18.10.2016
- US performance materials company Ferro has expanded its pigments business with two acquisitions at a cost of around $60 million. A definitive agreement has been made with Belgium’s...
17.10.2016
- Rising demand for nylon has prompted Japan’s Ube Industries to raise capacity in Castellon, Spain, by 40,000 t/y. The expansion will lift total production at subsidiary Ube...
14.10.2016
- The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) board of governors announced today that Jennifer L. Abril, former president of the International Fragrance Association...
14.10.2016
- Dutch biochemicals specialist Reverdia has signed an agreement with China’s Dezhou Xinhuarun Technology to jointly develop and promote microcellular PU foams based on bio-succinic...
14.10.2016
- After the recently passed reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, (TSCA), the US Environmental Protection Agency said it is proceeding swiftly with the fast-tracking of certain...
14.10.2016
- Germany’s Merck KGaA is targeting sales of around €4 billion with new products by 2022, CEO Stefan Oschmann said at a Capital Markets Day presentation. The Darmstadt-based company...
13.10.2016
- CMC Biologics and IDT Biologika announced the addition of Cerbios and Oncotec Pharma to PROVEO, their strategic collaboration for providing a complete and efficient solution to the...
12.10.2016
- BASF is expanding its polyurethanes system house in Bangpoo, Thailand, to meet growing regional, demand, in particular from the transportation and footwear segments, and plans to...
12.10.2016
- The UK’s Crescendo Biologics is collaborating with Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Company in a deal worth $790 million. The partners have announced a global, strategic...
12.10.2016
- US biotech firms Genomatica and Ginkgo Bioworks have formed an alliance to accelerate the adoption of biological process technology within the mainstream chemical industry. The...