17.08.2017
- The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is reviewing the planned merger of Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant with US peer Huntsman, has sent the companies a request...
17.08.2017
- Elevance Renewable Sciences announced that Karl Schoene will succeed Tony Parnell as Elevance’s CEO. Parnell will transition to Executive Chairman of the board of directors. Both...
02.08.2017
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has hired US investment bank Goldman Sachs as an additional advisor to fend off a campaign by activist investor White Tale to stop the...
13.07.2017
- Dow Chemical will build a new $100 million plant to produce polymers for coatings and water treatment applications in the PlasChem Park at Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The US group also...
07.07.2017
- French investment group Eurazeo has paid around €270 million to gain a 70% stake in Spanish flavors and fragrances company Iberchem. The deal, which represents an enterprise value...
06.07.2017
- Biesterfeld Spezialchemie – one of the leading international distributors of products and solutions in the world of specialty chemicals – was recognized with the "Golden Sensory...
29.06.2017
- In a two-step transaction, internationally active German chemical distributor Brenntag plans to acquire all of the shares in specialty chemical distributor Wellstar Enterprises...
28.06.2017
- BASF, Cargill and Procter & Gamble (P&G), all of whom have a stake in the coconut oil industry, have joined together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
27.06.2017
- US chemical giant DuPont and its spin-off company Chemours are in the news again in connection with fears of drinking water contamination in the US. Attention is focused once more...
20.06.2017
- Dow Chemical said it has completed construction of its new 400,000 t/y LLDPE plant at Freeport, Texas, one of four polymer production facilities grouped downstream of a 1.5 million...
