06.02.2020
- German distributor Oqema Group has acquired Denmark’s Chemark for an undisclosed sum. Based in Tureby, Chemark has been active in the Nordic market for around 20 years with a focus...
06.02.2020
- Belgian storage operator LBC Tank Terminals has taken a final investment decision to expand its Rotterdam-Botlek facility in the Netherlands. The project will add 70,000 m3 of...
06.02.2020
- Dow Canada has announced it is expanding its ethylene plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, by approximately 130,000 t/y. The company will add another furnace and associated...
06.02.2020
- German specialty chemicals group Evonik has successfully completed its now $640 million acquisition of US peroxides manufacturer PeroxyChem after a US court in Washington DC...
05.02.2020
- Against the backdrop of a growing number of lawsuits claiming that Johnson and Johnson’s talc-based baby powder causes cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now plans...
05.02.2020
- Germany’s Henkel has signed a deal to sell its LCD and semiconductor cleaning business to Japan’s Nippon Kayaku for an undisclosed sum. The transfer of the business is expected to...
05.02.2020
- German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has completed the acquisition of Brazilian biocides specialist Itibanyl Produtos Especiais (IPEL) following approval of the deal by the...
04.02.2020
- Successful innovation and emerging-market demand are underpinning growth in an industry which benefits from powerful secular trends such as ageing populations and more affluent...
04.02.2020
- Japanese drugmaker Takeda has entered into a multi-year drug discovery collaboration with contract research organization (CRO) Charles River. The companies, which have a long...
Azelis is to acquire S. Zhaveri Pharmakem, expanding its presence in India and gaining a significant footprint in the country’s fast-growing pharmaceutical market...
