20.03.2020
- Huntsman has agreed to buy CVC Thermoset Specialities, a North American specialty chemical manufacturer, for $300 million in cash. CVC makes highly specialized toughening, curing...
19.03.2020
- Methanex has idled its Titan plant in Trinidad effective Mar. 16 and will also idle its Chile IV facility as of Apr. 1. The Canadian methanol producer said the changes are for an...
19.03.2020
- Japan’s AGC (formerly Asahi Glass Chemical) has launched a voluntary tender offer to buy Italian clinical-stage biotech Molecular Medicine, known as Molmed. Molmed focuses on...
18.03.2020
- The coronavirus pandemic, along with a sharp decline in commodity prices and heightened volatility in global equity markets, have prompted leading engineering contractor TechnipFMC...
17.03.2020
- German nylon producer Domo Chemicals is planning to spend €12 million on building a nylon compounds plant in China. The company signed a contract with the Pinghu DuShan Port...
17.03.2020
- Neste has acquired a minority stake in German cleantech company Sunfire for an undisclosed sum. The Dresden-based group is a developer of high-temperature electrolysis technology...
16.03.2020
- OMV will implement a divestment program, synergies and active cash flow management to support its purchase of a 39% stake in leading polymers producer Borealis from Mubadala...
13.03.2020
- German potash producer K+S has decided to sell its Americas operating unit. The decision is part of moves announced last December to rapidly generate value and reduce debt. The...