15.01.2016
- Bayer has opened a new production site for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs at the Majinpu bioengineering and pharmaceutical industry park in Yunnan, China. Its second state-of-the-art...
15.01.2016
- KBR, a global engineering contractor based at Houston, Texas, USA and specialized in hydrocarbons, has paid $24.5 million to acquire three subsidiaries of Sweden’s Chematur...
15.01.2016
- Swiss fine and specialty chemicals producer Lonza has expanded its mammalian production capacity to meet increased demand for biopharmaceutical development and clinical...
14.01.2016
- Growing demand for precipitated silica has prompted US coatings specialist PPG Industries to boost capacity at its plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by more than 10,000 t/y. The...
14.01.2016
- French drugmaker Sanofi has simultaneously announced collaborations with two biotechnology firms, together worth up to €1.2 billion. The first link-up, worth $750 million (€690...
13.01.2016
- Italian performance additives producer Italmatch Chemicals has agreed to buy Solvay’s desalination and phosphonates and phosphonic acid-based water additives business. Financial...
13.01.2016
- BP has agreed to sell its petrochemical complex in Decatur, Alabama, USA, to Thai PET producer Indorama Ventures, the global market leader. Indorama’s AlphaPet PET plant is co...
12.01.2016
- Globally, mergers and acquisitions at a value of USD 372 billion were recorded in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector in 2015. This amounts to an increase of 74% compared with...
12.01.2016
- US composites manufacturer Hexcel has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Formax UK, gaining full ownership of the Leicester-based firm. Formax UK makes composite reinforcements...
12.01.2016
- Germany’s BASF has launched what it says is the world’s largest site for producing beneficial nematodes, microscopic organisms that can control a diverse range of insect and slug...