20.12.2019
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has agreed to sell its masterbatch business to US plastics compounder PolyOne for altogether $1.56 billion in a debt-free deal...
18.12.2019
- DuPont announced this week that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge its food and nutrition business into International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF). The Reverse Morris...
17.12.2019
- Grabbing hold of a well-worn campaign slogan used by the country’s newly elected prime minister and lobbing the ball back in his court, the UK’s Chemical Industries Association...
13.12.2019
- Despite dire predictions from analysts, Saudi Aramco’s freshly launched share soared on the national Tadawul exchange in Riyadh in the early days of trading, nearly touching Crown...
10.12.2019
- French drugmaker Sanofi has signed a definitive agreement to buy Synthorx, a US clinical-stage US biotech focused on cancer and autoimmune disorders, for $68 per share. The cash...
06.12.2019
- The chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries in Switzerland — organized in the Scienceindustries trade association — account for 45% of total exports with around 70...
04.12.2019
- The European Parliament has voted to declare an EU-wide climate emergency as a symbolic gesture toward stepping up pressure on the European Commission’s new leadership that took...
02.12.2019
- Bayer has completed the sale of its 60% stake in chemical park operator and site services provider Currenta to funds managed by Australia-based Macquarie Infrastructure and Real...
29.11.2019
- BASF is in exclusive talks on the sale of its construction chemicals business with private equity firm Lone Star, according to news agency reports, which said a deal could value...
28.11.2019
- Stiff fines have been issued, and at least one company has declared bankruptcy as the US continues to pursue its case against opioid manufacturers, blaming them for the “epidemic”...