03.08.2018
- Following clearance from the European Commission, US-based Valtris Specialty Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has completed its €111 million...
19.07.2018
- US private equity group Bain Capital has agreed to buy Italmatch Chemicals from French investment house Ardian for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Genoa, Italy, Italmatch...
09.07.2018
- The reputation of business managers is declining due to their disregard for moral decisions and ethical practices. Business students are currently taught only technical knowledge...
06.07.2018
- Scott Pruitt, controversial administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), resigned on Jul. 5 after controversy surrounding his tenure threatened to engulf the...
03.07.2018
- US private investment group Bain Capital has signed a definitive agreement to buy DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP), a 50:50 joint venture between the Dutch chemical and life...
02.07.2018
- On July 1, 2018, Noel Quigley has taken over the role of managing director of process engineering firm BPE from predecessor and company founder, Mike Brown. Quigley has been...
02.07.2018
- US industrial gases producer Airgas – since 2016 part of French gases giant Air Liquide (AL) – is suing private equity investor Carlyle and a former executive of AL in a US federal...
29.06.2018
- The specialties market is under pressure. In order to generate value, manufacturers and clients need to continue optimizing their supply chain on a regular basis. As a result, the...
21.06.2018
- The Chemical Industry is going through a period of significant change, driven by many factors: access to feedstock, falling oil price and consequently falling prices for...
20.06.2018
- Dow Chemical, part of the merged DowDuPont group, has announced plans to increase capacity for glycol ethers and alkoxylates to meet rising demand. With regard to glycol ethers, a...
