02.03.2016
- As it prepares to divest its plastics business and refocus on refining and oil exploration, Italian oil and petrochemicals giant Eni has reported assets and liabilities, revenues...
02.03.2016
- A US trade judge hearing a patent dispute brought last year by German chemical giant BASF and its cooperation partner Chicago-based Argonne National Laboratory, which owns the...
01.03.2016
- ChemChina is looking to borrow a total of $35 billion to help finance its purchase of Syngenta, a potential record for a Chinese acquisition, according to a Bloomberg report. The...
01.03.2016
- British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is said to have launched a search for a new CEO to replace Andrew Witty, who is now widely expected to step down at the latest by the end of 2017...
01.03.2016
- BASF continues to label as “rumor” remarks by executives of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) that Germany’s and the world’s biggest chemical producer is negotiating...
01.03.2016
- Thai polyester producer Indorama Ventures (IVL), the world market leader, and Dhunseri Petrochem have agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture to produce and sell PET polymer in the...
29.02.2016
- Dow Chemical has agreed to pay $835 million to settle a long-running lawsuit alleging that it – along with other manufacturers – had conspired to keep prices for polyurethane...
29.02.2016
- US specialty chemical company Albemarle has entered into a long-term agreement with Israel Chemicals (ICL) for the supply of a polymeric flame retardant (PolyFR). The product...
29.02.2016
- French engineering contractor Technip has won a contract from China’s SP Olefins (Taixing) to supply its proprietary technology, process design as well as technical services and...
29.02.2016
- BASF has announced it will refocus its R&D efforts in plant biotechnology to concentrate on projects with highest business and technical realization potential. The move, which will...
