19.08.2019
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have played a pivotal role in the evolution of the contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) industry. However, after an especially active year...
19.08.2019
- The US District Court for the District of New Jersey has upheld two of Amgen’s patents for its top-selling drug Enbrel (etanercept) in a ruling against Sandoz, which has been...
19.08.2019
- Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian), part of China’s Hengli group, has started up what it says is the world’s largest catalytic dehydrogenation plant, in Liaoning Province. The new mixed...
19.08.2019
- Norwegian silicon producer Elkem is buying Basel Chemie, a South Korean producer of specialty silicon gels, for $26.9 million. Elkem said the deal gives it access to leading...
16.08.2019
- ACG Engineering (ACGE), part of India-headquartered ACG group, has acquired Germany-based pharma processing equipment company Xertecs. The deal, which entails ACG acquiring 100% of...
16.08.2019
- Belgian family owned nylon producer Domo Chemicals has signed a deal to buy Solvay’s performance nylon 6,6 business in Europe for €300 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The...
16.08.2019
- Industrial gases producer Linde has started up a new production facility supplying methane, hydrogen and carbon dioxide to Evoniks' second world-scale methionine complex on Jurong...
16.08.2019
- DuPont appears to be gearing up for another major divestment that could become one of the chemical industry’s biggest transactions this year, reports the Bloomberg news agency...
15.08.2019
- Dow has agreed to sale its acetone derivatives business to Altivia Ketones & Additives, an affiliate of Altivia Petrochemicals, a privately owned chemicals producer headquartered...