08.09.2016
- Solenis has agreed to buy Nopco Holding, a Norwegian producer of specialty chemicals for the pulp and paper industry. The acquisition is Solenis’ fourth this year in the pulp and...
08.09.2016
- Williams Partners is looking to sell its majority 88.5% stake in the Geismar, Lousiana, USA, olefins plant as it seeks further funds to expand its natural gas business. The...
07.09.2016
- Following the revision in June of the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – officially known as the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act – the...
07.09.2016
- Arkema is expanding capacity for specialty polyamides in China and the US to support its customers’ growth around the world, particularly in the sports, consumer electronics and...
06.09.2016
- Styrenics producer Trinseo, formerly Styron and part of Dow Chemical, has approved plans to close its latex production plant in Livorno, Italy, by the end of 2016. Trinseo said it...
06.09.2016
- French renewables company IBN-One, a joint venture between Cristal Union and Global Bioenergies, has awarded a contract for initial engineering work on its proposed bio-isobutene...
05.09.2016
- SABIC has agreed a set of principles with Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (SNCG) and the government of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China to jointly develop a...
05.09.2016
- Gilead Sciences is once again preparing to defend itself against a challenge to its hepatitis C intellectual property. The latest lawsuit comes from the University of Minnesota...