09.11.2016
- The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into ChemChina’s plan to acquire Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta for $43 billion. The EU regulatory agency said...
01.11.2016
- Genetic modification of crops in North America has not increased crop yields or led to a reduction in the use of chemical crop protectants – in particular compared with Europe...
28.10.2016
- Ten days after the deadly explosion that rocked its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters site on Oct.17, BASF executives held a press briefing on the current state of play. As of...
26.10.2016
- The cat is out of the bag: the $43 billion takeover of Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta by ChemChina will not be completed before the first quarter of 2017. Putting a...
19.10.2016
- German specialty chemicals company Evonik is intensifying its cooperation with US computer and printer business HP to develop powders for 3D printing. The Essen-based company will...
26.09.2016
- Flush with cash from the sale of a major chunk of its rubber business to Saudi Aramco, German chemical producer Lanxess has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire US specialty...
15.09.2016
- Despite M&A activity continuing to focus on the agrochemicals sectors, the rumblings in the industrial gases sector have not gone unnoticed, if – beneath the surface – they may be...
14.09.2016
- Bayer has finally won its hard-fought battle to take over US agribusiness rival Monsanto. The two agriculture giants have just confirmed that the deal will go ahead after Bayer...
13.09.2016
- Linde and Praxair have called off talks they confirmed in mid-August about creating a mammoth in the industrial gases sector. Germany-based Linde said its management made the...
02.09.2016
- During the last two decades the pharmaceutical industry was forced to undertake significant structural changes to address mounting challenges from strict regulatory policies, lower...
