12.11.2015
- Peter Greven, a leading producer of oleochemical additives with sites in Germany, the Netherlands and Malaysia, is, since July 2015 the first producer in Europe to have RSPO...
12.11.2015
- Ineos Nitriles will restart production of acrylonitrile in Green Lake, Texas, USA. Citing the advantaged feedstock position of the US and growing global demand, the company said it...
12.11.2015
- Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have both lowered their credit ratings for Anglo-Swedish drugs company AstraZeneca. Citing a negative outlook from the loss of patent protection on...
12.11.2015
- French drugmaker Sanofi has announced a new long-term strategy focused on four pillars including a reshaping of its portfolio, new drug launches, innovation in R&D and a...
12.11.2015
- DuPont Industrial Biosciences is paying $75 million to acquire the enzyme and technology assets of Dyadic, a financially struggling US biotech firm based at Jupiter, Florida. The...
12.11.2015
- A fire at the Chemelot industrial park operated by Dutch chemical producer DSM on Nov. 9 destroyed a storage facility for plastics resins. No injuries were reported, and estimates...
11.11.2015
- The European Commission has approved the sale of Sigma-Aldrich’s solvents and inorganics business in Europe to Honeywell, finally clearing the path for the US company’s acquisition...
11.11.2015
- Brazilian specialty chemical and surfactants company Oxiteno is building an alkoxylation unit in Pasadena, Texas, USA, to meet growing demand from the North American market. The...
11.11.2015
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilead Sciences’ Genvoya to treat HIV-1 infection. Genvoya combines four treatments – elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine...
11.11.2015
- As part of a reorganization to promote competitiveness of its Performance Chemicals division, BASF will combine its Water Solutions and Paper Chemicals units into a new global...
