Lanxess and Wacker have become the first two chemical companies to join Foundation 2°, a German corporate initiative lobbying for effective market-based conditions for...

Chemical distributor Petrochem Middle East and multinational logistics group DP World are collaborating to develop a chemical terminal in Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, the...

UK investment group Investindustrial has exited Polynt-Reichhold, selling its shareholding to partner and compatriot private equity firm Black Diamond Capital Management...

Pharma giant Pfizer plans to ask the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine it makes with Germany’s BioNTech. The...

US coatings company Axalta has entered into an agreement to buy U-POL Holdings, a UK manufacturer of repair and refinish products for the automotive industry, from...

Nouryon, the former specialty chemical business of AkzoNobel, has completed the spin-out of its base chemicals business, Nobian. The latter company will be held...

German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences group Merck has signed two collaboration agreements in its new bioelectronics innovation field, which it said builds...

Dow has announced a series of “incremental, high-return” capacity expansions around the world to support fast-growing demand across key end-markets.

Maersk Saudi Arabia, part of Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has entered into a strategic partnership with King Abdullah Port to provide...

EU competition authorities have approved AstraZeneca’s $39 billion takeover of US biopharma Alexion. Europe’s green light for the deal sealed in December 2020 follows the...