07.10.2019
- As Brexit nears, concern is rising in the UK over Ineos’ proposal to close its 280,000 t/y acrylonitrile plant at Seal Sands on Teesside in northeast England. The Swiss...
07.10.2019
- The next pending US lawsuit charging that Monsanto glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused the plaintiff’s cancer has been postponed until February 10, 2020. On Oct. 6, Monsanto...
07.10.2019
- US President Donald Trump has once again singled out the pharmaceutical industry for criticism. This time, his comments – which seem to have come out of the blue – have led to...
04.10.2019
- The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested additional information from both Allergan and AbbVie as it digs deeper into the proposed merger of the two drugmakers. Biopharma...
04.10.2019
- The International Bromine Council (BSEF) has issued a statement voicing its strong opposition to the “arbitrary and discriminatory” ban on halogenated flame retardants in the EU’s...
04.10.2019
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a multi-week funding reprieve until Nov. 21, when its budget may again be threatened by a potential shutdown of the...
02.10.2019
- Dutch fertilizer and industrial chemicals group OCI and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have completed the merger of their fertilizer assets, which was first announced in...
02.10.2019
- Italian specialty chemicals group Italmatch Chemicals has acquired Water Science Technologies (WST), a US provider of blending services and chemical solutions, boosting its...
02.10.2019
- BASF will expand capacity for ethylene oxide (EO) and EO derivatives at Antwerp, Belgium, to support customer demand. The German producer will invest more than €500 million to add...
02.10.2019
- Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has agreed to acquire Nufarm’s four crop protection and seed treatment subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia for around $800 million. The...
