22.03.2018
- Petrochemicals giant LyondellBasell has received the go-ahead from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to acquire A. Schulman, a manufacturer of high-performance plastic...
22.03.2018
- US specialty chemicals company Ashland is exploring strategic alternatives for its composites business as well as its butanediol (BDO) production plant in Marl, Germany, and the...
22.03.2018
- Korea-based chemical producer Songwon has begun bulk manufacture of functional monomers at Ulsan and said it can now supply medium volumes of specialized monomers at competitive...
20.03.2018
- Leading PET producer Indorama Ventures has agreed to buy M&G Polimeros Brazil for an undisclosed sum. The Brazilian company’s parent, Italy’s Mossi Ghisolfi Group, filed for...
19.03.2018
- Trade shows are excellent places to learn more about the state of an industry. Last month Pharmapack Europe offered a firsthand look at some of the changes and new trends that are...
18.03.2018
- Japan’s Toray Industries, the world’s leading producer of carbon-fiber composites, is to buy TenCate Advanced Composites (TCAC) for €930 million as it aims to boost its business...
18.03.2018
- Noramco, a global leading producer of controlled substances for the pharmaceutical industry, and AMPAC Fine Chemicals (AFC), a major manufacturer of Active Pharmaceutical...
18.03.2018
- Germany’s Lanxess has commissioned a new compounding line for the engineering plastics PA and PBT, sold under the trademarks of Durethan and Pocan, at Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany...
17.03.2018
- David Estapé, a long-time biotechnology expert who holds a doctorate in chemical engineering and has 22 years of experience, will join CRB Group as Technology Manager Biotechnology...
16.03.2018
- ABL Europe has successfully increased and brought online new viral vector manufacturing capacity at its European facility in Strasbourg. A subsidiary of ABL Inc., ABL Europe has...