plant, replacing the natural...

News

Charles River Buys Cognate BioServices

02.03.2021 -

Charles River Laboratories has agreed to buy Cognate BioServices, a cell and gene therapy CDMO, for about $875 million. The purchase is expected to close by the end of...

News

CEFIC Urges Strong EU Industrial Policy

02.03.2021 -

Following a decline of 2% in 2020, European chemical production is forecast to pick up by 3% in 2021, before growth rates taper off slightly in 2022, but output in that...

News

W. R. Grace Buys Albemarle’s Fine Chemistry Services

01.03.2021 -

W. R. Grace has agreed to buy Albemarle’s Fine Chemistry Services (FCS) business for approximately $570 million, a move that will significantly strengthen and expand...