04.07.2016
- French-based specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has taken full control of its Chinese joint venture Sichuan HuaFaMei Enterprise Co. Ltd. (China) after acquiring a 50%...
04.07.2016
- The world’s three leading ratings agencies have all moved to lower the long-term credit rating of the UK following the country’s Jun. 23 vote to leave the European Union. Moody’s...
04.07.2016
- Arkema is strengthening its Asian research network by with a new innovation center in Korea. The facility operated will be operated as part of the French chemical producer’s long...
04.07.2016
- The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences’ combination pill Epclusa, the first to treat all major forms of hepatitis C. This is the latest in a series of...
30.06.2016
- In a unilateral move on Jun. 29 the European Commission (EC) temporarily extended EU registration of glyphosate for 18 months, until the end of 2017. The EU’s governing body...
30.06.2016
- CEO Hugh Grant surprised Monsanto’s earnings press conference on Jun. 29 with remarks that the US seeds giant is in talks with Bayer and “other companies” regarding “alternative...
30.06.2016
- In early June, when Dow Chemical announced it had assumed full control of Its former 50:50 joint venture with Corning, one of the unanswered questions was how many jobs would be...
30.06.2016
- French industrial gases producer Air Liquide has announced plans to sell a number of its US assets to Matheson Tri-Gas, a subsidiary of Japan’s Taiyo Nippon Sanso. The sale is...
