30.05.2014
- Swiss food group Nestle has accelerated a push into the fast-growing skincare market, buying the rights to several injectable treatments for facial wrinkles and lines from Valeant...
29.05.2014
- As expected, Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International raised the cash component of its offer for Botox manufacturer Allergan on May 28. Its new offer values the US...
29.05.2014
- Private equity investor Advent International has agreed to sell German PVC producer Vinnolit to Houston, Texas-based US petrochemical producer Westlake for €490 million ($668...
28.05.2014
- Effective from May 01st, 2014 René Busler has been appointed as Head of Sales of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie Helvetia, a 100% subsidiary of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie. In this newly...
27.05.2014
- A couple in the US state of Iowa is suing DuPont in a district court over a fire in a corn stover for a new cellulosic ethanol plant in March of this year. Burdell and Barbara...
26.05.2014
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Archroma, a market leader in textile, paper and emulsions, has acquired 49% of compatriot M. Dohmen, a specialist in the production and marketing...
26.05.2014
- Bio-based chemicals are the unexpected beneficiaries of the North American shale gas boom, according to a report by market research organization IHS. Because the switch to lighter...
26.05.2014
- Seven years after its entry into force, the European Chemicals Regulation REACH continues to tie up large amounts of qualified personnel, time and money at German chemical...
23.05.2014
- French industrial gases producer Air Liquide has acquired UK-based Scientific and Technical Gases (StG), a global supplier of calibration and specialty gases and equipment...
23.05.2014
- Ineos is moving quickly to expand its position as Europe's leading PVC producer. The Swiss-based group's subsidiary Ineos Compounds has announced plans to merge with UK independent...