27.04.2017
- Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced another collaboration to use Opdivo in a combination cancer treatment, this time working with French biotech Transgene. The potential new therapy...
27.04.2017
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to 14 US-based companies it accuses of illegally selling more than 65 products fraudulently claiming to prevent...
27.04.2017
- Arkema’s High Performance Materials business segment has completed two major investments, starting up a capacity expansion for the fluoropolymer PVDF at Changsu, China, near...
26.04.2017
- The chemical industry is the most important supplier of the pharmaceutical industry, but it can´t keep pace with the economic strength and R&D intensity of pharma. This underlines...
26.04.2017
- After robust yet modest chemicals M&A activity in 2016, expectations for the year ahead are high. The value of completed deals in 2016 decreased slightly against 2015 to around...
26.04.2017
- Flexibility is a key to mastering volatility and designing a patient-centric supply chain. To optimize flexibility, companies must carefully balance the costs and benefits. The...
26.04.2017
- Thailand’s Indorama Ventures (IVL), the world’s leading PET producer, has agreed to buy the Glanzstoff Group, a manufacturer of tire cord fabrics and single-end cords (SEC), for an...
26.04.2017
- Singapore-based DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP), a joint venture of Dutch chemicals and life sciences group DSM of the Netherlands and China’s Sinochem, is expanding production...
26.04.2017
- German chemical giant BASF and Chicago, USA-based Argonne National Laboratory have settled out of court their running patent disputes with Belgium’s Umicore. The two companies said...
26.04.2017
- US coatings giant PPG has launched a third and what it called a last friendly bid for rival AkzoNobel. The latest offer is at €96.75 per ordinary share, including dividend. It...