30.01.2017
- In a proposed amendment to the EU’s packaging directive, the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament (EP) has come out in favor of increasing the share by weight of...
27.01.2017
- Berlin, Germany-based provider of contract research & development and custom manufacturing services, Ferak, has received GMP certification by the Berlin State Office for Health and...
27.01.2017
- Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has won its battle to acquire Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion. The deal announced on Jan. 26 foresees the New Jersey, USA-based healthcare company...
27.01.2017
- Chemical business in the European Union became more favorable in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to the rest of the year, and economic sentiment in the euro zone improved on...
27.01.2017
- Styrenics producer Trinseo, formerly known as Styron and once part of Dow Chemical, has agreed to sell its 50% share of Sumika Styron Polycarbonate (SSPC) to joint venture partner...
27.01.2017
- Versalis, a subsidiary of Italian energy giant Eni, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sonatrach to carry out feasibility studies for a gas-based integrated...
26.01.2017
- Saudi Aramco has suspended plans to partner Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas in the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project in Johor...
26.01.2017
- The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee gave its approval to the proposed EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on Jan 24. The draft...
26.01.2017
- Netherlands-headquartered, Texas, USA-managed petrochemicals and plastics producer LyondellBasell has completed its 50% expansion of ethylene capacity at Corpus Christi, Texas, USA...
26.01.2017
- BASF has launched what it says is a “range of new solutions” to fight disease, weeds and insects in Indian rice crops, thus boosting the productivity and income of farmers on the...
