04.06.2019
- Swiss fine chemicals company Lonza is carving out its specialty ingredients (LSI) segment under independent management, giving it increased control over operations and costs. LSI...
03.06.2019
- Japanese chemical producers Nippon Shokubai and Sanyo Chemical Industries entered into a basic agreement on May 29 to consider a merger of equals in response to declining domestic...
03.06.2019
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has started up its new masterbatch plant at Guangzhou, China. The site also includes a state-of-art workshop and an upgraded advanced...
03.06.2019
- Germany’s Bayer and Foundation Medicine of the US have announced plans for a global collaboration on development and commercialization of NGS-based companion diagnostics. The joint...
31.05.2019
- Japanese chemical company Showa Denko has agreed to buy ILAG Industrielack, a Swiss manufacturer of specialty non-stick coating chemicals (NSCs), from investors led by private...
31.05.2019
- Nouryon and Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie are studying an expansion of their proposed green hydrogen unit to be built at Delfzijl in the Netherlands. The study follows a...
31.05.2019
- A recent decision by the US Supreme Court to remand a number of product liability lawsuits against US drugmaker Merck & Co to an appeals court has peaked the pharmaceutical...
30.05.2019
- Amid the jostling for a prominent position in the growing 3D printing sector, another partnership between a chemical company and an additives specialist has been formed. German...
30.05.2019
- BASF has developed a process that produces methanol without releasing any carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The company has applied to patent the technology, which has been tested at...
29.05.2019
- In its second deal of 2019, Swiss distributor and market services group DKSH has acquired Dols International, a privately owned Dutch distributor of specialty chemicals and...
