11.01.2018
- Jacobs Engineering has won a contract to complete a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for Borealis’ proposed propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Belgium. The FEED phase...
10.01.2018
- Following an in-depth investigation, EU antitrust officials have issued a statement of objections to the proposed acetate tow joint venture between Celanese and Blackstone. The...
10.01.2018
- US industrial gases producer Air Products has announced it will buy Shell’s coal gasification technology business along with its patent portfolio for liquids (Residue) gasification...
09.01.2018
- Across the pond, Europe ,too, saw some major investment announcements in 2017, the first for many years. Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos led the way. Its three major projects...
09.01.2018
- China continued to draw in investors. ExxonMobil Chemical signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement and an MoU with authorities in Huizhou to jointly evaluate plans for a...
08.01.2018
- The year just ended was marked by a flood of M&A activity also in the distribution sector. Leading the way, German giant Brenntag said it planned to acquire all shares of specialty...
08.01.2018
- On the pharmaceutical side, super-dimensioned M&A activity was somewhat more modest. Many of the deals were between players in the biochemicals segment or conventional drugmakers...
08.01.2018
- The chemical production sector saw more activity than pharmaceuticals in 2017. Beyond the mega-mergers, one of the most significant deals of 2017 was BASF’s announcement in early...
08.01.2018
- Irish sales, marketing and support services group DCC has agreed to buy Tega-Technische Gase und Gasetechnik, Linde’s German LPG and refrigerant gas distribution business...
08.01.2018
- Major US coatings group PPG has reached agreement to buy Dutch wholesaler ProCoatings for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition comes after PPG tried and failed three times last year...