07.05.2019
- Molecular Health has appointed Christian Meisel as chief medical officer (CMO), effective immediately. In his new role, he will also be a member of the company’s leadership team...
07.05.2019
- US plastics and rubber producer Trinseo is looking at strategic alternatives for its polycarbonate (PC) activities. President and CEO Frank Bozich said the review has been prompted...
07.05.2019
- The European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC) has appointed Dorothee Arns as its new director general with effect from Jun. 3, 2019. Arns joins from the European...
07.05.2019
- Through its subsidiary EMD Group Holding II, Germany’s Merck KGaA has agreed to acquire Intermolecular for $1.20 per share, yielding an equity value of $62 million. The US company...
06.05.2019
- ExxonMobil has announced it will proceed with a $2 billion investment to expand production in Baytown, Texas, USA. The energy and chemicals major will build a 400,000 t/y Vistamaxx...
06.05.2019
- Australia’s WorleyParsons has completed its acquisition of Jacobs Engineering Group’s Energy, Chemicals and Resources division (Jacobs ECR) for $3.3 billion. The transaction was...
06.05.2019
- UK environmental campaigners have long had their eyes on Ineos, in part because of the Swiss-based group’s aggressive fracking campaign but also because of what they say is its...
03.05.2019
- China’s Hongrun Petrochemical, a Sinochem subsidiary, has licensed Honeywell UOP’s Isoalky ionic liquids alkylation technology for its refinery complex in Shandong. Honeywell said...
03.05.2019
- In its third acquisition so far this year, Brenntag has acquired Marlin Company, based in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. Marlin provides custom chemical blending and packaging...
03.05.2019
- BASF and LetterOne (L1), a Luxembourg-based consortium of Russian investors, have completed the merger of their oil and gas subsidiaries Wintershall and DEA following all...
