DSM has paid $63 million to take full control of Midori USA, a biotech start-up based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Dutch group already owned 38.5% of Midori and has now...
Brenntag has completed two purchases in China within its Specialties division. On Jul. 23, it closed the acquisition of the first tranche – 67% - of food ingredients...
LyondellBasell has taken over 100% of PolyPacific Polymers (PPM), a compounder based at Port Klang, Malaysia. The Malaysian production facility, which has capacity to...
An expert panel advising the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has concluded that Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine presents greater benefits than safety risks...
German foundry chemicals company ASK Chemicals has agreed to buy the majority of the industrial resins business of SI Group, a US manufacturer of performance additives...
Canadian methanol giant Methanex is to resume construction on its 1.8 million t/y Geismar 3 methanol project in Louisiana, USA, because of a positive industry outlook and...
Dow may revive an earlier expansion project that would add 600,000 t/y of LLDPE capacity on the US Gulf Coast, CEO Jim Fitterling said during a conference call with...
Nouryon will relocate its production of Expancel expandable microspheres from Suzhou to Ningbo in China, which will lead to an increase in output. The anticipated...
Sustainable technology company Johnson Matthey is participating in a five-year project with multinational energy giant BP and two UK universities to explore new catalyst...
