23.09.2015
- As expected earlier, but not as speculated ten days ago, Lanxess has clinched a deal for its synthetic rubber business with Saudi Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of the Saudi...
22.09.2015
- Two European industrial gases producers, France’s Air Liquide and Germany’s Messer Group will acquire assets from each other. In Turkey, Air Liquide is buying Messer Aligaz Sanayi...
18.09.2015
- BP has agreed to license its latest-generation purified terephthalic acid (PTA) technology to Ningxia Baaota Chemical Fibre, a majority owned subsidiary of China’s Baota...
18.09.2015
- Leading chemical distributor Brenntag has acquired Cargill’s small pack specialty business in food and pharma grade alcohol, aimed at customers in cosmetics, pharmaceutical and...
17.09.2015
- Citing increased demand in Asia, Shell has started up a new 140,000 t/y high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) purification plant and a new 140,000 t/y ethoxylates unit at its site on...
17.09.2015
- Inovyn does not plan to restart its PVC plant at Schkopau, Germany, idled since the end of 2014. After failing to come to terms with Dow Chemical on supply of feedstock VCM, the...
16.09.2015
- German chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck KGaA is streamlining its healthcare management team to accelerate growth. The company said the new organizational structure will...
16.09.2015
- In Thailand, Solvay has inaugurated what it says is Southeast Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate production facility. The €20 million plant built at the Belgian chemical group’s...
16.09.2015
- Shareholders of US-based Olin Corporation have overwhelmingly approved the issuance of new shares of Olin common stock and the amendment of the company’s articles of incorporation...
15.09.2015
- Effective Sept. 1, 2015, Ter Chemicals Distribution Group, based in Hamburg, Germany, transferred its Italian business with specialty chemicals into the recently founded company...