05.02.2020
- Against the backdrop of a growing number of lawsuits claiming that Johnson and Johnson’s talc-based baby powder causes cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now plans...
05.02.2020
- German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has completed the acquisition of Brazilian biocides specialist Itibanyl Produtos Especiais (IPEL) following approval of the deal by the...
04.02.2020
- German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences group Merck KGaA is investing €250 million over three years in a new facility at Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, which will be...
03.02.2020
- Following all approvals and the transfer of its European polyamide business to Domo, Solvay has completed the sale of its non-European PA activities to BASF for €1.3 billion on a...
31.01.2020
- As the administration of US president Donald Trump continues to roll back environmental legislation passed by its predecessor, 14 states and authorities of the US capital of...
30.01.2020
- German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess is pressing ahead with the digitalization of production. In its latest move, the company said it has implemented a self-service...
29.01.2020
- BASF is investing in separate projects in Spain and Italy to hike capacity for polyurethane (PU) dispersions and its Irganox range of antioxidants. The group will spend a single...
29.01.2020
- Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca plans to invest up to $1 billion in a scheme it calls Ambition Zero Carbon, which as the name suggests is aimed at achieving zero carbon...
