20.02.2019
- As the Mar. 29 date for the UK to quit the EU approaches, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said companies have been “hung out to dry” over the consequences of a no deal...
15.02.2019
- Just days before Bayer is set to face a fresh round of lawsuits inherited from Monsanto, on Feb. 25, a new study being touted in some circles as a broad new scientific analysis of...
14.02.2019
- In the era of big data and a growing interest in Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0, the pressure to innovate is especially strong in the process-enabling industries. As...
11.02.2019
- Following a strategic review, Univar has agreed to sell Nexeo Plastics to an affiliate of private equity group One Rock Capital Partners for an enterprise value of $640 million...
07.02.2019
- BASF has completed the merger of its wet-end Paper and Water Chemicals business into Solenis following all regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed. The combined...
06.02.2019
- German and British drugmakers Merck KGaA and Glaxo SmoithKline have entered a global strategic alliance to jointly develop and commercialize M7824 (bintrafusp alfa), the German...
05.02.2019
- The proposed $74 billion takeover of US biotech Celgene by compatriot BristolMyers Squibb (BMS), announced last month, may be looking somewhat shaky. Analysts and investors up to...
31.01.2019
- Richard Ridinger, CEO of Basel, Switzerland-based fine chemicals producer Lonza since April 2012, will retire at the end of February and be succeeded on Mar. 1 by Marc Funk...
31.01.2019
- With the Mar. 29 deadline for the UK’s exit from the EU rapidly approaching, Europe’s chemical producers are growing increasingly nervous about a “no-deal” UK exit. Commenting on...
Under the name CheMondis, German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has launched a new global online marketplace for chemical products. The start-up is an outgrowth of...