04.08.2015
- As the European PVC production sector goes through a spell of “shape-shifting,” the prospects for France’s ailing Kem One are looking up. Following the merger of the Solvay and...
27.07.2015
- As part of its drive to expand in high growth regions, Arkema subsidiary Bostik is expanding its production capacity in Bangalore, India. The French chemical group said the new hot...
08.06.2015
- Perrigo has announced it will acquire a portfolio of branded over-the-counter drugs the UK’s largest pharmaceutical producer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Swiss drugs giant Novartis...
08.06.2015
- From Sept. 1, the company formerly known as Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) will trade under the name Covestro. The new name will precede an initial public offering planned for the...
21.04.2015
- ChemoCentryx, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer, has begun enrolling patients with non-resectable...
14.04.2015
- German chemical producer Lanxess has started production at its new ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) plant at Changzhou in China's Jiangsu Province. Over the next several...
13.04.2015
- Merck, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that Udit Batra, currently CEO and President of Merck Millipore, has been appointed to lead the combined life science business of Merck...
12.04.2015
- A US court has given Belgium's Umicore, one of the leading providers of cathode materials for batteries, until Apr. 17 to reply to allegations by BASF that the company breached...