22.01.2020
- Beleaguered engineering and construction giant McDermott International has agreed to sell its Lummus Technology business to a partnership of US-headquartered investment company The...
21.01.2020
- Unplanned downtime of critical equipment is bad news for any chemical plant owner. It can result in missed output quotas, higher maintenance costs and even threats to employee...
21.01.2020
- China is following the lead of developed countries and economic blocs with plans to put curbs on production, sale and use of single-use plastic products, which are becoming a...
14.01.2020
- The European Commission has announced it won’t renew its approval for the nicotinoid pesticide (neonic) thiacloprid when the substance’s license expires on Apr. 30, 2020. This move...
08.01.2020
- ChemChina and Sinochem are merging their agricultural assets into a new holding company named Syngenta Group, which will be based in Shanghai, China. The reorganization includes...
08.01.2020
- EU member states are now said close to agreeing on implementing a general tax on non-recyclable plastic waste as one means of filling the €15 billion gap that will be left in the...
07.01.2020
- SABIC is liquidating three of its subsidiaries as part of its ongoing transformation program to become more agile and cost-efficient. In a statement to the Tadawul stock exchange...
06.01.2020
- US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has been on a roller coaster ride for around two years, and its fortunes – along with its share price – continued moving up and down as 2019...
23.12.2019
- DCAT Week, held again on March 23-26, 2020, in New York City, is a premier business development event for companies engaged in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing...
22.12.2019
- An affiliate of private equity group Lone Star has agreed to buy BASF’s construction chemicals business for €3.17 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The acquisition is expected...
