26.03.2019
- Invista’s technology and licensing arm, Invista Performance Technologies, has agreed to supply its PTA technology to Pan-Asia PET Resin (Guangzhou province, China) for a new plant...
26.03.2019
- Pfizer has taken a 15% equity stake in French privately held biotech Vivet Therapeutics, with an exclusive option to acquire the remaining shares. Vivet is focused on developing...
26.03.2019
- Olefins and polylefins giant Ineos has been in the headlines frequently in recent weeks, with topics ranging from M&A, new plant construction, utility vehicle manufacture and...
25.03.2019
- US process engineering group McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Russia’s Irkutsk Oil to perform basic engineering and licensing for the company’s planned 650...
25.03.2019
- Methanex shareholder M&G Investment Management has warned the methanol producer in a public letter that moving ahead with the Geismar 3 project in the US state of Louisiana without...
25.03.2019
- At least 64 people have died after a pesticide plant exploded in China, one of the country’s worst accidents in recent years. The incident occurred around 2:50 p.m. local time on...
22.03.2019
- Frank Wegener was appointed CEO of ESIM Chemicals with effect from 1 March 2019. Wegener joined ESIM from WeylChem where he acted as President of the WeylChem Group of Companies...
22.03.2019
- Singapore investment company Temasek has agreed to buy a 30% stake in Danish catalyst and technology company Haldor Topsoe. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is...
22.03.2019
- A deal between Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht and LyondellBasell over a possible sale of Odebrecht’s 38.3% share in compatriot petrochemical producer Braskem to the Texas-managed...
22.03.2019
- In response to growing global demand, Celanese has announced plans to expand Pibiflex and Riteflex thermoplastic co-polyester production at its Donegani facility in Ferrara, Italy...
