Arkema is buying Shanghai Zhiguan Polymer Materials (PMP), a Chinese company that specializes in reactive hot-melt polyurethane (HMPUR) adhesives for the consumer...

British pharmaceuticals major GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is now proceeding full speed ahead with plans to spin off its consumer health unit. The procedure is being...

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Belgian chemicals and plastics giant Solvay is expanding its US portfolio of sulfone products to meet growing demand from what it says is a growing global base for...

Under the name Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company (MCCPD), the billionaire US investor of the same name is backing an online pharmacy offering what he says are more than...

Swiss pharma Novartis has acquired Gyroscope Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on diseases of the eye, from Syncona, a UK-based firm that says...

Canadian health regulator Health Canada has approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid for people aged 18 years and older. It is the fifth Covid shot to be cleared...

US CDMO Catalent plans to expand its facility in Shanghai, China, doubling capacity for the temperature-controlled storage and distribution of clinical supplies and...

DuPont has agreed to sell most of its Mobility & Materials (M&M) segment to Celanese for $11 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal – DuPont’s biggest since...