20.05.2016
- Speculation rampant a week ago that Bayer could be preparing a hostile bid for Monsanto was confirmed by the two companies on May 18 and 19. On the heels of Monsanto’s announcement...
19.05.2016
- AkzoNobel has completed the first phase of the €2.5 million expansion of its performance coatings plant in Cikarang, Indonesia. The Dutch company said the expansion will increase...
19.05.2016
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis has announced plans to split its Pharmaceutical division into two business units, Novartis Pharmaceutical and Novartis Oncology. The first-mentioned will...
17.05.2016
- A break-up of the UK’s largest pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is not under consideration at the moment, GSK Chairman Phillip Hampton told the company’s annual...
17.05.2016
- In an opinion published on the eve of the European Commission’s possibly final discussion over whether to extend the registration of glyphosate for a further 15 years, the United...
17.05.2016
- US multi-industry conglomerate Honeywell has announced it will spin off its business with nylon (PA 6) resin, feedstock caprolactam and other chemical intermediates to shareholders...
17.05.2016
- The US Federal Trade Commission has approved the acquisition of US gases producer Airgas by French competitor Air Liquide, a deal announced in November 2015 and said at the time to...
13.05.2016
- The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) has applauded the US Senate’s unanimous passage on May 10 of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016...