20.08.2018
- Brenntag has bought specialty chemicals distributor Alphamin from Belgium’s KeBek Private Equity, marking the fourth acquisition for the German distribution giant this year...
20.08.2018
- Ineos has succeeded for a second time in having national authorities override a local UK Council decision not to allow shale gas exploration on its territory. The National Planning...
17.08.2018
- The business unit Precious Metals Chemistry of Umicore is expanding its existing cross-coupling catalyst portfolio with Buchwald precatalysts that the Belgian materials technology...
17.08.2018
- Cabot Microelectronics has agreed to buy KMG Chemicals for around $1.6 billion, boosting its position in the semiconductor industry. The deal adds KMG’s high-purity chemicals to...
17.08.2018
- US specialty biopharma Emergent BioSolutions has agreed to buy PaxVax in an all-cash deal worth $270 million. PaxVax is majority owned by an affiliate of American private equity...
17.08.2018
- After completing the transfer of certain agrochemicals assets to BASF on Aug. 16, Bayer has begun integrating Monsanto into its organization. Anti-trust regulations had required...
16.08.2018
- Japan’s Astellas Pharma has acquired Cambridge, UK-based Quethera, a gene therapy company focused on developing novel treatments for eye disease, such as glaucoma. The acquisition...
16.08.2018
- ICI Pakistan has signed a deal to manufacture, formulate and distribute Huntsman Textile Effects’ products in Pakistan. The Karachi-headquartered group said the agreement combines...
16.08.2018
- The Australian Patent Office has granted an application by Germany’s Merck KGaA to patent the use of paired CRISPR nickases. The Darmstadt-based group said, these “represent a...
