05.07.2017
- AkzoNobel has acquired the UK’s Flexcrete Technologies and has also announced an agreement to buy French manufacturer Disa Technology (Disatech) in a bid to further strengthen its...
05.07.2017
- Activist investors unhappy with the merger plans of Clariant and Huntsman have joined forces to torpedo it. The Corvex hedge fund of Keith Meister – a protégé of billionaire...
04.07.2017
- Evonik has combined its isophorone chemistry and epoxy curing agents businesses into a newly formed Crosslinkers division with effect from Jul. 1. “Combining both businesses to one...
04.07.2017
- France’s Air Liquide, in its current status as the world’s largest producer of industrial gases, has signed new 10 to 15-year supply contracts with three major Chinese fiber optic...
03.07.2017
- Lenzing’s supervisory board has approved the construction of a new plant in Thailand as the Austrian fibers producer continues to expand its worldwide network. Similar to its plant...
03.07.2017
- As planned, German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has revised its organizational structure to reflect the incorporation of activities acquired with US flame retardant and...
30.06.2017
- Canada’s Competition Bureau has given its approval to the merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont, with conditions attached. With the green light now shining from all seven...
30.06.2017
- Germany’s BASF has said it plans to invest around €200 million to strengthen position in the market for the painkiller Ibuprofen market. This will entail building a new world-scale...
29.06.2017
- Major US packaging company Sonoco has agreed to buy Clear Lam Packaging for about $170 million in cash. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to...
29.06.2017
- Bayer and Sumitomo Chemical have agreed to cooperate in developing new fungicides aimed at controlling soybean diseases in Brazil. Financial details of the partnership were not...