03.07.2015
- Plans by the government of British prime minister David Cameron to launch an all-out shale gas offensive have been dealt another setback, one that could prove lengthy. In two...
03.07.2015
- Lonza has signed a new long-term product supply agreement with compatriot Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Under the terms of the contract, an expansion of an existing manufacturing...
03.07.2015
- Management and the supervisory board of German minerals producer K+S have voted to reject the unsolicited takeover offer for all company shares made by Potash Corporation of...
- Cornelius announced the exclusive UK representation of Switzerland-based Evolva for their fermented 99% purity trans-Resveratrol. Resveratrol is a natural plant ingredient...
02.07.2015
- R.D. Abbott (RDA) has signed a new distribution agreement with the Tire and Specialty Rubber (TSR) business unit of Lanxess to expand its distribution of Lanxess TSR products to...
02.07.2015
- The European Parliament’s (EP) International Trade Committee has set the stage for a plenary vote on the EP’s draft recommendation for the controversial Transatlantic Trade and...
02.07.2015
- Umicore and Solvay completed the sales of their respective 50% stakes in the joint venture SolviCore to Japanese chemical producer Toray on Jul. 1. The company will continue to be...
02.07.2015
- Along with the official launch of the new Ineos-Solvay PVC joint venture Inovyn and BASF’s sale of its 25% stake in SolVin, another PVC jv, to Solvay, BASF has completed the sale...
02.07.2015
- Following clearance of the merger by the European Commission in mid-June, PVC producer Inovyn, the new 50:50 joint venture of Ineos and Solvay, officially started trading on Jul. 1...
01.07.2015
- Atul Thakrar has joined Dutch chemical producer DSM as head of the Bio-based Products & Services unit, effective July 1. In his most recent prior position, he served as president...