11.08.2017
- As an EU-wide scare involving contaminated eggs dominates headlines, BASF has announced it will not reapply for authorization for some uses of its Fipronil pesticide. However, the...
07.08.2017
- Engineering and construction group KBR has been awarded a contract by Dorogobuzh JSC, a subsidiary of Russian fertilizer producer Acron, to provide licensing and basic engineering...
04.08.2017
- CordenPharma, a contract manufacturer for APIs, drug products and packaging, announced the design and installment of a new manufacturing line at its Plankstadt, Germany site. The...
03.08.2017
- US biotechnology company Verdezyne, which counts BP and DSM among its investors, has broken ground on its first commercial-scale biochemicals plant. The facility, known as...
02.08.2017
- US technology and chemical company W.R. Grace has granted a license for its Unipol PP process technology to Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corp. (CKPC), a 50:50 joint venture between...
02.08.2017
- Following up on comments by BASF chief Kurt Bock last week, questioning the motivation for extended US sanctions against Russia and the participation of Western companies in...
01.08.2017
- Just weeks after announcing a $2 billion expansion program for polyolefins in Europe, Ineos has revealed it is also planning to build a world-scale cumene plant in Germany. An...
01.08.2017
- German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences group Merck has opened a new application laboratory for its Performance Materials business sector in Shanghai, China. The...
01.08.2017
- Akzo Nobel has given its Executive Committee (managing board) a new structure following the departure of CEO Ton Büchner, who stepped down on Jul. 19, citing health reasons. In...
31.07.2017
- German specialty chemicals producer Evonik said it will expand capacity for fumed silica at its Antwerp, Belgium, site up to 2019. The new plant, which will require investment in...
