15.12.2015
- Ineos Enterprises has announced its intention to buy 100% of the shares of Spain’s leading sulfuric acid and oleum producer, Befesa Valorizacion de Azufre (BVA). Located in Bilbao...
15.12.2015
- AstraZeneca has confirmed speculation that it is “exploring potential strategic options” with Acerta Pharma, a privately owned biotech firm with operations in the Netherlands and...
14.12.2015
- For the transport of temperature-sensitive products between storehouses and aircraft on the tarmac Brussels Airport has developed the “airside pharma transporter” - an innovative...
14.12.2015
- Mathias Lütgendorf, member of the executive committee – the managing board – of Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant, will leave the company at the end of 2015. Clariant...
14.12.2015
- US engineering and construction company Fluor has agreed to pay $755 million to acquire Dutch contractor Stork from private equity firm Arle Capital Partners. Stork, which has...
14.12.2015
- Dow Chemical has signed agreements to restructure its 50:50 joint venture with Dow Corning and take 100% ownership of the silicon company. Dow’s board of directors has unanimously...
14.12.2015
- Three days after rumors surfaced of a possible merger between Dow and DuPont, the US chemical giants confirmed the all-stock deal, which they said would create a new entity named...
11.12.2015
- Catalent Pharma Solutions has signed an exclusive long term supply agreement with Pfizer to produce over-the-counter heartburn treatment, Nexium 24HR (esomeprazole), branded as...
11.12.2015
- An Indian court has unexpectedly sided with Swiss drugmaker Roche in a long-running patent dispute with Indian generics giant Cipla. A two-judge panel for the Delhi High Court...
11.12.2015
- Brenntag has agreed to purchase South African specialty distributor Plastichem for an undisclosed sum. The deal gives Brenntag a key position in the polymers industries in South...
