12.10.2016
- ChemChina is facing a funding gap of $15 billion for its purchase of Syngenta, the Chinese news service Caixin has reported. Citing people close to the negotiations and private...
12.10.2016
- The UK’s Crescendo Biologics is collaborating with Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Company in a deal worth $790 million. The partners have announced a global, strategic...
12.10.2016
- US biotech firms Genomatica and Ginkgo Bioworks have formed an alliance to accelerate the adoption of biological process technology within the mainstream chemical industry. The...
12.10.2016
- DSM Dyneema, a subsidiary of Dutch chemical producer DSM, has defended a challenge in the European Patent Office (EPO) from local rival Teijin Aramid relating to its ultra-strong...
11.10.2016
- Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO) and Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) have each hired investment banks to advise on the sale of SABIC’s stake in their fertilizer joint...
11.10.2016
- After signing a letter of intent in March, BASF and Dutch renewables company Avantium have formed a joint venture named Synvina to commercialize the new polymer...
07.10.2016
- Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is planning to sell the assets of Actavis Generics in the UK and Ireland to Accord Healthcare, a subsidiary of India’s Intas Pharmaceuticals...
07.10.2016
- French chemical producer Arkema is spending $15 million to build a manufacturing plant for polyester powder resins in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The facility, which Arkema...