31.08.2017
- Dow Chemical has announced plans to raise its stake in Sadara Chemical, a joint venture with Saudi Aramco, to 50%. Both companies have signed a non-binding Memorandum of...
31.08.2017
- Three weeks after announcing it would cut 350 jobs at two plants in Israel, generics producer Teva has trimmed the number back to 285. The company said it will only eliminate 65...
31.08.2017
- Lubrizol’s LifeSciences business is spending $10 million to expand capacity at its silicone contract manufacturing site in Franklin, Wisconsin, USA. The site is operated by Vesta...
31.08.2017
- Two explosions apparently hit an Arkema plant in Crosby, Texas, producing liquid organic peroxides in the early morning hours of Aug. 31. The French group’s US subsidiary and local...
30.08.2017
- CADWorx & Analysis Solutions by Hexagon PPM are used around the world by nearly every major Owner Operator and global EPC firm. Likewise, thousands of mid to small size companies...
29.08.2017
- BASF and bse Engineering have signed an exclusive agreement under which the German chemical major will provide customized catalysts for a new energy storage process, ultimately...
29.08.2017
- Along the US Gulf Coast, oil and petrochemical producers in Texas were struggling to mop up and assess possible damage to their facilities on Aug. 29 after high winds and...
29.08.2017
- Platform Specialty Products, which has been under pressure from activist investors, has announced it will split into two separate companies roughly equal in size. Specialty...
29.08.2017
- Anglo-Australian mining group BHP is actively pursuing a sale of its US shale assets, which it has determined as non-core to its portfolio. The company unveiled the plans during...
29.08.2017
- The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Merck KGaA’s Cladribine tablets for treatment of highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) in the EU 28, in...