17.02.2017
- A while back, I saw a horrific Facebook video of a massive explosion at a processing facility in Mexico that killed 30 people and injured 46. Among the many comments on that post...
17.02.2017
- Few in the chemical industry would have predicted that Swiss-British petrochemicals group Ineos would diversify into car production, though its chairman, Jim Ratcliffe, is often...
16.02.2017
- DuPont and Chemours (the US chemical giant’s former Performance Materials segment) have agreed to jointly pay $670.7 million in cash to settle out of court around 3,550 personal...
15.02.2017
- The UK’s Elementis has agreed to acquire US specialty chemicals company SummitReheis from an affiliate of private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners for $360 million. The...
07.02.2017
- Ten years ago, in March 2007, oxo chemicals producer Oxea was established as a buyout led by private-equity firm Advent International of oxo derivatives and oxo intermediates...
01.02.2017
- In a meeting at the White House on Jan. 31, new US president, Donald Trump, held out both a carrot and a stick to pharmaceutical producers. The industry will “have to “get prices...
19.01.2017
- Gerhard Köppikus joined WeylChem on Nov. 1, 2016 as sales director consumer care. Vincent Bossert, who previously occupied this role, will leave the company in April 2017. In his...
19.01.2017
- Azelis Americas has acquired Ross Organic, a specialty chemicals distributor located in Santa Fe, California, USA. Financial details were not disclosed. The move, said Azelis...
19.01.2017
- Just as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been battening down the hatches and tying up regulatory loose ends before the administration of President-Elect Donald...
11.01.2017
- Specialty chemical distributor Azelis is opening an office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, as part of its growth strategy for Africa. As part of its plans, the Luxembourg-headquartered...
