01.11.2017
- Evonik is reshaping its hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) portfolio to become more customer-focused and in response to growing demand for its Hyprox, Oxteril, Persynt and Clarmarin brands...
01.11.2017
- Caldic UK, part of Dutch distribution group Caldic, has agreed to acquire Elastomerics, a UK-based specialty chemicals distributor. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed...
31.10.2017
- US producer Ascend Performance Materials is planning to raise capacity across its intermediates and polymers portfolio in response to growing customer demand. The Houston...
30.10.2017
- Confirming market rumors, AkzoNobel said it has entered what it called “constructive discussions” with Axalta Coating Systems about a merger, adding that the combination of the two...
27.10.2017
- Huntsman Advanced Materials serves over 3000 customers in 80 countries with innovative, customized solutions and more than 1500 products that address global engineering challenges...
25.10.2017
- Australian farm chemicals producer Nufarm has agreed to pay a total of $540 million to acquire a suite of crop protection products, known as the Century Portfolio, from ChemChina...
25.10.2017
- US producer Celanese has announced plans to expand its global capacities for compounding and engineering plastics in order to meet rising demand from key industries such as medical...
24.10.2017
- German chemical distributor Biesterfeld is creating a new business unit as part of its ongoing drive to focus on specific market segments. The move is said to be “a logical...
24.10.2017
- The US Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 20 approved Shingrix, the long awaited recombinant, adjuvant new shingles vaccine manufactured by UK drugmaker Glaxo SmithKline (GSK)...
23.10.2017
- Italy’s Società Chimica Bussi has announced plans to invest in a facility to produce a new granular grade of its Eureco bleaching agent. Eureco RP103 technology, which has been...