US API maker Veranova has appointed Lucas Sauer-Jones as the company’s vice president & general manager, New England. He will be responsible for Veranova’s sites in...

AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement to acquire Icosavax, a US biopharmaceutical company based in Seattle in a deal worth up to $1.1 billion. The company focuses on...

Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has completed the construction of a pilot facility using a highly efficient process for producing methanol from CO2 at its Ehime Works facility...

SABIC, Scientific Design (SD), and Linde Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on decarbonizing the SD Ethylene Glycol Process.

BASF has completed its capacity expansion for key specialty amines manufactured at its US site in Geismar, Louisiana. The project, announced in June 2022, allows the...

PGNIG Upstream Norway (PUN), part of Polen's Orlen, has signed an agreement with Horisont Energi to acquire a 50% stake in the CO2 exploration license Polaris in the...

Rising demand for sustainability-related products will create a huge growth opportunity for chemical companies.

Chemical industry's pivotal role in sustainability; Carbon accounting as a game-changer for competitiveness

On January 1, 2024, Anna Bertona will take on the role of Group CEO, succeeding Hans Joachim Müller, who will retire after serving more than 11 years in that role. Ralf...

Lars Wallstein, IMCD’s Managing Director Germany, who was elected in September as President of FECC – the European Association of Chemical Distributors. He discusses...