22.12.2019
- An affiliate of private equity group Lone Star has agreed to buy BASF’s construction chemicals business for €3.17 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The acquisition is expected...
19.12.2019
- Danish biotech Novozymes and US-based Green Plains have formed an exclusive partnership to commercialize biological solutions for producing high-protein ingredients for aquaculture...
19.12.2019
- BASF has inaugurated the second stage of its new antioxidants complex at its Caojing site Shanghai, China. Total output capability of the completed project is 42,000 t/y. The first...
18.12.2019
- Arkema’s specialty adhesives business Bostik has acquired LIP Bygningsartikler, a leading Danish producer of tile adhesives, waterproofing systems and floor preparation solutions...
17.12.2019
- Grabbing hold of a well-worn campaign slogan used by the country’s newly elected prime minister and lobbing the ball back in his court, the UK’s Chemical Industries Association...
13.12.2019
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis is partnering Amazon to “reimagine” its core manufacturing, supply chain and delivery operations. Under a multi-year collaboration, the two will establish...
12.12.2019
- Japan’s Mitsui & Co. has agreed to buy 62% of Belgian agrochemical company Belchim Crop Protection (BCP) from parent Belchim Management for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which will...
11.12.2019
- Huntsman has agreed to acquire Icynene-Lapolla, a distributor and manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam (SPF), from an affiliate of FFL Partners for $350 million cash. The...
Swiss chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies help drive research around the world, and major players have research activities in the US, Singapore, Japan...
09.12.2019
- If you drive into Frankfurt from the west, the towering smokestacks of Industriepark Höchst will spring into view long before the bank skyscrapers in the city’s downtown. This 4.6...