09.01.2018
- Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a protracted...
09.01.2018
- In the run-up to its merger with DuPont, Dow last year announced investments worth $4 billion to be realized over the next five years, including an expansion of its Texas cracker...
09.01.2018
- Across the pond, Europe ,too, saw some major investment announcements in 2017, the first for many years. Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos led the way. Its three major projects...
09.01.2018
- China continued to draw in investors. ExxonMobil Chemical signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement and an MoU with authorities in Huizhou to jointly evaluate plans for a...
09.01.2018
- Brazil’s Petrobras has agreed to pay $2.95 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit in the US relating to the “car wash” scandal that erupted in 2014. The settlement is said to be...
08.01.2018
- The year just ended was marked by a flood of M&A activity also in the distribution sector. Leading the way, German giant Brenntag said it planned to acquire all shares of specialty...
08.01.2018
- On the pharmaceutical side, super-dimensioned M&A activity was somewhat more modest. Many of the deals were between players in the biochemicals segment or conventional drugmakers...
08.01.2018
- The chemical production sector saw more activity than pharmaceuticals in 2017. Beyond the mega-mergers, one of the most significant deals of 2017 was BASF’s announcement in early...