20.04.2017
- AkzoNobel said it will press ahead with plans to spin off its Specialty Chemicals segment as an alternative to a merger with US rival PPG, which is pursuing a takeover of the Dutch...
19.04.2017
- Germany’s chemical workers union IG BCE has called on the federal government to push for relocation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to Germany. Currently based in London...
19.04.2017
- Fighting an increasingly uphill battle against engaging with PPG, which is in hot pursuit of the Dutch company, AkzoNobel CEO Ton Büchner is poised to try to convince an Apr. 19...
18.04.2017
- South Korean specialty chemicals manufacturer Songwon recently opened a new Technology Innovation Center at its Maeam site. The company said the 32,000 m² Korean facility, designed...
18.04.2017
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved NuvOx Pharma’s application to proceed with Phase 2 clinical trials for an Investigational New Drug (IND) to initiate a Phase...
13.04.2017
- China's Ministry of Commerce has greenlighted the takeover of Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta by ChemChina, as expected. The two companies said the approval, which comes...
13.04.2017
- A week before a federal court deadline to make a final decision on its use, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition to ban the insecticide active...
12.04.2017
- China’s Wanhua Chemical has announced it will build a $1.12 billion isocyanates complex in the US state of Louisiana, benefiting from a $4.3 million infrastructure grant from the...
