11.05.2018
- European private equity group Astorg has agreed to buy Dutch UV curable materials manufacturer IGM Resins from Arsenal Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal, which is...
11.05.2018
- Swiss drugs giant Novartis inadvertently moved into the US political spotlight this week as reports emerged it had engaged a firm controlled by Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer...
10.05.2018
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has agreed to buy Frutarom in a cash and stock acquisition valued at $7.1 billion, including debt. The combined company will have 2018...
10.05.2018
- BeneVir Biopharm, a privately-held biotechnology company in the life science portfolio of the HC2 holding, will be bought by Janssen Biotech, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson...
10.05.2018
- Agricommerce giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and chemical giant DowDuPont have inaugurated a pilot plant at Decatur, Illinois, USA, to test manufacture a new bioplastic made...
09.05.2018
- Takeda Pharmaceutical and Shire have finally agreed terms for a merger, ending a takeover battle that has seen the Japanese drugmaker bid five times since late March for the...
09.05.2018
- Ineos Phenol has decided to build its planned world-scale cumene plant in Marl, Germany. The company revealed plans last July for the plant, which will use existing pipeline...
09.05.2018
- The supervisory board of German specialty chemicals and plastics producer Lanxess has renewed the contract of CEO Matthias Zachert for an additional five years, a full year before...
08.05.2018
- The polymers business of French oil, chemicals and plastics company Total has signed an agreement to collaborate with Canada’s Polystyvert on the dissolution and purification of...
08.05.2018
- The US state of Pennsylvania has approved the restart of construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline and allowed the adjoining Mariner East to resume operation. At the same time it...
