19.09.2016
- Citing changes in EU legislation, French chemical producer Arkema has presented to its works council a plan to close the R134a fluorogas plant at its Pierre-Bénite site in France...
16.09.2016
- Cambrex, the leading manufacturer of small molecule innovator and generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), has announced a SEK 72 million ($9 million) investment to expand...
16.09.2016
- Leading Japanese companies Kuraray and Sumitomo have signed a heads of agreement with Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) to move ahead with plans to build an engineering...
16.09.2016
- In a move to strengthen its construction chemicals business, BASF has agreed to acquire Henkel’s flooring, tiling and waterproofing activities in western Europe. The acquisition...
16.09.2016
- As part of an effort to expand its portfolio of rare disease treatments, Ireland-based drug developer Horizon Pharma plans to acquire Raptor Pharmaceutical for about $800 million...
16.09.2016
- As part of an effort to enhance its presence in North America, ABS specialist ELIX Polymers is opening a central warehouse in the US state of New Jersey to enable shorter lead...
16.09.2016
- French industrial gases producer Air Liquide has announced a capital increase to help finance its $13.4 billion acquisition of US-based Airgas. Through the sale of new shares on...
15.09.2016
- Poor market conditions have forced Germany’s Evonik to scale back production of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in the US. Production lines at the company’s plants in Garyville and...
15.09.2016
- Subject to the usual antitrust and regulatory approvals, UK drugmaker Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) has agreed to sell its portfolio of anesthetic drugs to South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare...
15.09.2016
- Despite M&A activity continuing to focus on the agrochemicals sectors, the rumblings in the industrial gases sector have not gone unnoticed, if – beneath the surface – they may be...
