13.11.2018
- German’s environment ministry is calling for a binding date of 2020 to begin phasing out the herbicide active ingredient glyphosate. The chemical cannot be completely banned before...
08.11.2018
- Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) has approved Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) oil and gas expansion plans, which are the foundation for its major petrochemicals...
30.10.2018
- Activist investor Trian wants PPG Industries to oust its CEO Michael McGarry and replace him with former chairman and CEO Charles Bunch, while also suggesting the US paintmaker...
29.10.2018
- BASF is looking to divest its Construction Chemicals business or find a “strong partner,” new CEO Martin Brudermüller said during a conference call with journalists to present...
25.10.2018
- Daniele Ferrari, CEO of ENI’s plastics subsidiary Versalis and current president of the European plastics manufacturers association PlasticsEurope, has taken on a new...
23.10.2018
- With approval received from the US Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 22 – two days before the deal would have been Dead on Arrival – nothing now stands in the way of a successful...
18.10.2018
- Novartis has agreed to buy US biopharma Endocyte, gaining access to radiopharmaceuticals, which the Swiss drugmaker has identified as a key growth driver of its business. Under the...
18.10.2018
- Effective October 1, 2018, Uwe Brunk (56) has joined International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) as President of the WeylChem Group of Companies. Following his own wish, Frank...
As digital transformation ensues to disrupt, transform and re-shape industries – the imperative to change for process industries is clear and very present.
09.10.2018
- AkzoNobel's former Specialty Chemicals business has been relaunched as Nouryon. The move follows its acquisition by Carlyle and GIC, which closed on Oct. 1. “We are starting from a...
