26.04.2017
- Singapore-based DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP), a joint venture of Dutch chemicals and life sciences group DSM of the Netherlands and China’s Sinochem, is expanding production...
26.04.2017
- German chemical giant BASF and Chicago, USA-based Argonne National Laboratory have settled out of court their running patent disputes with Belgium’s Umicore. The two companies said...
25.04.2017
- Following all approvals, Cologne, Germany-based Lanxess has completed its acquisition of Chemtura, Phliadelphia-headquartered US specialty chemicals producer for €2.4 billion. The...
24.04.2017
- UK specialty chemical and technology group Johnson Matthey has announced it is reorganizing its corporate divisions with immediate effect. It has retained four divisions but some...
21.04.2017
- As a debate rages over plans by the US state of Arkansas to execute eight death row inmates before its supply of lethal drugs expires at the end of April, the international...
20.04.2017
- Automotive component manufacturer Toyota Boshoku, part of the Toyota group, will partner with Mitsui Chemicals to commercialize a high impact-resistant plastic as a resin modifier...
20.04.2017
- Ashland Global Holdings has agreed to buy Pharmachem Laboratories for $660 million in cash. Pharmachem’s CEO, Colin Macintyre, said the deal combines its custom manufacturing...
20.04.2017
- A lawsuit has been filed in the US state of Delaware against chemical giant DuPont, claiming the company paid its defense attorneys in class action suits more than it has spent on...
20.04.2017
- AkzoNobel said it will press ahead with plans to spin off its Specialty Chemicals segment as an alternative to a merger with US rival PPG, which is pursuing a takeover of the Dutch...
19.04.2017
- Custom manufacturing and toll services company WeylChem US will invest more than $13 million to expand production capabilities at its site in Elgin, South Carolina, USA. The...