13.06.2016
- Since the beginning of the 21st century, pharma M&A activity has exploded. Mergers and acquisitions, layoffs, and outsourcing of research and manufacturing have become common place...
13.06.2016
- Akzo Nobel is adding marine coatings for shipbuilding, maintenance and repair to its current offering of protective coatings for the regional oil and gas and mining at its...
13.06.2016
- Dow and DuPont have scheduled separate shareholder meetings on Jul. 20 to vote on their proposed merger into a new entity to be called DowDuPont. The meetings will take place at...
13.06.2016
- In two non-binding resolutions, the European Parliament has called on the European Commission (EC) to withdraw its authorizations for herbicide-resistant GM carnations and maize...
13.06.2016
- Westlake Chemical has won the race to acquire compatriot Axiall Corp for $2.33 billion – or $33 per share. The US petrochemical and plastics group based in Houston, Texas clinched...
10.06.2016
- Private equity company Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Elemica for an undisclosed sum. The Pennsylvania, USA-based firm founded in the year 2000 by 22 chemical companies as a...
10.06.2016
- Strengthening its presence in the UK market, Swedish compounder Hexpol has acquired the Berwin Group for around £25 million (€32 million). Berwin is one of the UK’s leading rubber...
10.06.2016
- Lonza Houston, part of the Swiss-based life sciences group Lonza, has signed a strategic manufacturing agreement with bluebird bio, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based clinical-stage...
10.06.2016
- BASF is accelerating and focusing its research and development (R&D) activities in order to boost efficiency and profitability. Speaking at the group’s research conference in...
10.06.2016
- French specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has announced that its UK subsidiary will become the sole distributor for AkzoNobel’s range of polymers, biopolymers and...
