23.12.2015
- German chemical distributor Brenntag has signed an agreement to purchase Leis Polytechnik for €15.9 million. The company specializes in the development, production and distribution...
23.12.2015
- In the latest move to take control of Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta, ChemChina has raised its bid and proposed a two-step acquisition, international news media report. If...
22.12.2015
- US green technology company Anellotech and French partners IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) and Axens, have completed construction of their integrated biomass-to-aromatics...
22.12.2015
- Russian oil company Rosneft and China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on gas and petrochemical projects in East Siberia. The...
21.12.2015
- US chlorvinyls company Axiall and South Korea’s Lotte Chemical have made a final investment decision to construct an ethylene plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. The facility...
21.12.2015
- A survey conducted by the Alliance of Critical Syngenta Shareholders has found that 79% of the 112 shareholders responding to the query support a sale of the company. The poll...
18.12.2015
- US biopharmaceutical group Amgen is buying back from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) all of its remaining rights to the bone drugs Prolia (denosumab), Xgeva (denosumab) and Vectibix...
18.12.2015
- The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) has downgraded its growth forecast for chemical production in the EU for both 2015 and 2016. In 2016, the association now expects...
