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AstraZeneca to Buy Vaccine Company Icosavax for $1.1 Billion

14.12.2023 -

AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement to acquire Icosavax, a US biopharmaceutical company based in Seattle in a deal worth up to $1.1 billion. The company focuses on...

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Sumitomo Starts up New CO2-to-Methanol Pilot Plant

14.12.2023 -

Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has completed the construction of a pilot facility using a highly efficient process for producing methanol from CO2 at its Ehime Works facility...

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SABIC, SD & Linde Enter Strategic Decarbonization Collaboration

13.12.2023 -

SABIC, Scientific Design (SD), and Linde Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on decarbonizing the SD Ethylene Glycol Process.

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BASF Completes Geismar Specialty Amines Expansion

13.12.2023 -

BASF has completed its capacity expansion for key specialty amines manufactured at its US site in Geismar, Louisiana. The project, announced in June 2022, allows the...

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Orlen Acquires Stake in Norwegan Carbon Dioxide Storage Project

13.12.2023 -

PGNIG Upstream Norway (PUN), part of Polen's Orlen, has signed an agreement with Horisont Energi to acquire a 50% stake in the CO2 exploration license Polaris in the...

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The Chemical Distribution Industry

13.12.2023 -

Lars Wallstein, IMCD’s Managing Director Germany, who was elected in September as President of FECC – the European Association of Chemical Distributors. He discusses...

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Chemical Distributor Creates Opportunities Through Innovation

13.12.2023 -

On January 1, 2024, Anna Bertona will take on the role of Group CEO, succeeding Hans Joachim Müller, who will retire after serving more than 11 years in that role. Ralf...

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Preparing for Sustainability-Driven Growth

13.12.2023 -

Rising demand for sustainability-related products will create a huge growth opportunity for chemical companies.