04.02.2016
- BASF has announced a 20% global price increase for its Vitamin A products, effective immediately or as contracts allow. The German chemical giant, world’s largest chemical producer...
04.02.2016
- In a call with analysts to discuss 2015 earnings, Andrew Liveris, president and CEO of Dow Chemical and designated executive chairman of the future DowDuPont, announced plans to...
04.02.2016
- ChemChina and Syngenta have confirmed they have come to terms on a takeover of the Swiss agrochemicals giant by the Chinese state-owned chemical group for a total value of €39.4...
03.02.2016
- As it moves toward a merger with DuPont, Dow Chemical has appointed James R. (“Jim”) Fitterling as its new president and chief operating officer. Fitterling, whose career with Dow...
03.02.2016
- North America’s largest producer of vinyl building products Axiall, based at Atlanta, Georgia, USA, has rejected a $1.4 billion bid from rival US vinyls producer Westlake...
03.02.2016
- China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is said to be within reach of clinching a deal to buy Swiss agrochemical producer Syngenta for about 43.7 billion Swiss francs ($42.8...
02.02.2016
- Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers in England will soon be able to benefit from a cheaper generic version of US pharmaceutical producer Merck’s and the world’s best-selling medicines...
02.02.2016
- Even with many shale gas projects now on ice due to the ongoing erosion of crude prices, Ineos remains bullish. Chairman Jim Ratcliffe told the British newspaper The Telegraph that...
