22.03.2018
- Petrochemicals giant LyondellBasell has received the go-ahead from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to acquire A. Schulman, a manufacturer of high-performance plastic...
22.03.2018
- US specialty chemicals company Ashland is exploring strategic alternatives for its composites business as well as its butanediol (BDO) production plant in Marl, Germany, and the...
22.03.2018
- Korea-based chemical producer Songwon has begun bulk manufacture of functional monomers at Ulsan and said it can now supply medium volumes of specialized monomers at competitive...
21.03.2018
- After concluding its in-depth review into the biggest chemical industry mega merger still open, the European Commission has approved Bayer’s plans to take over Monsanto, provided...
21.03.2018
- Canadian engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin, in consortium with TechnipFMC, has won a contract to supply two gas cracking furnaces to Nova Chemicals. Kevin Dell, senior...
21.03.2018
- Danish drugmaker Lundbeck has announced plans to buy Swiss drug developer Prexton Therapeutics in a deal worth up to €905 million. The deal would give Lundbeck global rights to...
21.03.2018
- US-based Celanese has announced it is giving up on plans to merge its acetate tow business with Blackstone’s after European regulators demanded what it termed “excessive”...
20.03.2018
- Leading PET producer Indorama Ventures has agreed to buy M&G Polimeros Brazil for an undisclosed sum. The Brazilian company’s parent, Italy’s Mossi Ghisolfi Group, filed for...
20.03.2018
- As the UK agrees terms with the EU on Brexit’s transition period, the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has welcomed the confirmation that access to each other’s markets will...
20.03.2018
- Evonik has unveiled plans to increase its production capacity for the high-performance polymer PA 12 by 50% up to early 2021, in response to rising demand from growth markets such...
