02.02.2017
- US biotech firm Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired Gen9, a provider of synthetic DNA, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition, said Ginkgo, will bring Gen9’s expertise in assembling...
02.02.2017
- Shareholders of US additives specialist Chemtura have given the green light for the company to be acquired by Germany’s Lanxess. In September of last year, the German company...
01.02.2017
- German chemical distributor Brenntag has expanded its North American mixing and blending business with the purchase of Petra Industries, located in Fairmont City, Illinois, USA...
31.01.2017
- Ineos is taking full ownership of Oxochimie, its 50:50 joint venture with French chemicals group Arkema. Financial terms were not disclosed. The divestment, which remains subject...
27.01.2017
- Berlin, Germany-based provider of contract research & development and custom manufacturing services, Ferak, has received GMP certification by the Berlin State Office for Health and...
27.01.2017
- Styrenics producer Trinseo, formerly known as Styron and once part of Dow Chemical, has agreed to sell its 50% share of Sumika Styron Polycarbonate (SSPC) to joint venture partner...
25.01.2017
- Boosting its presence in the UK pharmaceutical market, French company Ethypharm has acquired Martindale Pharma for an undisclosed sum. Martindale is a leading UK specialty pharma...
24.01.2017
- BASF has announced it will widen MDI capacity at its Antwerp, Belgium, production site to 650,000 t/y of the starting material for polyurethane foam from 550,000 t/y currently. The...
24.01.2017
- US coatings giant PPG Industries said it has bought “certain assets” of Chinese automotive refinish coatings company Futian Xinshi for an undisclosed sum. The assets include Futian...
23.01.2017
- A report first published in January 2016 and presented last week to a global audience at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, calls for a quantum leap in global...