19.07.2011
- Biocides company Arch Chemicals announced that Lonza's subsidiary, Lonza LG Acquisition Corp., has commenced the previously announced offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares...
14.07.2011
- Actega Kelstar and Actega WIT have inaugurated their joint Nafta innovation laboratory. The new facility will not only accommodate Actega Kelstar's R&D and technical service labs...
14.07.2011
- Sasol has appointed Fluor Corp.'s David E. Constable as chief executive officer, marking the first time ever that the South African company has gone with an outside hire for the...
14.07.2011
- Industrial gas producer Praxair Wednesday said its Brazilian subsidiary White Martins has signed a 15-year agreement to supply nitrogen and oxygen to Braskem, a petrochemical...
13.07.2011
- Switzerland-based Carbogen Amcis, a pharmaceutical process development and API manufacturing company, announced that Mark C. Griffiths has been named chief executive officer...
12.07.2011
- Germany's specialty chemical products company Wacker Chemie has sold its silicone-based tire-release-agent business to Rhein Chemie Rheinau for an undisclosed purchase price...
12.07.2011
- Lonza said it will acquire U.S. biocide producer Arch Chemicals for about $1.2 billion. The cash offer is subject to customary conditions including the tendering of more than two...
11.07.2011
- Mitsubishi Chemical will start making adhesive film used in solar cells, challenging Bridgestone and Mitsui Chemicals, who make the key material that determines the life span of...
11.07.2011
- German drugmaker Bayer has lost European patent protection for birth control pill Yasmin, its second-best selling drug, dealing a serious hit to its revenue prospects. Bayer said...
11.07.2011
- Asia's naphtha price was at a five-week high on Friday while cracks slipped to end the week at a two-session low, snapping gains that lasted for five straight sessions. Bears said...
