29.03.2019
- Belgian chemical producer Solvay plans to increase its European capacity for hydroquinone by 20%, with the new capability to be in place by the second quarter of this year. Solvay...
29.03.2019
- Saudi Aramco has agreed to buy a 70% controlling stake in SABIC from the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) for $69.1 billion. “This is a win-win-win transaction and a...
29.03.2019
- Bayer’s $63 billion acquisition of US agribusiness giant Monsanto last year is turning into a nightmare of unexpected dimension for the German group’s image and its share price...
28.03.2019
- Lynas has rejected a $1.1 billion takeover bid from Wesfarmers. The rare earths mining company said it had evaluated the bid and “concluded that it will not engage with Wesfarmers...
28.03.2019
- Australian engineering company WorleyParsons has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) contract by Borouge for a fourth expansion of the petrochemicals complex at...
28.03.2019
- At a cost of $775 million, Bayer and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle claims by patients against the top-selling anticoagulant Xarelto out of court. The two drugmakers said...
27.03.2019
- Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers has made a surprise and unsolicited bid of around $1.1 billion to buy Malaysian rare earths mining company Lynas. The takeover would give...
27.03.2019
- German chemical distributor Harke Group has acquired Chemlink Specialities and Addi-Tec, both part of the Manchester, UK-based Chemlink Group. Through the acquisition, the family...
27.03.2019
- Merck KGaA is continuing its quest to foil the merger plans of US electronic materials producer Versum with compatriot Entegris and buy Versum itself. The German pharmaceuticals...
26.03.2019
- LabTwin is creating the next generation of digital lab tools, starting with the world’s first voice-powered lab assistant. With LabTwin’s assistant, scientists can collect data...
