07.08.2019
- In separate transactions still subject to approval by regulatory authorities, Bayer and Lanxess have sold their respective 60% and 40% stakes in German infrastructure company...
06.08.2019
- German chemicals and pharmaceuticals group Merck KGaA has signed an R&D agreement with Ewing, New Jersey-based Universal Display Corporation (UDC) to cooperate on developing new...
06.08.2019
- US engineering contractor McDermott International has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Siluria Technologies for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, which McDermott...
06.08.2019
- Brazilian petrochemicals giant Braskem, the country’s largest plastics and petrochemicals producer and the largest producer of PP in North America, has officially abandoned plans...
05.08.2019
- The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block Germany-based Evonik’s acquisition of US rival Peroxychem from One Equity Partners, saying that it would lead to higher...
05.08.2019
- Just days after sealing two deals in Africa, Brenntag is acquiring two more companies – another in South Africa and one in Taiwan. Headquartered in Johannesburg, Chemgrit Cosmetics...
05.08.2019
- US contractor KBR has been granted approval by Methanex to begin work on the detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) phase of the Geismar 3 methanol project in...
Science-driven pharmaceutical & biotech companies are increasingly recognizing the value of AI and Machine Learning to better leverage existing knowledge resources, to...
02.08.2019
- Belgian contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Ardena has launched Ardena LSI, a new business arm dedicated to the sale of chemical ingredients and...
02.08.2019
- With the transfer of Evonik’s methacrylates business to private equity investor Advent International, Röhm, one of the world’s leading producers of methyl methacrylate (MMA)...
