25.04.2016
- In its search for a new CEO to replace William J. Pearson, who has resigned amid several controversies, Canada-domiciled embattled drugmaker Valeant is said to be finalizing a...
25.04.2016
- US nylon producer Invista is deepening its footprint in China with the start-up of a new 215,000 t/y plant for hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry...
22.04.2016
- US drugmaker Merck has gained Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Keytruda to treat patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma...
22.04.2016
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has acquired specialty chemicals company Akcros Holdings. Financial terms were not disclosed...
22.04.2016
- After giving it a priority review in January, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Venclexta (venetoclax), a novel of drug that targets a subset of leukemia...
22.04.2016
- US garden care products manufacturer Ortho has announced plans to phase out neonicotinoids in eight products used to control garden pests and diseases by 2021. The first three...
22.04.2016
- An explosion and fire at a vinyl chloride monomer plant (VCM) owned by Petroquímica Mexicana de Vinilo (PMV), a joint venture between the petrochemicals arm of state-owned energy...
21.04.2016
- BASF has signed an agreement to buy the assets of Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry Co. Ltd, a Chinese company that specializes in automotive refinish coatings. The deal gives BASF access...
21.04.2016
- Saudi Arabian chemical giant SABIC is seeking acquisitions to strengthen its fertilizer business and could announce a deal in the chemicals and polymers sectors by the end of the...
21.04.2016
- Non-profit group the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Egyptian drug maker Pharco Pharmaceuticals have teamed up to launch a low-cost hepatitis C combination...
