05.06.2019
- Spanish petrochemicals producer CEPSA is upgrading its chemical plant in Puente Mayorga (Cadiz, Spain), making it the first linear alkyl benzene (LAB) facility in the world to...
05.06.2019
- LyondellBasell has ended talks with Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht regarding the potential acquisition of Braskem. Odebrecht is the controlling shareholder of the Sao Paulo-based...
05.06.2019
- BASF has kicked off the sale process for its construction chemical business, the news agency Bloomberg has reported, and the German group meanwhile has confirmed contacts with...
05.06.2019
- Private equity investors both in Europe and the US are seen to be vying with each other to buy the animal health business that Bayer has put up for sale and is expected to fetch...
04.06.2019
- US crop specialist S&W Seed Company has entered an agreement with Corteva Agriscience, DowDuPont’s Agriculture division, which terminates and replaces a December 2014 contract with...
04.06.2019
- In its first foray into the Middle East, Ineos has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Aramco and French energy and chemicals group Total to build three new plants in...
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...
