02.07.2018
- In a move that had been widely expected, Swiss drugs giant Novartis has announced that it will spin off its Alcon eye care division into a separate standalone company. The...
02.07.2018
- Leading PET producer Indorama Ventures has agreed to acquire Czech tire cord producer Kordárna Plus from private equity group Jet Investment for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition...
02.07.2018
- US industrial gases producer Airgas – since 2016 part of French gases giant Air Liquide (AL) – is suing private equity investor Carlyle and a former executive of AL in a US federal...
29.06.2018
- The specialties market is under pressure. In order to generate value, manufacturers and clients need to continue optimizing their supply chain on a regular basis. As a result, the...
28.06.2018
- The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged an analyst with credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and two of his friends with insider trading related to...
28.06.2018
- German oxo-chemicals company Oxea has announced plans to increase capacity for neopentyl glycol (NPG) at its site in Oberhausen. Basic engineering on the debottlenecking project...
28.06.2018
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex, which contains an active ingredient derived from marijuana. The drug is the first containing...
28.06.2018
- CatSci, a UK-based process research and development contract research organization, announced the appointment of Paul Bradley as its new head of business development. Bradley joins...
28.06.2018
- Japanese chemical giant Sumitomo has applied to the EU for registration of a novel fungicide compound it discovered in a development project with Germany’s BASF. The fungicide with...
28.06.2018
- German gases and engineering group Linde and compatriot chemical producer Evonik have signed an exclusive agreement to cooperate on the use of membranes for natural gas processing...
