18.01.2016
- The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) has launched a fresh initiative to help chemical companies improve their energy efficiency. Called the Sectoral Platform in Chemicals...
15.01.2016
- KBR, a global engineering contractor based at Houston, Texas, USA and specialized in hydrocarbons, has paid $24.5 million to acquire three subsidiaries of Sweden’s Chematur...
15.01.2016
- Swiss fine and specialty chemicals producer Lonza has expanded its mammalian production capacity to meet increased demand for biopharmaceutical development and clinical...
14.01.2016
- US drug firm Pfizer is linking with non-profit organization The California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr) to develop new heart failure treatments. Calibr said its...
14.01.2016
- Growing demand for precipitated silica has prompted US coatings specialist PPG Industries to boost capacity at its plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by more than 10,000 t/y. The...
13.01.2016
- Italian performance additives producer Italmatch Chemicals has agreed to buy Solvay’s desalination and phosphonates and phosphonic acid-based water additives business. Financial...
13.01.2016
- BP has agreed to sell its petrochemical complex in Decatur, Alabama, USA, to Thai PET producer Indorama Ventures, the global market leader. Indorama’s AlphaPet PET plant is co...
12.01.2016
- US composites manufacturer Hexcel has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Formax UK, gaining full ownership of the Leicester-based firm. Formax UK makes composite reinforcements...
