13.03.2019
- Japan’s Fujifilm is boosting its healthcare business with the proposed acquisition of Biogen (Denmark) Manufacturing for around $890 million in cash. The deal gives Fujifilm a...
13.03.2019
- Turning up the heat in its battle to acquire electronic materials manufacturer Versum, Germany’s Merck KGaA has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the US Securities and...
12.03.2019
- C.S.B., a Germany-based provider of regulatory compliance services, has bought the UK’s Regulatory Facilitation Company (ReFaC), part of the Chemical Business Association (CBA)...
12.03.2019
- DowDuPont’s board of directors has approved the separation of its Materials Science division, which will become the new Dow on Apr. 1. Shareolders in DowDuPont will receive one...
12.03.2019
- The EU member state commitee on Mar. 7 again postponed a decision on whether to restrict the use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) after a qualified majority in favor or opposed could not...
11.03.2019
- Nouryon has chosen a site in the US to build a new plant for producing expandable microspheres. Advanced engineering is underway on the project, which is scheduled to complete in...
11.03.2019
- As it continues its march across the planet buying up business, Thailand’s Indorama Ventures has completed its acquisition of PET producer Invista Resins & Fibers based at...
11.03.2019
- Entegris and Versum Materials continued to hold onto plans for a $4 billion all-stock merger late last week as Germany’s Merck KGaA continued trying to wedge the two US companies...
08.03.2019
- Biogen has agreed to acquire Nightstar Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company based in London, UK. The US drug firm will pay Nightstar shareholders $25.50 for each...
08.03.2019
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Germany’s Merck a patent for its proxy-CRISPR technology. This is the Darmstadt-based pharmaceuticals and chemicals...
