03.12.2015
- Oil and petrochemicals giant Shell declared force majeure on production of base chemical products from its Bukom plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island on Dec. 1, citing a technical...
02.12.2015
- Kassel, Germany-based minerals producer K+S has said it will have to suspend production at its sites in Hattorf and Unterbreizbach with immediate effect as the German state of...
02.12.2015
- Express Scripts Holding, the biggest pharmacy benefits manager in the US, said it plans to list Imprimis Pharmaceuticals’ cheaper alternative to the toxoplasmosis treatment...
01.12.2015
- In another step aimed at increasing its business with India’s growing automotive sector, LyondellBasell has agreed to acquire the polypropylene compounding assets of Zylog...
01.12.2015
- BASF plans to expand its compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe from 2017, adding production lines for as much as 70,000 t/y to its Ultramid polyamide and...
01.12.2015
- Israeli generics giant Teva and Japanese drugmaker Takeda have agreed to form a partnership to address the growing importance of generics in Japan. The 51:49 joint venture, which...
30.11.2015
- Leading US carbon black player Cabot is planning to close a smaller plant at Merak, Indonesia, at the end of January, cutting 50 local jobs. The shutdown is part of a global...
30.11.2015
- The Rhein Chemie Additives business unit of German chemical producer Lanxess has opened a production line for Rhenoshape tire curing bladders at its production site in Qingdao...
