05.07.2012
- Thailand's largest petrochemicals maker PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) plans to invest $11 billion by 2020 to expand production capacity, with a focus on high-margin speciality and...
05.07.2012
- Air Liquide has also been chosen to supply electronic specialty gases, equipment and installation, and on-site total gas management services for two new large-scale fabs in China...
05.07.2012
- Following Evonik's initial announcement in 2011, the basic planning for the construction of a 20,000 mt plant for the production of the specialty plastic polyamide 12 (PA12) in...
05.07.2012
- India has put in place a $5.4 billion policy to provide free medicine to its people, a decision that could change the lives of hundreds of millions, but a ban on branded drugs...
04.07.2012
- India's Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corp has put on hold a planned $350 million ammonium nitrate manufacturing project in Australia, a company executive said, citing...
04.07.2012
- BASF announced its acquisition of ITWC, based in Malcom, Iowa. ITWC specializes in cast elastomer polyurethane systems and polyester polyols. Financial details of the transaction...
04.07.2012
- DKSH, a specialty chemicals distributor with a focus on Asia, and Induchem, a Swiss manufacturer of personal care raw materials, have entered into a distribution partnership for...
03.07.2012
- BASF and the Norwegian company Seagarden signed a contract to transfer the Chitosan marine biopolymers business. Chitosan marine biopolymers are used in personal care products and...
03.07.2012
- When Roche paid $46.8 billion in 2009 to gain full ownership of Genentech, fears were rife that the arrival of the Swiss men in suits would stifle the free-wheeling innovative...
03.07.2012
- German industrial gas firm Linde plans to raise up to €1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) from selling new shares to help fund its purchase of Lincare Holdings, which will put it ahead of...
