News

Medivation not Bending to Sanofi Pressure

09.05.2016 - Sanofi is turning up the heat on its acquisition target, US biopharmaceuticals producer Medivation, but the strategy doesn’t seem to be working. Last week, the French drugmaker...

News

Evonik Takes Air Products Performance Materials

09.05.2016 - Confirming speculation that surfaced in March, German chemical producer Evonik has announced it will acquire the Specialty & Coating Additives business of US gases producer Air...

Markets & Companies

Never Compromise

04.04.2016 - FeF Chemicals is a well-known name and a leading global supplier of ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry. Having been a part of the Danish healthcare corporation Novo...

Strategy & Management

On Track and Ready for Growth

04.04.2016 - WeylChem is one of three major platforms in the portfolio of the International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). With its non-GMP Fine Chemicals and Custom Manufacturing businesses...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Future Production Concepts in the Chemical Industry

04.04.2016 - In the last few years, chemical and pharmaceutical industry companies are working on two major production concepts to further improve their production of chemicals, drugs...

Strategy & Management

Water and Jobs

23.03.2016 - The theme for this year’s World Water Day proclaimed by the United Nations for March 22 was “Water and Jobs”. In getting the message out, the UN and its partners have underscored...

Strategy & Management

Another Record Year for M&A in the Pharmaceutical Industry

09.02.2016 - A record-breaking year in Life Sciences M&A has just ended. And despite the initial turbulence in global stock markets at the start of this year, there is no evidence that the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Global Chemical Distribution Industry Joins Forces

08.02.2016 - On 1 February 2016, the chemical distribution industry joined together to form the new registered International Chemical Trade Association (ICTA), which is, on a global scale...

Research & Innovation

Enabling the AR-VR Revolution

20.01.2016 - If the buzz at the Consumer Electronics Show is any indication of things to come (and it usually is), 2016 is expected to be the year of augmented reality(AR) and – even more -...

Strategy & Management

Role Reversal

04.12.2015 - China’s role within the global chemical industry has so far mostly been seen as an export market for global producers, not only for specialty chemicals but also for many basic...