10.01.2020
- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has appointed Tim Howard as the organization’s acting CEO and president. John Bournas, the former CEO and president...
10.01.2020
- Dutch specialty chemicals distributor Caldic has acquired Malaysian company DCM Asia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Located in Selangor Darul Ehsan, DCM Asia is a...
10.01.2020
- Almirall, a dermatology-focused drugmaker based in Barcelona, Spain, has taken an option to acquire US biotech Bioniz Therapeutics as part of a deal that would give it full global...
10.01.2020
- Ineos Styrolution is planning to build a 600,000 t/y greenfield plant to produce ABS in eastern China. The new facility is to be built adjacent to the polystyrene complex at Ningbo...
09.01.2020
- Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma has boosted its immuno-oncology capabilities with the purchase of US-based Xyphos Biosciences. The acquisition was the second last month for the...
09.01.2020
- Chemours has sold its methylamines business to Belle Chemical, an affiliate of Cornerstone Chemical, with effect from 1 January. Interest in buying the business surfaced after...
09.01.2020
- Avantium Renewable Polymers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dutch renewable chemistry specialist Avantium, has signed a letter of intent to build a 5,000 t/y production facility for...
08.01.2020
- The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an unusual case filed by the state of Arizona against Purdue Pharma’s owner family Sackler. Arizona authorities alleged in a petition that...
08.01.2020
- ChemChina and Sinochem are merging their agricultural assets into a new holding company named Syngenta Group, which will be based in Shanghai, China. The reorganization includes...
08.01.2020
- EU member states are now said close to agreeing on implementing a general tax on non-recyclable plastic waste as one means of filling the €15 billion gap that will be left in the...
