15.08.2019
- LyondellBasell has announced that Sonatrach Total Entreprise Polymeres (STEP), a joint venture between Algerian energy company Sonatrach and French oil, gas and chemicals group...
15.08.2019
- Following up plans hinted at last spring by The Times of India, Saudi Aramco has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a 20% stake in the Oil-to-Chemicals division...
14.08.2019
- Schirm USA, a subsidiary of Schirm in Germany, has appointed Chad Kern (48) as chief executive officer (CEO), effective Aug. 1, 2019. He succeeds Gus Jones, who will retire in...
14.08.2019
- German specialty plating chemicals and equipment specialist Atotech has acquired J-KEM International, based in Rosersberg, Sweden. Financial terms of the deal that closed at the...
14.08.2019
- German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess is selling its chrome chemicals business to Chinese leather chemicals company Brother Enterprises for an undisclosed sum. The agreement...
13.08.2019
- Mezzan Holding, one of the Arabian Gulf’s largest manufacturers and distributors of food, beverage, FMCG and healthcare products, has bought a 67% stake in Kuwait Saudi...
12.08.2019
- US chemical producer Huntsman has agreed to sell its chemical intermediates businesses to Thailand-based global polyester market leader Indorama Ventures for nearly $2.1 billion...
09.08.2019
- Rain Carbon, a leading US-based producer of carbon products and advanced materials, has announced that it will close its resins plant in Uithoorn, the Netherlands, by the end of...
09.08.2019
- Bayer has announced it will pay for $240 million upfront to acquire all of BluerockTherapeutics, a privately held US-headquartered biotech in which it currently holds more than 40%...
08.08.2019
- In a transaction valued at around $2.4 billion including net debt, US small molecule innovator and API specialist Cambrex has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of the Permira...
