30.01.2018
- Sanofi is to acquire Belgium biopharma Ablynx in a deal valued at around €3.9 billion. The announcement comes just days after the French drugmaker announced its intention to buy US...
29.01.2018
- US biotech Genomatica has signed a multi-year agreement with Italian nylon producer Aquafil to create sustainable caprolactam. The two companies aim to develop Genomatica’s GENO...
29.01.2018
- Shell and energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power have announced they will build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at the oil major’s refinery in Rhineland...
29.01.2018
- Israel’s Tagra Biotechnologies has appointed Azelis as the exclusive distributor of its range of Release on Demand (RND) microcapsules for all personal care applications in France...
28.01.2018
- Titanium dioxide (TiO2) producer Tronox is suing the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleging that the antitrust regulator is trying to illegally block its proposed acquisition...
28.01.2018
- Japanese chemicals company Kaneka is investing around €15 million to expand capacity for Eperan PE and PP expanded particle foams at its Westerlo site in Belgium. The additional...
28.01.2018
- The European Parliament is planning to establish a special committee to review the EU’s authorization procedure for crop protection agents. The plans reflect the Parliament’s...
26.01.2018
- Air Products has signed a long-term agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) to build, own and operate a syngas plant at the Indian group’s Kochi refinery. The unit...
26.01.2018
- By vote of 55 to 43, former Eli Lilly executive Alex Azar was confirmed by the US Senate as new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 24. Azar...
26.01.2018
- In a surprise move, Saudi Arabian petrochemicals and plastics producer SABIC has stepped in as a white knight to rescue Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant from the jaws of...
