03.12.2014
- Bachem and GlyTech announced that they have entered into a co-promotion agreement for GlyTech's glycosylation technology. As part of the agreement, Bachem will leverage its sales...
03.12.2014
- An investigation conducted by the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found 11 safety and health violations at DuPont's Chambers Works...
02.12.2014
- Siegfried Group has acquired Hameln Pharma in Germany, consisting of Hameln Pharmaceuticals and Hameln RDS, with effect from end November 2014. Hameln Pharma is located in the city...
01.12.2014
- As part of a program announced in February to save $1 billion annually by 2018, Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta plans to cut or relocate 1,800 jobs to improve its cost base in...
01.12.2014
- Guatemala-based Grupo Transmerquim, (GTM), Latin America's second largest chemical distributor, has agreed to a takeover by private equity giant Advent International. The deal, for...
28.11.2014
- US chemical production rose in October for the 10th straight month in October, and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) said growth was seen across all regions. The further uptick...
28.11.2014
- Goldman Sachs, BASF and two other major platinum and palladium dealers have been sued in the US in what lawyers for the plaintiff, Florida-based jewelry and police badges...
28.11.2014
- Driven by digital technologies, global connectivity is becoming a driving force behind greater transparency of corporate conduct and is redefining what sustainability means for the...
26.11.2014
- Canada's Ontario province has announced plans to reduce the acreage sown with crop seeds treated with neonicotinoid-based insecticides (neonics) by 80% up to 2017. Plans call for...
26.11.2014
- BASF is planning to spend as much as €500 million on a major upgrade of its superabsorbent technology platform up to the end of 2016. Simultaneously, the world's largest chemical...