11.01.2019
- In its first acquisition of 2019, Ineos Oxide has completed the purchase of Wilmar’s ethoxylation plant in Lavéra, France. Graham Beesley, Ineos Oxide’s CEO, commented: “This...
11.01.2019
- Less than a month after agreeing to acquire US coatings company Whitford Worldwide, PPG has now pledged to buy German automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath. Financial terms...
10.01.2019
- Each year in March, the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry gathers in New York City for DCAT Week, and this year is no exception. DCAT Week ’19, the flagship event of the Drug...
10.01.2019
- US-based Catalent is investing $200 million in its biologics business to expand drug substance manufacturing capacity and fill/finish capabilities at its sites in Madison...
10.01.2019
- Indorama Ventures (IVL), the Thailand-based PET giant, has started commercial operations at its new plant for purified isophthalic acid (PIA) plant in Decatur, Alabama, USA. The US...
08.01.2019
- French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi is investing €80 million in Germany’s BioNTech. At the same time, the two companies have agreed to extend their research...
08.01.2019
- Israeli crop protection producer Adama, a subsidiary of ChemChina, has disclosed that it is making “significant progress” towards acquiring China’s Jiangsu Anpon Electrochemical...
07.01.2019
- Clariant and SABIC affiliate Saudi Kayan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the formation of an alkoxylates manufacturing joint venture. The companies will...
07.01.2019
- In the first major pharma deal of the year, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is to acquire biotech giant Celgene for $74 billion. The cash-and-stock transaction values the US biotech at...
03.01.2019
- Germany’s Wacker is collaborating with Dynaplak, a Dutch manufacturer of bio-based raw materials, to develop hybrid binders for the paints and coatings market. The binders, to be...