13.07.2017
- Dow Chemical will build a new $100 million plant to produce polymers for coatings and water treatment applications in the PlasChem Park at Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The US group also...
12.07.2017
- At a Capital Markets Day in Paris on 11 July, French chemical producer Arkema outlined its forward strategy and announced investment projects for the period up to 2020 and beyond...
11.07.2017
- As part of the first phase of a project to upgrade its refining and chemicals platform in Antwerp, Belgium, French energy and petrochemicals group Total has started up a new...
10.07.2017
- German industrial gases group Linde, which is in the throes of a merger with US rival Praxair, has announced it is investing an undisclosed sum to increase production for rare...
10.07.2017
- After acquiring Arkema’s 50% share in the Oxochimie joint venture, Ineos Oxide, a subsidiary of Swiss-based olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos, said it has completed a strategic...
06.07.2017
- Total and Iran have reached preliminary agreement to build three petrochemical plants that could see investment of up to $2 billion, according to a news agency source at the...
05.07.2017
- Merck Ventures, the strategic investment arm of German pharmaceuticals and life sciences group Merck KGaA, has created immuno-oncology company iOnctura. Based in Geneva...
05.07.2017
- AkzoNobel has acquired the UK’s Flexcrete Technologies and has also announced an agreement to buy French manufacturer Disa Technology (Disatech) in a bid to further strengthen its...
04.07.2017
- France’s Air Liquide, in its current status as the world’s largest producer of industrial gases, has signed new 10 to 15-year supply contracts with three major Chinese fiber optic...
03.07.2017
- Lenzing’s supervisory board has approved the construction of a new plant in Thailand as the Austrian fibers producer continues to expand its worldwide network. Similar to its plant...
