14.09.2018
- Following the completion of its $64 billion takeover of Shire, Japanese drugmaker Takeda has announced plans to restructure its US operations. In a first move, it will close its...
13.09.2018
- US industrial gases producer Air Products is planning to build a new liquid hydrogen plant at its La Porte, Texas, site to meet increasing demand from “several customer markets.”...
13.09.2018
- Selas-Linde, part of the engineering division of Germany’s Linde, has been awarded the contract to build a new ethylene furnace for the Ineos cracker at Grangemouth, Scotland...
12.09.2018
- Talga Resources and Biomer Technology have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to make graphene-enhanced thermoplastics for potential commercialization in the healthcare and...
10.09.2018
- Novartis has agreed to sell parts of its Sandoz US portfolio to Aurobindo Pharma USA as the Swiss drugmaker drives ahead with its strategy to focus on higher value medicines...
07.09.2018
- The US District court for the District of Columbia on Sept. 5 granted a request by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a preliminary injunction blocking Tronox’s proposed...
07.09.2018
- BASF plans to lift production capacity for 1,6-Hexanediol (HDO )by more than 50% at Ludwigshafen by 2021. The upgrade will bring total nameplate capacity for the chemical...
07.09.2018
- ChemChina is studying potential asset sales as it prepares a mega merger with Sinochem Group, the news agency Bloomberg has reported, citing “people with knowledge of the matter.”...
06.09.2018
- Evonik is selling its Jayhawk site in Galena, Kansas, USA, as it takes the next step to focus on specialty chemicals. The German group has agreed a share deal under which funds...
05.09.2018
- Germany’s PCC has announced plans to expand production of monochloracetic acid (MCAA) at its site in Brzeg Dolny, Poland, in order to meet strong customer demand. Current capacity...