22.12.2016
- In its final determination, the full International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that Umicore infringed the patents of BASF and Argonne National Laboratory for nickel-manganese...
22.12.2016
- After US healthcare company Johnson & Johnson bowed out of the race to strike a deal with Swiss biotech-pharmaceuticals company Actelion, and Sanofi was reported to have launched...
21.12.2016
- US renewables company Amyris has signed an agreement with Japan’s Nikkol Group to form a cosmetic ingredients joint venture. Under the terms of the proposal, Nikkol will purchase...
21.12.2016
- Algerian energy group Sonatrach is holding talks with various international technology companies to establish five petrochemical joint ventures, according to local media reports...
21.12.2016
- Industrial gases producers Linde of Germany and Praxair of the US have formally agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction, at present still non-binding. The new transatlantic...
21.12.2016
- US renewable materials company BioAmber and South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang Corporation (CJCJ) have signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to establish a joint venture in...
20.12.2016
- Proteros Biostructures has entered into a second research agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme (known as MSD outside the US and Canada). The new collaboration is aimed at developing...
20.12.2016
- US-based Mosaic has agreed to acquire the fertilizer business from Brazilian mining group Vale for $2.5 billion, making it the country’s leading producer and distributor of...
20.12.2016
- Rosneft and ChemChina have signed a Heads of Agreement to build a joint venture polymer coatings and paints plant in Russia. The companies will set up the jv in the Bolshoy Kamen...
20.12.2016
- As a US government criminal investigation into anticompetitive drug pricing tactics continues, federal prosecutors have charged two former pharmaceutical industry executives with...
