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...
11.03.2020
- Under a provision granted by its supervisory board at the May 2019 annual general meeting, German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess is preparing to buy back outstanding shares...
10.03.2020
- Russian chemical and fertilizer producer Togliattiazot (Toaz) has announced plans to more than double its urea capacity by 2025, taking output to over 2.5 million t/y. The increase...
10.03.2020
- Qatar Petroleum has agreed to take Yara’s 25% stake in Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco) for $1 billion. The deal is conditional upon receiving regulatory approval as well as the...
10.03.2020
- US laboratory equipment manufacturer Thermo Fisher Scientific is acquiring Netherlands-based Qiagen, a global provider of molecular diagnostics and sample preparation technologies...
