14.08.2018
- Perrigo has announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to separate its prescription pharmaceuticals (Rx) business, following a strategic portfolio review. Generic...
14.08.2018
- Saudi Aramco continues to move swiftly toward building up a major presence in the downstream sector. Days after pledging to take German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess’ 50%...
14.08.2018
- Ineos Chairman Jim Ratcliffe appears to be growing increasingly unpopular in his native land. The 46-year-old businessman is now being sharply criticized for his announcement that...
13.08.2018
- Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) agreed on Aug. 8 to acquire stakes of 74% in both PTA producer Siam Mitsui PTA and PET producer Thai PET Resin from SCG Chemicals and Mitsui...
13.08.2018
- US biopharma Ligand Pharmaceuticals has announced its intention to buy UK biotech Vernalis for approximately $43 million. The proposal needs a majority of shareholders representing...
13.08.2018
- Bayer and Monsanto have lost their first legal case as a merged company. A jury in the US state of California ordered the former US agribusiness market leader, since June part of...
10.08.2018
- AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a pair of whistleblower lawsuits in the US that accused it of fraudulently marketing Seroquel and Crestor to Texas Medicaid...
10.08.2018
- Reacting to what it said is strong local demand for the intermediate used to produce PA 6.6, US nylon giant Invista has begun engineering work on a world-scale adiponitrile (ADN)...
10.08.2018
- PET market leader Indorama Ventures is acquiring French recycler Sorepla for an undisclosed sum. The company with 58 employees is one of the largest recyclers in Europe, operating...
