10.07.2017
- In a connected world where every chemical company is becoming a technology company, outcome-based business models; end-to-end process automation, integration, and collaboration...
10.07.2017
- German industrial gases group Linde, which is in the throes of a merger with US rival Praxair, has announced it is investing an undisclosed sum to increase production for rare...
10.07.2017
- UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to collaborate with artificial intelligence (AI) company Exscientia. The partnership will see Exscientia combine its AI-enabled platform with...
10.07.2017
- After acquiring Arkema’s 50% share in the Oxochimie joint venture, Ineos Oxide, a subsidiary of Swiss-based olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos, said it has completed a strategic...
10.07.2017
- The European Commission (EC) has called out Germany’s Merck KGaA for breach of EU rules in the 2015 acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich. The regulatory body said that during the merger...
07.07.2017
- René van Sloten, CEFIC executive director industrial policy, explains why a holistic EU industrial policy strategy needs to be put in place – as called for by the Competitiveness...
07.07.2017
- Major chemical distributor Univar has extended its exclusive agreement in Italy with ester chemistry specialist Hallstar to include five additional countries or regions – Spain...
07.07.2017
- French investment group Eurazeo has paid around €270 million to gain a 70% stake in Spanish flavors and fragrances company Iberchem. The deal, which represents an enterprise value...
07.07.2017
- Two large-scale studies examining the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics) on bee populations published last week in the journal Science suggested that they may be harmful...
07.07.2017
- The Dutch government is reconsidering at least some details of its plan to prevent hostile takeovers of national companies, due to fears in the business sector that this would...
