27.09.2018
- Bayport Polymers, the 50:50 joint venture formed in May 2018 between Total and Novealis Holdings, itself a jv between Borealis and Nova Chemicals, has announced the final...
27.09.2018
- Dutch specialties distributor Caldic has acquired Cooperative Purchasers, a leading distributor of food ingredients in the USA. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in Vernon...
27.09.2018
- Drugmaker Novartis has announced plans to cut around 2,200 jobs in Switzerland and exit its site in Grimsby, UK, as it transforms its global manufacturing network and product...
25.09.2018
- Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) is selling its Lucite European polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) sheet business and UK distribution company Perspex Distribution Ltd. (PDL) to...
23.09.2018
- Swiss polymer companies Rehau Verwaltungszentrale and MB Barter & Trading have agreed a merger of equals, combining their operations in a new, independent company with sales of $2...
20.09.2018
- Vinyls producer Inovyn, wholly owned by Ineos, has announced plans to raise production of general purpose PVC at its Jemeppe site in Belgium to meet growing demand. The project...
20.09.2018
- BASF has begun the previously announced expansion of its vitamin A plant at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters site. The project announced in 2016 is aimed at upgrading the...
19.09.2018
- Recently, the pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) industry has been extremely active in M&A, as is the pharma and generics industry itself...
19.09.2018
- The biopharmaceutical industry has grown impressively in recent years, with its global compound growth rate (CAGR) estimated to reach 8.5% between 2018-2023, outstripping...
19.09.2018
- In terms of development of high-value pharmaceuticals pharma industry is pressed for time: there is a huge demand for new reliable and innovative solutions to guarantee maximum...