04.05.2016
- Germany-based global chemical distributor Brenntag has agreed to acquire the South Korean specialty chemicals distributor Whanee Corporation, based in Gwacheon, near Seoul. Closing...
04.05.2016
- Solvay has signed a definitive agreement with Brazilian chemical group Unipar Carbocloro to sell its 70.59% stake in Solvay Indupa. The transaction is based on a total enterprise...
03.05.2016
- Polymer Solutions Group (PSG), part of US private equity group Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Sasco Chemical, a specialty chemicals manufacturer supplying the rubber, wood...
02.05.2016
- Wacker Chemie has agreed to extend its polysilicon price agreement with China as the country’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) announces a review of its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy...
02.05.2016
- AstraZeneca has agreed to grant exclusive rights for its Zurampic gout treatment in the US to partner Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Zurampic was approved by the US Food and Drug...
29.04.2016
- Dutch chemical producer AkzoNobel has signed a Letter of Intent with integrated Indian chemical producer Atul to explore the feasibility of establishing a manufacturing joint...
29.04.2016
- Arkema has signed an agreement to participate in the French state-backed Reverplast project, alongside four other companies. Reverplast forms part of new measures launched by the...
28.04.2016
- French biotechnology company Abivax has signed a contract with API manufacturer PCAS group for the production and supply of ABX464, a drug candidate for treating HIV. Under the...
28.04.2016
- Air Liquide has tripled its European biogas purification capacity over the past year, bringing the total number of plants to 12 and its installed capacity to 160,000 cbm per hour...
27.04.2016
- Concerns over exposure to the controversial chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA or C8) are now washing up on European shores. Residents living near a former DuPont facility at...