06.06.2016
- French oil petrochemicals group Total is said to be preparing to sell its Berlin, Germany-based specialty chemicals and equipment division Atotech. Sources told the news agency...
06.06.2016
- The European Commission has granted approval for Novartis’ Afinitor (everolimus) for treating unresectable or metastatic, well-differentiated non-functional neuroendocrine tumors...
06.06.2016
- ChemChina is interested in buying Germany’s SGL Carbon, which has just completed a carve-out of its Performance Products business unit. According to Germany’s Manager Magazin...
06.06.2016
- In a narrow non-binding vote of 32 votes to 29 with 62 abstentions, the Scottish Parliament has approved the regional Labour Party’s proposed ban on fracking. The bill introduced...
03.06.2016
- Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan, CEO of Saudi Arabian chemical giant SABIC, has been elected chairman of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) with immediate effect...
03.06.2016
- US fine and specialty chemicals manufacturer Vertellus Specialties has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US state of Delaware as its loan lenders agreed to purchase...
03.06.2016
- US-based performance materials manufacturer Ferro has completed the acquisition of Spanish paints company Pinturas Benicarlo for €15 million in cash. The acquisition adds...
03.06.2016
- European chemical production in the first quarter of 2016 was almost on the level of the 2015 quarter, as no significant changes in the business climate were seen, the European...
03.06.2016
- Biogen’s investigational treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), aducanumab, has been accepted into the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) program...
01.06.2016
- Italian engineering group Maire Tecnimont has entered into a joint collaboration agreement with US-based Siluria Technologies. The partnership will see the two firms combine their...
