25.03.2018
- US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said it is continuing to weigh “strategical alternatives” for its consumer healthcare arm after the two perceived prime candidates to take over the...
23.03.2018
- US films producer MonoSol, a division of Japanese chemicals company Kuraray, is investing $72 million to build an additional manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Indiana...
23.03.2018
- The European Commission has issued a statement of objections to Tronox regarding its proposed $2.4 billion acquisition of Cristal’s titanium dioxide (TiO2) business. Tronox is...
23.03.2018
- Britain’s largest pharmaceutical producer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has estimated that its costs related to Brexit, the country’s leaving the EU, could run as high as £70 million over...
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...
