12.12.2019
- Japan’s Mitsui & Co. has agreed to buy 62% of Belgian agrochemical company Belchim Crop Protection (BCP) from parent Belchim Management for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which will...
11.12.2019
- Huntsman has agreed to acquire Icynene-Lapolla, a distributor and manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam (SPF), from an affiliate of FFL Partners for $350 million cash. The...
Swiss chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies help drive research around the world, and major players have research activities in the US, Singapore, Japan...
09.12.2019
- If you drive into Frankfurt from the west, the towering smokestacks of Industriepark Höchst will spring into view long before the bank skyscrapers in the city’s downtown. This 4.6...
08.12.2019
- Univar Solutions has agreed to sell its Environmental Sciences business to US private investment group AEA Investors for $195 million. Commenting on the move, David Jukes...
08.12.2019
- BASF India has announced plans to double capacity for polymer dispersions by adding a new production line at its site in Dahej, Gujarat. The company said the project will provide a...
06.12.2019
- In various high-tech industries start-ups occupy an important place in the innovation ecosystem. Various statistics show that this holds increasingly true for the chemical sector...
06.12.2019
- At the end of the third quarter, the chemical industry continues to face an economic slowdown, compounded by international trade conflicts, increased political uncertainty, and...
06.12.2019
- The chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries in Switzerland — organized in the Scienceindustries trade association — account for 45% of total exports with around 70...
