07.05.2019
- Through its subsidiary EMD Group Holding II, Germany’s Merck KGaA has agreed to acquire Intermolecular for $1.20 per share, yielding an equity value of $62 million. The US company...
06.05.2019
- ExxonMobil has announced it will proceed with a $2 billion investment to expand production in Baytown, Texas, USA. The energy and chemicals major will build a 400,000 t/y Vistamaxx...
03.05.2019
- China’s Hongrun Petrochemical, a Sinochem subsidiary, has licensed Honeywell UOP’s Isoalky ionic liquids alkylation technology for its refinery complex in Shandong. Honeywell said...
03.05.2019
- In its third acquisition so far this year, Brenntag has acquired Marlin Company, based in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. Marlin provides custom chemical blending and packaging...
02.05.2019
- US drugmaker Merck & Co. has begun a restructuring program of its manufacturing and supply network, as well as reducing its global real estate footprint. The disclosure was made in...
01.05.2019
- Swiss flavors, fragrances and active cosmetic ingredients manufacturer Givaudan has agreed to buy the cosmetics business of Germany’s AMSilk. The acquisition fits with Givaudan’s...
01.05.2019
- Wacker Biotech, a subsidiary of the Munich- based German chemical producer, has signed a license agreement with US biopharmaceutical company PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals to produce and...
30.04.2019
- The business unit Precious Metals Chemistry of Umicore is expanding its cross-coupling catalyst portfolio with Hazari’s palladium based precatalysts, a technology licensed from...
30.04.2019
- Eli Lilly is collaborating with Avidity Biosciences to discover, develop and commercialize potential new medicines in immunology and other select indications. The companies will...
29.04.2019
- Jordan-based drugmaker MS Pharma has agreed to buy Genepharm, a Greek generic pharma manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is expected to complete before the end of...