02.05.2016
- Wacker Chemie has agreed to extend its polysilicon price agreement with China as the country’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) announces a review of its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy...
02.05.2016
- AstraZeneca has agreed to grant exclusive rights for its Zurampic gout treatment in the US to partner Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Zurampic was approved by the US Food and Drug...
02.05.2016
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has unveiled a new strategy for upgrading its presence in the Greater China market. In a talk at the recent Chinaplas exhibition in...
29.04.2016
- Dutch chemical producer AkzoNobel has signed a Letter of Intent with integrated Indian chemical producer Atul to explore the feasibility of establishing a manufacturing joint...
29.04.2016
- Arkema has signed an agreement to participate in the French state-backed Reverplast project, alongside four other companies. Reverplast forms part of new measures launched by the...
29.04.2016
- Belgium’s Umicore, a leading supplier of cathode materials for batteries, is accelerating its capacity expansion plans to meet a surge in demand from hybrid and electric vehicles...
29.04.2016
- As expected, French drugmaker Sanofi has made an unsolicited all cash, non-binding proposal bid to acquire US biopharmaceuticals firm Medivation. In a letter to the board of the...
28.04.2016
- French biotechnology company Abivax has signed a contract with API manufacturer PCAS group for the production and supply of ABX464, a drug candidate for treating HIV. Under the...
27.04.2016
- Private equity investor Advent International has agreed to buy Mexican fine chemicals producer Viakem for an undisclosed sum. Family-owned Viakem is Latin America’s sole custom and...
26.04.2016
- Bostik, the specialty adhesives business of France’s Arkema, has expanded its production of cementitious powder in the Philippines. The plant in Misamis Oriental will supply...