23.05.2017
- Catalysis is a key technology for sustainable manufacturing processes in the chemical industry. Catalytic processes play an important role in roughly 90% of all chemical products...
08.05.2017
- South Africa’s competition commission has conditionally approved Bayer’s plan to acquire Monsanto, thus becoming the first antitrust authority to do so. It will require divestments...
27.04.2017
- Chinese outbound foreign investment continues to beat records year by year. The Asian powerhouse is investing in overseas markets to acquire advanced technology, know-how and...
26.04.2017
- After robust yet modest chemicals M&A activity in 2016, expectations for the year ahead are high. The value of completed deals in 2016 decreased slightly against 2015 to around...
23.02.2017
- The first of the three mega mergers affecting mainly the global agrochemicals sector, the $130 billion link-up of Dow Chemical and DuPont, could win EU approval soon, the news...
18.11.2016
- Dow Chemical and DuPont expect to receive formal objections to their proposed $60 billion merger from EU antitrust authorities as soon as December, according to newswire Bloomberg...
26.10.2016
- The cat is out of the bag: the $43 billion takeover of Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta by ChemChina will not be completed before the first quarter of 2017. Putting a...
