24.05.2018
- An ill-advised “advisory” deal with the personal attorney of US president Donald Trump continues to plague Swiss drugmaker Novartis. Two weeks ago the company made headlines when...
23.05.2018
- Norwegian chemicals and fertilizer group Yara has boosted its presence in the Brazilian fertilizer market with the acquisition of the Vale Cubatão Fertilizantes complex for $255...
23.05.2018
- Saudi petrochemicals and plastics group SABIC has selected ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) technology from Scientific Design (SD) for a 700,000 EG plant in Al Jubail. The...
23.05.2018
- The European Union, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is aiming to cut emissions to zero by 2050, Miguel Arias Cañete, commissioner for energy and climate...
22.05.2018
- With a record number of more than 640 attendees and 80 speakers, this year’s Europe Annual Conference of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering was the largest...
22.05.2018
- “Modular” is currently an often-quoted buzzword in the process industry – in process technology and engineering, automation and supply chain management. But what is often still...
22.05.2018
- Indorama Ventures has agreed to take a controlling 65.72% stake in Avgol Industries, an Israeli manufacturer of nonwovens. The transaction is expected to complete during the second...
22.05.2018
- The hearing on the Ineos challenge to Scotland’s permanent moratorium on fracking ended last week, and no verdict is expected to come before October. But after the Scotland counsel...
22.05.2018
- Dutch chemicals and life sciences company DSM is taking steps toward shedding its caprolactam business entirely. Late last week, the Sittard-based company announced plans to sell...
18.05.2018
- Declining business conditions in Ukraine have prompted Swiss fertilizer group EuroChem to sell its subsidiary there, after more than 15 years of operations. EuroChem said the...
