05.03.2015
- To bolster its already strong position in the peroxides market, French chemical producer Arkema has acquired Oxido, an Italy-based specialist in the formulation of organic...
05.03.2015
- DuPont has rejected a request from activist investor Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund Trian to use a universal ballot in an upcoming vote on candidates for the chemical producer's...
05.03.2015
- Germany's Wacker Chemie is building a new 3,800 t/y plant for specialty monomers at its Burghausen site. The new €8 million unit will produce vinyl neodecanoate and vinyl laurate...
04.03.2015
- Burkhard Quellenberg (47) is Oxea's new Global Director Human Resources. His previous career has included management positions at IT multinational Bull and mechanical engineers...
03.03.2015
- Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has concluded the takeover of Thermoplast Composite GmbH (TCG) in Langenfeld, near Nuremberg, which specializes in production of lightweight continuous...
26.02.2015
- Chemtura Corporation announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014. and reported net sales of $467 million and net earnings from continuing operations...
26.02.2015
- Atlas Holding, the holding for pan-European specialty chemicals distributor Azelis, has signed a binding agreement to sell the company to funds advised by gloal private equity...
26.02.2015
- Business was weak for the German chemical industry in the final quarter of 2014, industry association Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) said in its latest quarterly report...
26.02.2015
- Richard Pott, until 2013 Bayer group managing board with responsibility for Strategy and Human Resources along with the regions Americas, Africa and Middle East, has been approved...
24.02.2015
- China's government is said to be exploring ways to consolidate the country's oil industry to create new national champions and operate more efficiently as prices slide. According...