07.08.2015
- The newly founded Vynova group incorporating the PVC assets carved out of Ineos and Solvay to gain EU approval for their new joint venture Inovyn will be managed by an executive...
06.08.2015
- European regulatory authorities have approved the $15.2 billion takeover of injectable drug and infusion device maker Hospira by US drugmaker Pfizer, subject to certain conditions...
06.08.2015
- Two environmental groups in the US state of Pennsylvania have appealed air permits awarded in June to Shell Chemical for a proposed ethane-based petrochemical complex near shale...
06.08.2015
- DSM has completed the merger of its caprolactam, acrylonitrile and composite resins businesses into a new joint venture with private equity group CVC Capital Partners. The new...
06.08.2015
- The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has established an official partnership with the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative, aimed at supporting improvement of...
05.08.2015
- In its second licensing agreement with a major pharmaceutical company, Codexis, a developer of biocatalysts for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries, has agreed to...
05.08.2015
- German pharmaceuticals and chemicals group Merck KGaA has launched a program to encourage international start-ups in its business fields of healthcare, life sciences and...
05.08.2015
- Irish pharmaceutical producer Shire has made an offer to buy US drugmaker Baxalta for around $30 billion in stock. With the bid, Shire is said to be trying to solidify its position...
05.08.2015
- German chemical giant BASF has lined up a loan package from large multinational banks to finance a potential takeover offer for Syngenta, the news agency Reuters says, citing...
04.08.2015
- Swiss fine chemicals group Lonza has acquired Zelam, a New Zealand-based manufacturer of fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, foliar nutrients and additives as well as wood...
