07.01.2019
- In the first major pharma deal of the year, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is to acquire biotech giant Celgene for $74 billion. The cash-and-stock transaction values the US biotech at...
07.01.2019
- Lotte Chemical Titan, a subsidiary of the South Korean Lotte group based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has broken ground for its planned 1 million t/y steam cracker and derivatives...
03.01.2019
- Germany’s Wacker is collaborating with Dynaplak, a Dutch manufacturer of bio-based raw materials, to develop hybrid binders for the paints and coatings market. The binders, to be...
03.01.2019
- German engineering plastics producer Covestro has broken ground on a new production facility for polycarbonate film at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand. The company said...
03.01.2019
- BASF is expanding capacity for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) at its Ludwigshafen headquarters site by around 65% and at the same time increasing global output capability to 50,000 t...
03.01.2019
- Following disagreement about the future of their Synvina joint venture, BASF has notified partner Avantium that it will exit as of Jan. 15, 2019. The companies are still discussing...
03.01.2019
- At the end of 2018, German chemical producer Lanxess exited its legacy synthetic rubber business, completing the sale of its 50% share in the joint venture Arlanxeo to partner...
03.01.2019
- Neste has taken a final investment decision to add capacity for renewable products at its plant in Singapore. The Finnish group said the go-ahead is based on growing global demand...
03.01.2019
- Amidst the current investment boom, UN climate talks and Brexit, the fine and speciality chemicals industry eagerly awaits their annual get-together at Chemspec Europe 2019 to...
03.01.2019
- Both Cuadrilla and Ineos Shale have called on the government to raise the threshold for seismic tremors so that drilling can continue uninterrupted. Current British rules oblige...
