Hamburg-based German distributor Biesterfeld has closed its acquisition of a majority stake in Singapore-based GME Chemicals. The distributor did not quantify the size of...

DuluxGroup, the Australian subsidiary of Japan’s Nippon Paint Holdings, is to acquire European decorative paint maker Cromology, creating a combined entity that will be...

Colorcon, a US supplier of specialty ingredients, film coating systems and functional excipients for the pharmaceutical and nutritional industries, has bought a majority...

Avid Bioservices, a biologics-oriented CDMO based in the US state of California, is building a new plant in Costa Mesa, California, as part of a plan to expand its cell...

The former Lonza division LSI, a specialty chemicals company active in Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) and Specialty Products Solutions (SPS), will operate under the...

As expected, Johnson & Johnson is taking its spun-off baby powder business into bankruptcy as a means of sidestepping a steadily moving avalanche of lawsuits claiming...

German plastics additives manufacturer Baerlocher is adding capacity for its calcium-based PVC stabilizers at Bury, UK. The company said it will expand output by more...

ESIM Chemicals has completed the sale of its IM business unit to Vertellus, a US manufacturer of specialty products for consumer goods, food & agriculture, healthcare and...

US chemical producer Milliken has completed the acquisition of compatriot Encapsys from the Cypress Performance Group (CPG), a holding company formed by Sherman Capital...