22.05.2017
- US life science company Cambrex is adding a fourth reactor suite at its site in High Point, North Carolina, expanding pilot plant capabilities to meet rising demand. The investment...
19.05.2017
- Leaders of major companies, including several chemical producers, have published an open letter in business newspaper Wall Street Journal urging US President Donald Trump not to...
18.05.2017
- Russia’s petrochemical giant Sibur has signed an agreement with the Skolkovo Foundation to establish an R&D center for the development and application of polyolefins. The new...
18.05.2017
- As digitalisation climbs to the top of many corporate agendas, engineering and construction contractor KBR has agreed to collaborate with IBM to develop digital products and...
17.05.2017
- Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand nylon 6,6 fiber capacity at its plant in Camden, South Carolina, USA. The Wichita, Kansas-headquartered group said the...
17.05.2017
- Through debottlenecking, German engineering plastics producer Covestro will further expand production capacity for polycarbonate at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China, by a third...
16.05.2017
- Major US drugmaker Pfizer is collaborating with Sangamo Therapeutics to develop and commercialize gene therapy programs for the rare blood disorder hemophilia A. The agreement...
16.05.2017
- Even though it is in the throes of finalizing a merger with DuPont, Dow Chemical has announced investments totalling $4 billion over the next five years. Plans include an expansion...
16.05.2017
- Plans for a joint venture between German gases and engineering group Linde and Russian power plant equipment manufacturer PJSC Power Machines have cleared the European Commission...
15.05.2017
- GCP Applied Technologies, a US provider of specialty chemicals and materials to the building and construction industries, has agreed to buy the UK’s Stirling Lloyd for $94 million...