28.06.2018
- The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into BASF’s proposed purchase of Solvay’s nylon (polyamide) business, saying the deal could reduce competition and lead...
Investments in large production facilities, like chemical plants, are risky and time-consuming. Pure construction times often take 2 to 4 years not even taking front-end...
26.06.2018
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a framework agreement to join Saudi Aramco in developing the proposed refinery and petrochemicals complex at Ratnagiri in...
26.06.2018
- Juniper Pharma Services (JPS), a Nottingham, England-based contract development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) specializing in the development of challenging small molecules...
26.06.2018
- BASF is upgrading its expandable polystyrene portfolio to focus on its improved graphite-containing gray foam sold under the brand name Neopor, for which it claims a 20% better...
26.06.2018
- Swiss biologics CDMO Celonic has appointed Soenke Brunswieck as VP cell & gene therapy to establish the organization’s new portfolio of CDMO services in the cell and gene therapy...
26.06.2018
- Canadian renewables company BioAmber has received Quebec court approval for debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. The funding will enable the company to continue its search for new...
26.06.2018
- PolyMirae, a 50:50 joint venture between LyondellBasell and South Korea’s Daelim, has announced plans to build a PP plant with SK Advanced, which is itself 30% owned by Saudi...
26.06.2018
- Ineos has asked the British government to provide financial aid for its planned new 300,000 t/y vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant if it wants to “tilt the scales” toward locating...
25.06.2018
- Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is collaborating with Kallyope, a US biotech focused on the gut-brain axis, to discover novel peptide therapeutics for obesity and diabetes. Kallyope...
