27.07.2018
- Plans by Saudi Arabian petrochemicals giant SABIC to acquire a nearly 25% stake in Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant are being held up by outstanding antitrust approvals...
27.07.2018
- European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was being hailed as somewhat of a miracle worker after it appeared the US and EU had agreed to end an impending transatlantic...
26.07.2018
- Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has signed up to a multi-year collaboration with PureTech Health, a US clinical stage biopharma focused on the brain-immune-gut axis. The partners...
26.07.2018
- Shintech, the US subsidiary of Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical, has started building the first phase of an integrated VCM/PVC complex at a site next to its existing plant in Plaquemine...
26.07.2018
- Russian petrochemical and plastics giant Sibur is preparing for an initial public offering (ipo) that could be worth $2-3 billion, the news agency Reuters has reported, citing...
25.07.2018
- US specialty chemicals company Platform Specialty Products has signed an agreement to sell its Agricultural Solutions business, comprising Arysta LifeScience and its subsidiaries...
25.07.2018
- Swedish chemical producer Perstorp continues to make progress on upgrading its caprolactone plant in Warrington, UK. The project due to be completed in the second half of 2019...
25.07.2018
- Cambrex, a US-based small molecule innovator and developer of generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), has agreed to acquire compatriot Contract Development and...
24.07.2018
- Saudi Aramco has confirmed its interest in acquiring a controlling stake in SABIC. The state-owned oil and gas group said it is engaged in very early stage discussions with the...
24.07.2018
- AkzoNobel has finalized a deal to acquire Brazil’s Polinox, a leading South American producer of ketone peroxides, which are used in the manufacture of polymers. Included in the...
