13.12.2017
- Forties Pipeline, which pipes oil and gas from the UK’s North Sea oil and gas fields to onshore energy providers and the mammoth Ineos complex at Grangemouth, Scotland, could be...
13.12.2017
- From Jan. 1, 2018, Bayer will streamline its strategic pharmaceutical research and development activities and combine them under a single unit covering the therapeutic areas...
12.12.2017
- Israel Chemicals (ICL) has agreed to sell its fire safety and oil additives businesses to private equity firm SK Capital for approximately $1 billion. The divestment is part of ICL...
12.12.2017
- The Specialty Chemicals business of Dutch coatings specialist AkzoNobel plans to spend more than €4 million to increase production capacity for its patented surface-modified...
12.12.2017
- In the fourth of three lawsuits heard by US courts over the risks of the blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto to date, a jury in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last week ordered Bayer...
11.12.2017
- Following the success of the first solar flight around the world, the Solar Impulse Foundation has officially launched the second phase of its action – the World Alliance for...
11.12.2017
- For the first time, TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) and engineering services capitalize on BIM (Building Information Modeling) innovations in terms of continuous...
11.12.2017
- Univar’s wholly owned subsidiaries in Sweden and Norway have agreed to acquire Kemetyl Industrial Chemicals for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is expected to close in early...
11.12.2017
- US additives and instruments supplier BYK, which is part of German specialty chemicals group Altana, will invest $50 million to expand its facility in Gonzales, Texas. BYK is to...
11.12.2017
- As the end of 2017 nears, Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industry is in a positive mood, thanks in particular to a buoyant performance by its main customers in Europe, but...