22.08.2019
- Dow will install its fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation (FCDh) technology in one of its mixed-feed crackers in Plaquemine, Louisiana, USA, to produce on-purpose propylene. The...
22.08.2019
- US campaign group Center for Biological Diversity is suing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to expand the use of sulfoxaflor, a pesticide it had...
22.08.2019
- To further improve its position in gene therapy, US pharma giant Pfizer is injecting an additional $500 million into its manufacturing plant in Sanford, North Carolina...
21.08.2019
- Specialty chemicals distributor Barentz has formed a joint venture with SK Chemtrade Services, expanding its footprint in the South African market. Headquartered in Johannesburg...
21.08.2019
- Saudi Aramco’s US subsidiary Motiva Enterprises has agreed to buy Flint Hills Resources' cracker and related chemical assets at Port Arthur, Texas, USA. Financial terms were not...
21.08.2019
- As widely expected, Bayer has definitively agreed to sell its animal health business to Eli Lilly spinoff Elanco Animal Health. The $7.6 billion deal will create the market’s...
20.08.2019
- Germany’s BASF and Toray Advanced Composites, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Toray based in the US state of California, have signed a manufacturing and supply agreement...
20.08.2019
- Private investor EQT VIII Fund has agreed to take a majority stake in Aldevron, a US-based biologics supplier. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2019, subject to...
20.08.2019
- With the debate over the possible carcinogenity of Monsanto’s (now Bayer’s) Roundup herbicide continuing to rage, a peer-reviewed research paper partly funded by Swiss...
19.08.2019
- Mönchengladbach, Germany-headquartered Oqema group acquired Irish chemical distributor and manufacturer Rocara. With operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Dublin, Republic...
