23.05.2017
- Shortly after acquiring US flame retardant specialist Chemtura, in April, Lanxess has announced it will expand capacity of the Emerald Innovation 3000 flame retardant production...
23.05.2017
- Another industry mega-merger has been announced, this time between Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant and US chemical company Huntsman. The multi-billion all-stock deal...
22.05.2017
- Dutch oil and chemicals storage group Vopak has agreed measures with the US Department of Justice (DoJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on...
22.05.2017
- Dutch specialty chemicals distributor IMCD has purchased Bossco Industries in the US for an undisclosed sum. Located in Houston, Texas, Bossco supplies products and technical...
22.05.2017
- US life science company Cambrex is adding a fourth reactor suite at its site in High Point, North Carolina, expanding pilot plant capabilities to meet rising demand. The investment...
19.05.2017
- Leaders of major companies, including several chemical producers, have published an open letter in business newspaper Wall Street Journal urging US President Donald Trump not to...
19.05.2017
- Biogen has licensed a late-stage stroke drug from Remedy Pharmaceuticals. The US biotech will make an upfront payment of $120 million for Cirara (intravenous glyburide), as well as...
19.05.2017
- Shareholders of oil and petrochemical group Shell attending the annual general meeting in The Hague on May 23 are due to vote on a new plan to link 10% of executives' bonus pay to...
19.05.2017
- The board of Brazilian competition authority Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has approved the planned $130 million merger of US chemical giants Dow Chemical and...
18.05.2017
- German minerals producer K+S is reviewing its corporate strategy with an eye to improving the performance of its share price, executives said at the annual general meeting last...
