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...
07.01.2020
- Norwegian silicon producer Elkem has agreed to take over Polysil, a leading Chinese manufacturer of silicone elastomers and resins. The deal, which values Polysil up to 941 million...
07.01.2020
- SABIC is liquidating three of its subsidiaries as part of its ongoing transformation program to become more agile and cost-efficient. In a statement to the Tadawul stock exchange...
07.01.2020
- Following all necessary approvals, BASF has completed the sale of its ultrafiltration membrane business to DuPont’s Safety & Construction division, as announced in September 2019...
06.01.2020
- US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has been on a roller coaster ride for around two years, and its fortunes – along with its share price – continued moving up and down as 2019...
06.01.2020
- Switzerland’s DKSH has signed a contract to buy Axieo, a specialty chemicals distributor headquartered in Victoria, Australia, with an office also in Auckland, New Zealand. The...
03.01.2020
- Progressing its upgrade of output capability along the PA 6.6 chain, Ascend Performance Materials announced just before the end of 2019 that it had finalized planning for an...
03.01.2020
- Widening its engagement in China, LyondellBasell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a new 50:50 joint venture with Chinese state-owned petrochemicals and energy...
