09.01.2019
- In the latest move by “big pharma” to buy into cancer-focused biotechs, US drugmaker Eli Lilly is acquiring Loxo Oncology for about $8 billion in cash. The plans were announced on...
08.01.2019
- Thai polyester giant Indorama Ventures (IVL) and its two partners in the joint acquisition vehicle CC Polymers have received all regulatory clearance from the US Federal Trade...
08.01.2019
- French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi is investing €80 million in Germany’s BioNTech. At the same time, the two companies have agreed to extend their research...
07.01.2019
- Lotte Chemical Titan, a subsidiary of the South Korean Lotte group based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has broken ground for its planned 1 million t/y steam cracker and derivatives...
03.01.2019
- German engineering plastics producer Covestro has broken ground on a new production facility for polycarbonate film at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand. The company said...
03.01.2019
- BASF is expanding capacity for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) at its Ludwigshafen headquarters site by around 65% and at the same time increasing global output capability to 50,000 t...
03.01.2019
- At the end of 2018, German chemical producer Lanxess exited its legacy synthetic rubber business, completing the sale of its 50% share in the joint venture Arlanxeo to partner...
03.01.2019
- Both Cuadrilla and Ineos Shale have called on the government to raise the threshold for seismic tremors so that drilling can continue uninterrupted. Current British rules oblige...
