Chemical parks are locations of intensive value creation. They are a driver for sustainable development with a high economic, ecological and social impact.

US specialty materials manufacturer Aceto and 10 other companies with business operations in North America, Europe, India and China have merged into a new cross-industry...

BASF has entered into an exclusive licensing deal with US start-up RiKarbon to commercialize the latter’s proprietary emollient technology.

US specialty chemicals company Stepan has agreed to acquire the surfactant business and associated assets of compatriot firm PerformanX Specialty Chemicals. The purchase...

Singapore’s Global Amines – a joint venture between compatriot company Wilmar and Switzerland’s Clariant – has successfully started up a new fatty amines plant in...

Clariant has agreed to sell its quats business to Singapore’s Global Amines for $113 million. Global Amines is a 50:50 joint venture between Clariant and Singapore-based...

Artificial intelligence is not an inventor, the European Patent Office ruled - but AI-generated inventions are patentable.

Brenntag has acquired Prime Surfactants in the UK for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Leeds, the company is a leading distributor of surfactant specialties for the...

The consolidation in the distribution sector continues. In the latest deal, Life Sciences distributor Barentz International has announced the acquisition of Volp...