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Mitsubishi Divests India and China PTA Assets

01.08.2016 - Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) has announced it will sell its production facilities for PET feedstock PTA in India and China by the end of this year, citing continuing...

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US-UK Alliance Fights Antibiotic Resistance

01.08.2016 - A US-UK partnership will spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next five years to tackle the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance. The Combating Antibiotic Resistant...

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Huntsman to Add Textile Effects to TiO2 Split

01.08.2016 - As it prepares to separate from its TiO2 business by the first quarter of 2017, Huntsman said it is planning to include its textile-effects business to the spin-off package to make...

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Teva Wins US Nod for Allergan’s Generics

29.07.2016 - Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has been cleared by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with its purchase of Allergan’s generics business after agreeing to...

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PPG Sells Flat Glass Operations to Mexico’s Vitro

28.07.2016 - US coatings specialist PPG Industries has agreed to sell its flat glass manufacturing and glass coatings operations to Mexico’s Vitro for around $750 million. The agreement will...

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GSK Plans £275 Million UK Investment

28.07.2016 - In a post-Brexit vote of confidence, major drugmaker Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) has announced it will invest £275 million in its UK network to boost production and support delivery of...

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SABIC and ExxonMobil Study US Complex

27.07.2016 - Saudi Arabian chemical giant SABIC and an affiliate of ExxonMobil are weighing the potential development of a joint petrochemical complex on the US Gulf Coast. If it goes ahead...

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AkzoNobel Takes 100% of Egypt Coatings

27.07.2016 - AkzoNobel has acquired the remaining 40% stake in its Egyptian affiliate AkzoNobel Powder Coatings SAE. The Dutch group said the decision to boost its ownership from 60% to 100% is...