05.11.2015
- US drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to expand its research and development headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the tune of $70 million, adding floor space and a new disciplinary...
04.11.2015
- BASF has completed the divestment of its global paper hydrous kaolin (PHK) business to Imerys, a French producer of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry. The German group...
04.11.2015
- Petronas Chemicals Group (PCG), part of Malaysia’s state-owned energy group Petronas, has acquired three companies that are participating in the Refinery and Petrochemicals...
04.11.2015
- Celanese will close its vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions plant in Meredosia, Illinois, USA, by Dec. 15. The company explained that it “favors integrated production sites that...
04.11.2015
- Growth in the German chemical industry slowed in the third quarter, with production easing back 1.4% against the previous three-month period, due to slack demand in summer...
04.11.2015
- Ireland-based and London-listed drugmaker Shire has agreed what is being called a “defensive” deal to buy US biotech firm Dyax, which has a breakthrough drug said to threaten one...
03.11.2015
- French police believe a fire that destroyed a Monsanto research center in Rennes, France, on Oct. 28 was deliberately set. Investigators said they “strongly suspect it was a crime...
03.11.2015
- Canadian drugmaker Valeant has said it will sever ties with Philidor, the specialty pharmacy it has been accused of using to falsify sales and drive selling prices. The company’s...
03.11.2015
- Evonik is raising capacity at Changchun, China, for its polyetheretherketone (PEEK) high-performance polymer in order to meet increasing global demand. Capacity details and a...
03.11.2015
- DuPont’s interim CEO Edward Breen, who took the helm following the resignation of long-time CEO Ellen Kullman in mid-October, has lost no time in streamlining the chemical giant’s...
