Russian oil and petrochemicals group Lukoil has started building a catalytic cracking complex at its Perm refinery. The complex includes a catalytic cracking unit...

Lanxess has emerged as the buyer of the former DowDuPont microbial control business that International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) put up for sale after its merger with...

Czech company Orlen Unipetrol, part of Poland’s refining and petrochemicals group PKN Orlen, has unveiled its strategic focus until 2030 as it transforms from a petroleum...

Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has agreed to acquire the remaining 70% of Brazilian Personal Care Specialties company Beraca after taking a 30% stake in 2015...

First to receive US approval under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in late 2020, the BioNTech/Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on Aug. 23 became the first to be fully...

Swiss specialty chemicals company Sika has agreed to sell its European industrial coatings business to US paints and coatings group Sherwin-Williams for an undisclosed...

Odfjell Gas Shipowning, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian shipping and storage operator Odfjell, has agreed to sell two ethylene/liquified petroleum gas (LPG)...

Swiss CDMO Lonza plans to invest an undisclosed sum to establish drug product manufacturing capabilities at its site in Guangzhou, China. The investment in the central...

Fu Xiangsheng, Vice Chairman of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, characterized China`s chemical industry as having a a surplus of basic chemicals and...

South Korean chemical giant LG Chem has announced plans to invest 2.6 trillion won – or $2.2 billion – in building 10 new plants for environmentally friendly materials by...