03.04.2017
- In this digital era, in which suppliers, distributors, business partners and customers are each time more interconnected and linked to other networks around the world, the...
03.04.2017
- In the drive to reach growth objectives, or to maintain and enhance “critical mass”, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) has been a theme for the chemical distribution industry for years...
03.04.2017
- Industry 4.0, Big Data, SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies) — these buzzwords all point to one thing: the digitalization trend. This development means...
03.04.2017
- Reviewing the list of the world’s top chemical companies will confirm “the chemical industry touches all other industries.” You will see the inventors of Aspirin, Teflon, Saran...
03.04.2017
- German specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has signed two new agreements, both with US-based producers. Financial details were not disclosed. Under the first deal, it will...
31.03.2017
- UK energy giant BP will invest more than $25 million over two years in a consortium that will build and operate a wood elements acetylation plant in Hull, UK. The new company...
30.03.2017
- Japan’s Nippon Shokubai has agreed to buy Sirrus, a US-based company that has developed cost-advantaged technology to produce reactive monomers at high purities. The transaction is...
29.03.2017
- Brexit negotiations set to begin now that the UK has triggered Article 50 of the EU Treaty, regulating its exit, should not further weaken the European Union and put its...
29.03.2017
- AstraZeneca’s biologics R&D arm MedImmune and Sanofi’s vaccines division Sanofi Pasteur have agreed to develop and jointly commercialize the monoclonal antibody MEDI8897 for the...
28.03.2017
- Haltermann Carless, a HCS Group brand and leading provider of high value specialty hydrocarbons continues to invest into its sites and technologies to broaden its offerings for...