07.06.2016
- US renewables company Gevo is reviewing strategic alternatives for its future and has appointed Cowen & Company as a financial advisor. The two are seeking to engage with...
07.06.2016
- At its Jun. 6 meeting in Brussels, the EU’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (Phytopharmaceuticals Section), the expert panel representing the 28 member states...
07.06.2016
- BASF has decided to put plans for a 475,000 t/y US methane-to propylene plant in Freeport, Texas, on ice for now, citing volatile commodity prices. Managing board member Wayne T...
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...
