03.05.2016
- AkzoNobel has started production at its fourth, and largest, decorative paints plant in China. Located in Qionglai, Chengdu, the facility will produce waterborne and solvent-free...
03.05.2016
- Polymer Solutions Group (PSG), part of US private equity group Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Sasco Chemical, a specialty chemicals manufacturer supplying the rubber, wood...
02.05.2016
- Wacker Chemie has agreed to extend its polysilicon price agreement with China as the country’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) announces a review of its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy...
02.05.2016
- AstraZeneca has agreed to grant exclusive rights for its Zurampic gout treatment in the US to partner Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Zurampic was approved by the US Food and Drug...
29.04.2016
- Arkema has signed an agreement to participate in the French state-backed Reverplast project, alongside four other companies. Reverplast forms part of new measures launched by the...
29.04.2016
- Belgium’s Umicore, a leading supplier of cathode materials for batteries, is accelerating its capacity expansion plans to meet a surge in demand from hybrid and electric vehicles...
28.04.2016
- Sumitomo Chemical’s wholly owned subsidiary Valent BioSciences (VBC) has signed a long-term agreement with Argentina’s Rizobacter for R&D collaboration in biorational rhizosphere...
28.04.2016
- French biotechnology company Abivax has signed a contract with API manufacturer PCAS group for the production and supply of ABX464, a drug candidate for treating HIV. Under the...
