16.03.2020
- Bayer is ready to agree draft settlement terms with six major law firms representing tens of thousands of plaintiffs alleging that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides causes cancer, US...
16.03.2020
- OMV will implement a divestment program, synergies and active cash flow management to support its purchase of a 39% stake in leading polymers producer Borealis from Mubadala...
13.03.2020
- German potash producer K+S has decided to sell its Americas operating unit. The decision is part of moves announced last December to rapidly generate value and reduce debt. The...
13.03.2020
- Biogen and Vir Biotechnology, the new company of its former Biogen CEO George Scangos, have signed a letter of intent to develop and manufacture a new antibody to fight COVID-19...
13.03.2020
- Despite a better than expected fourth quarter 2019, the German chemical industry association Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) has revised its outlook for 2020 slightly...
12.03.2020
- Braskem America, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Brazilian petrochemical group Braskem, and Compact Membrane Systems (CMS) are jointly developing a pilot-scale demonstration...
12.03.2020
- Austrian oil and gas group OMV has agreed to buy an additional 39% share in Borealis from Abu Dhabi wealth fund Mubadala for $4.68 billion. The transaction will boost OMV’s...
12.03.2020
- Due to the increasing threat posed by the coronavirus COVID-19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided – after “careful consideration” – to postpone inspections of...
11.03.2020
- German drugs and agrochemicals giant Bayer has encountered a new backlash in the US, albeit on a minuscule scale compared to the ongoing challenges over whether Roundup causes...
11.03.2020
- Czech refining and petrochemical company Unipetrol plans to build a pyrolytic unit for processing plastic waste at its plant in Litvinov. The company has embarked on a research...
