04.09.2017
- Swedish specialty chemicals company Perstorp is upgrading its peracetic plant in Warrington, UK. The upgrade will see a new still and reactors installed, replacing existing...
04.09.2017
- Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, has agreed to sell its pine chemicals business to specialty chemicals company Ingevity for $315 million. The business...
01.09.2017
- AstraZeneca and Takeda have agreed to jointly develop and commercialize a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The companies will collaborate to advance MEDI1341, an...
31.08.2017
- Dow Chemical has announced plans to raise its stake in Sadara Chemical, a joint venture with Saudi Aramco, to 50%. Both companies have signed a non-binding Memorandum of...
31.08.2017
- Lubrizol’s LifeSciences business is spending $10 million to expand capacity at its silicone contract manufacturing site in Franklin, Wisconsin, USA. The site is operated by Vesta...
29.08.2017
- BASF and bse Engineering have signed an exclusive agreement under which the German chemical major will provide customized catalysts for a new energy storage process, ultimately...
29.08.2017
- Along the US Gulf Coast, oil and petrochemical producers in Texas were struggling to mop up and assess possible damage to their facilities on Aug. 29 after high winds and...
29.08.2017
- Anglo-Australian mining group BHP is actively pursuing a sale of its US shale assets, which it has determined as non-core to its portfolio. The company unveiled the plans during...
