Emerson Process Management is expanding its energy management portfolio with new technologies and services that help companies and municipalities convert low-cost waste...
07.07.2010
- Dutch biotech firm Pharming has signed a deal with French group Sanofi-Aventis to increase production capacity of its drug Ruconest and reduce costs ahead of an expected European...
02.07.2010
- The Global Personal Care business of Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry is pleased to announce the appointment of Ra'eda Asad as hair care project leader, based in Bridgewater, New...
01.07.2010
- BASF has announced the merger of its Swiss group companies BASF Orgamol Pharma Solutions, Evionnaz, and BASF Fine Chemicals Switzerland, Evionnaz, to a single organization. The...
01.07.2010
- Dow Chemical said it would form a joint venture with Japan's Mitsui to construct and operate a new chlor-alkali facility at its Freeport, Texas, complex. The new facility, slated...
01.07.2010
- The U.S. has suddenly become a much riskier place for oil drillers to operate, a consequence of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that could spark a deal making binge. The offshore oil...
29.06.2010
- Jürgen C. Baune has been appointed general manager of Akzo Nobel's worldwide MCA (monochloroacetic acid) activities, part of the company's Industrial Chemicals business, effective...
28.06.2010
- When the news broke in November 2009 that both Dow and BASF were looking to sell their styrene assets, the race to find buyers was on. Now, seven months later, BASF still owns its...
28.06.2010
- Arkema and SolVin (a joint venture between Solvay and BASF) have decided to each buy back the minority cross-holdings in the vinyls joint venntures, effective July 1. This affects...
23.06.2010
- The cost of building oil refineries and petrochemical plants continues to rise, even as the downstream refining business suffers from poor margins, as costs rise along with the...