22.07.2016
- US specialty chemicals company Stepan is expanding in Brazil with the purchase of additional sulfonation assets. Terms have been agreed with Tebras Tensoativos do Brazil (Tebras)...
22.07.2016
- Major US retailer Walmart has disclosed the eight chemicals it wants suppliers to eliminate from the cleaning, personal care and cosmetic products sold in its stores. The chemicals...
22.07.2016
- A Dutch public prosecutor has launched an official investigation into the use of what it called “potentially dangerous chemicals” at two former DuPont chemical plants near...
22.07.2016
- US industrial gases producer Air Products is building a new plant for ultra-high purity gases and related infrastructure in the Pukou Economic Development Zone (PKEDZ) near Nanjing...
21.07.2016
- Celgene and Jounce Therapeutics are collaborating to develop and commercialize immuno-oncology treatments. The deal gives Celgene options on Jounce’s lead product candidate...
21.07.2016
- Ineos Barex and MSM Poly have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)for the potential sale of intellectual property (IP) and production support for the Barex product line. The...
21.07.2016
- In presenting the company’s financial results for the second quarter of 2016, Joe Jimenez, CEO of Swiss drugmaker Novartis, took the opportunity to add comment on crucial issues...
21.07.2016
- In separate meetings at the respective corporate headquarters, shareholders of US chemical giants DuPont and Dow have approved the mega merger of the two companies announced in...
20.07.2016
- Roche’s new blood cancer drug Gazyva has failed to show significant improvements in a late-stage lymphoma trial, delivering a blow to its plans for a successor to blockbuster drug...
20.07.2016
- Germany’s Merck KGaA is investing $115 million to build a multi-use life science campus in the US. The 280,000 square-foot facility will be built in Burlington, Massachusetts...