02.12.2015
- Bioengineering company Genomatica and Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem have successfully produced butadiene (BD) at laboratory scale using their direct, bio-based process...
02.12.2015
- Express Scripts Holding, the biggest pharmacy benefits manager in the US, said it plans to list Imprimis Pharmaceuticals’ cheaper alternative to the toxoplasmosis treatment...
01.12.2015
- The International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration has dismissed all claims by the Switzerland-based, US family-run Klesch Group against French chemical producer Arkema...
01.12.2015
- In another step aimed at increasing its business with India’s growing automotive sector, LyondellBasell has agreed to acquire the polypropylene compounding assets of Zylog...
01.12.2015
- BASF plans to expand its compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe from 2017, adding production lines for as much as 70,000 t/y to its Ultramid polyamide and...
01.12.2015
- Israeli generics giant Teva and Japanese drugmaker Takeda have agreed to form a partnership to address the growing importance of generics in Japan. The 51:49 joint venture, which...
01.12.2015
- Indonesian energy group Pertamina and Saudi Aramco, the state-owned Saudi Arabian oil company, have signed a heads of agreement for joint ownership, operation and upgrade of the...
30.11.2015
- Leading US carbon black player Cabot is planning to close a smaller plant at Merak, Indonesia, at the end of January, cutting 50 local jobs. The shutdown is part of a global...
30.11.2015
- The Rhein Chemie Additives business unit of German chemical producer Lanxess has opened a production line for Rhenoshape tire curing bladders at its production site in Qingdao...
30.11.2015
- Drugs firms AstraZeneca and Sanofi are to exchange 210,000 compounds from their libraries to help boost their search for new small-molecule medicines. The companies have selected...
