01.08.2017
- Just weeks after announcing a $2 billion expansion program for polyolefins in Europe, Ineos has revealed it is also planning to build a world-scale cumene plant in Germany. An...
01.08.2017
- German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences group Merck has opened a new application laboratory for its Performance Materials business sector in Shanghai, China. The...
01.08.2017
- Akzo Nobel has given its Executive Committee (managing board) a new structure following the departure of CEO Ton Büchner, who stepped down on Jul. 19, citing health reasons. In...
31.07.2017
- German specialty chemicals producer Evonik said it will expand capacity for fumed silica at its Antwerp, Belgium, site up to 2019. The new plant, which will require investment in...
27.07.2017
- German industrial gases group Linde has signed a fourth agreement with Wanhua Chemical, this time to expand gas supply to phase two of the Chinese company’s Yantai operations...
27.07.2017
- Azelis has acquired Chemcolour, a leading supplier of specialty chemicals and food ingredients in Australia and New Zealand, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition strengthens...
26.07.2017
- An affiliate of US private equity group H.I.G. Capital has sold Cornerstone Chemical to an affiliate of LittleJohn & Co., another private investment firm based in Greenwich...
25.07.2017
- Norway’s Vistin Pharma has agreed to sell its opioids and tablet manufacturing business (CMO) to Australia’s TPI Enterprises for 100 million Norwegian krone ($12.5 million). On the...
25.07.2017
- Air Products has signed a long-term agreement to build, own and operate a new steam methane reformer (SMR) and cold box for Huntsman in Geismar, Louisiana, USA. The facility will...