06.03.2018
- Swiss fine chemicals producer and pharmaceutical industry supplier Lonza is expanding one production facility in the US while downsizing another. The company said earlier the...
05.03.2018
- A strong chemical manufacturing sector is at the heart of every successful economy. In the UK, the sector contributes £18 billion per year to the economy, employs 500,000 people...
28.02.2018
- ChemSpec Europe 2018: The Fine and Specialty Chemicals exhibition, taking place 20 – 21 June 2018 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, is known for being a key marketplace for...
28.02.2018
- To support the growing demand for biopharmaceutical manufacturing capability in Asia, German pharmaceuticals and chemicals producer Merck plans to increase its spending on...
27.02.2018
- Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Lonza said it exceeded its full-year 2017 guidance. The company reported sales of CHF 5.1 billion. Having closed the...
22.02.2018
- Petrochemicals and plastics producer Westlake Chemicals will expand VCM and PVC capacities at three of its plants located in Germany and the US. The projects will add approximately...
22.02.2018
- US affiliates of French oil and petchems giant Total, Austria-based Borealis and Canada’s Nova Chemicals have firmed up plans for a North American joint venture that would produce...
21.02.2018
- A consortium that comprises AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, industrial gases group Air Liquide, Canadian cleantech company Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has signed an agreement...
20.02.2018
- US industrial gases producer Air Products has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ACP Europe (ACP), the European continent’s largest independent carbon dioxide (CO2) producer...
19.02.2018
- Major chemical distributor Univar has announced agreements with DuPont, Chemours and ABITEC Corp. The first deal extends Univar’s relationship with Dow Chemical, now part of...
