02.02.2017
- French industrial gases giant Air Liquide has inaugurated its new remote operation center at St. Pries, France, near Lyon, which it claims is a “first” for the gases industry...
01.02.2017
- US chemical producer Celanese signed an agreement to buy Nilit Plastics, the nylon compounding division of Nilit, a producer of high performance nylon polymers, fibers and...
01.02.2017
- German chemical distributor Brenntag has expanded its North American mixing and blending business with the purchase of Petra Industries, located in Fairmont City, Illinois, USA...
01.02.2017
- Novo Nordisk has announced plans to invest 1 billion Danish kroner ($145 million) over 10 years in a new research center at the University of Oxford, giving a major boost to the UK...
01.02.2017
- Switzerland’s Avalon Industries and the Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at the Bern University of Applied Sciences are collaborating on a research project to develop an...
01.02.2017
- In a meeting at the White House on Jan. 31, new US president, Donald Trump, held out both a carrot and a stick to pharmaceutical producers. The industry will “have to “get prices...
31.01.2017
- Greek shipping group Eletson Gas and Danish operator Evergas have pooled their 15-strong fleet of modern gas carriers in an alliance that they said will provide more flexibility...
31.01.2017
- Ineos is taking full ownership of Oxochimie, its 50:50 joint venture with French chemicals group Arkema. Financial terms were not disclosed. The divestment, which remains subject...
30.01.2017
- Switzerland-headquartered DKSH and Omaha, Nebraska, USA-based NuTek Food Science have signed a distribution agreement for DKSH to import, distribute and promote NuTek’s potassium...
30.01.2017
- US-based Pfizer is the latest major drugmaker to join Milner Therapeutics Consortium, a global therapeutic alliance that is essentially a “match-making” service between...