17.03.2017
- The Advanced Industrial Intermediates business of German chemical producer Lanxess will invest around €100 million to expand production capacities over the next three years. About...
16.03.2017
- Germany’s Wacker Group has reduced its stake in subsidiary Siltronic from 51.8% to 30.8%. The group sold 6.3 million shares to institutional investors for €55.85 per share, giving...
16.03.2017
- Finnish engineering firms Neste Jacobs and Coolbrook are collaborating on a project to develop a new naphtha cracking technology. Work is based on Coolbrook’s patented...
15.03.2017
- South Korean construction group Hyundai Engineering has signed a contract worth around $3 billion with Ahdaf Investment Company to build the second phase of the Kangan Petro...
15.03.2017
- Following clearance by Canadian regulators, Chemtrade Logistics has completed its acquisition of chlor-alkali and sodium chlorate producer Canexus for 900 million Canadian dollars...
14.03.2017
- Nexeo Solutions has agreed to acquire Mexican specialty chemicals distributor Ultra Chem for an undisclosed sum. Based in Mexico City, Ultra Chem represents major global producers...
14.03.2017
- Finnish chemicals company Kemira is merging its Municipal & Industrial and Oil & Mining segments into a new business unit called Industry & Water in order to improve efficiency and...
13.03.2017
- US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced plans to close its surgical suture manufacturing plant in Livingston, Scotland, with the potential loss of 400 jobs...
