07.02.2020
- Trying to evaluate the effect of the Corona virus on the chemical industry at this time is difficult. It would be very tempting to reply quoting Zhou Enlai, who reportedly (when...
07.02.2020
- Germany’s WeylChem Group of Companies (WCGC) is upgrading a multi-purpose plant at its Allessa site in Frankfurt. The company puts the investment sum in the range of high single...
07.02.2020
- Singapore’s ChemOne Group has launched a major aromatics project to be built in Johor, Malaysia. Known as the Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC), the $3.38 billion project will process...
07.02.2020
- US drugmaker Merck plans to streamline its organization by spinning off assets with around $6.5 billion in annual revenue. Businesses to be separated out by the first half of 2021...
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...
