08.04.2019
- Belgian chemical producer Solvay is reshuffling its managing board, the Executive Committee, as it transitions from former CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu to new chief executive Ilham...
05.04.2019
- Frankfurt / Weinheim, 03 April 2019. Seven companies from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries have been awarded the "Best Employer in Chemistry" prize as part of the new...
05.04.2019
- Vantage Specialty Chemicals, owned by US private equity group H.I.G. Capital, has signed a definitive agreement to buy Spanish oils company, Textron Plimon. The acquisition is...
05.04.2019
- Swiss fine chemicals producer Lonza and Danish biosciences company Chr. Hansen are forming a 50:50 joint venture to develop and manufacture live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) for...
05.04.2019
- Eastman Chemical has bought Sasol’s Marlotherm heat transfer fluids manufacturing assets in Germany along with related formulations, intellectual property and customer contracts...
04.04.2019
- US thermoset resins producer Hexion voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Apr. 1 as part of a plan to reduce the company’s debt burden. All US subsidiaries and...
04.04.2019
- Ruling in a long-running dispute between anti-fracking campaigners and Ineos, the UK Court of Appeals has handed an at least partial victory to the protestors. The judgment...
04.04.2019
- German engineering plastics producer Covestro and US-based biotech Genomatica have agreed a long-term partnership to research and develop high-performance materials based on...
03.04.2019
- M&G Investments intends to nominate four directors to the Methanex board at the annual general meeting on Apr. 25, saying it does not believe the Canadian methanol producer is...
03.04.2019
- In a move to accelerate the development of its oncology franchise, AstraZeneca has agreed a $6.9 billion deal with Japanese pharma major Daiichi Sankyo to share rights to a new...