05.03.2020
- Specialty chemicals company Nouryon and chemicals company Ineos Nitriles have broken ground on new facilities to be built at Ineos’ site in Cologne, Germany. The units are to...
03.03.2020
- Water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film manufacturer MonoSol, a subsidiary of Japan’s Kurray, is building a new plant to produce the films at Zimna Wodka, Poland, near Katowice...
03.03.2020
- Versalis has taken a 40% stake in Finproject, an Italian manufacturer of expandable PVC compounds and molds, marking the Eni subsidiary’s entry into the high-performance formulated...
02.03.2020
- Reacting to the formal approval of a new Brexit negotiation mandate by the EU General Affairs Council on Feb. 25, the EU and UK chemical industry have outlined their priorities for...
02.03.2020
- BP had decided to quit three trade associations in the US, stating they are no longer aligned with its ambition to become a net zero carbon emissions company by 2050. The...
02.03.2020
- BASF aims to increase the proportion of women in leadership positions throughout its global organization to 30% by 2030. The German group said it will focus in particular on the...
26.02.2020
- Activist investor Sachem Head Capital Management has revealed it owns a 9.4% stake in Olin and intends to nominate four directors to the US chemical company’s board at the annual...
26.02.2020
- Amino, a Germany-based manufacturer of pharmaceutical- and infusion-grade natural amino acids and similar active substances for a variety of applications, plans to double its...
26.02.2020
- After almost a decade of discussion, the European Commission has signed sealed and delivered its decision to reclassify the inhalable powder form of titanium dioxide TiO2) as a...
26.02.2020
- Life Sciences industry is undergoing a fundamental shift, driven by new technologies, e.g. personalized medicines, digital health, continuous processes, as well as the drive to...
