30.12.2015
- BASF has awarded a three-year contract to US-headquartered Jacobs for projects around the world. Jacobs will provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) and...
29.12.2015
- Swedish drug developer and toll manufacturer Recipharm has signed a long-term agreement with Swiss eye-care treatment company Alcon, part of Novartis, to manufacture a range of...
29.12.2015
- BASF will collaborate with Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical to research and develop an in vitro system as an alternative to animal tests for evaluating the safety of chemicals. As a first...
28.12.2015
- Azelis completed its acquisition of US-based Koda Distribution Group (KDG) on Dec. 17 following clearance from the regulatory authorities. The deal was announced in mid-October...
23.12.2015
- German chemical distributor Brenntag has signed an agreement to purchase Leis Polytechnik for €15.9 million. The company specializes in the development, production and distribution...
23.12.2015
- Argentina’s state-owned oil and gas group YPF and Dow Chemical’s Argentinian subsidiary PBB Solisur plan to invest $500 million to triple production at their existing shale gas...
23.12.2015
- Bayer is likely to seek a major life sciences M&A deal in the next few years, banking sources have told the news agency Reuters. The German group’s absence from a recent wave of...
23.12.2015
- In the latest move to take control of Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta, ChemChina has raised its bid and proposed a two-step acquisition, international news media report. If...
23.12.2015
- The “renaissance” of the US chemical industry is just beginning, and the fundamentals for growth in 2016 are strong, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) says in its report, Year...
22.12.2015
- US green technology company Anellotech and French partners IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) and Axens, have completed construction of their integrated biomass-to-aromatics...