23.10.2018
- The four evolutionary stages of manufacturing have brought us to Pharma 4.0. The first stage comprised the implementation of steam power to mechanization. The second involved mass...
23.10.2018
- US chemical producer Celanese is undertaking a 20,000 t/y capacity increase for its acetal polymer polyoxymethylene (POM) at the Industriepark Höchst chemical park near Frankfurt...
22.10.2018
- French drugmaker Sanofi is planning to deepen the rare diseases footprint of its Genzyme franchise at Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, where according to reports the business could...
22.10.2018
- US chemical producer Chemours, the DuPont spinoff, plans to expand capacity for its Teflon- branded PFA polymer in response to what it says is growing global demand from the...
18.10.2018
- German chemical producer Evonik has started up its new plant producing precipitated silica plant for the tire industry in the US state of South Carolina. The company said the world...
18.10.2018
- BASF has offered concessions to address European Commission’s concerns about the effect of its planned acquisition of Solvay’s global integrated polyamide (PA) business on...
18.10.2018
- Effective October 1, 2018, Uwe Brunk (56) has joined International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) as President of the WeylChem Group of Companies. Following his own wish, Frank...
17.10.2018
- Shareholders of Poland’s Grupa Azoty have approved the acquisition of specialty fertilizer group Compo Expert from UK-headquartered private equity firm XIO Group, for a sum not...
17.10.2018
- India’s Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has entered a definitive agreement to sell its API manufacturing business unit at Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, to Therapiva Private Ltd, an emerging...
16.10.2018
- Solvay has appointed Ilham Kadri as its new CEO, effective from Mar. 1, 2019. Kadri, who is presently CEO and president of US hygiene technology and services company Diversey, will...