07.07.2017
- Major chemical distributor Univar has extended its exclusive agreement in Italy with ester chemistry specialist Hallstar to include five additional countries or regions – Spain...
07.07.2017
- French investment group Eurazeo has paid around €270 million to gain a 70% stake in Spanish flavors and fragrances company Iberchem. The deal, which represents an enterprise value...
06.07.2017
- JSR Life Sciences has acquired Swiss biotech Selexis for an undisclosed sum. The Geneva-headquartered company is the global leader in mammalian cell-line generation technologies...
06.07.2017
- Total and Iran have reached preliminary agreement to build three petrochemical plants that could see investment of up to $2 billion, according to a news agency source at the...
05.07.2017
- Merck Ventures, the strategic investment arm of German pharmaceuticals and life sciences group Merck KGaA, has created immuno-oncology company iOnctura. Based in Geneva...
05.07.2017
- AkzoNobel has acquired the UK’s Flexcrete Technologies and has also announced an agreement to buy French manufacturer Disa Technology (Disatech) in a bid to further strengthen its...
04.07.2017
- Evonik has combined its isophorone chemistry and epoxy curing agents businesses into a newly formed Crosslinkers division with effect from Jul. 1. “Combining both businesses to one...
04.07.2017
- Iranian petrochemical exports to China have stopped since May because of banking problems, according to Iran’s Press TV. Marzieh Shahdaei, managing director of Iran’s National...