16.11.2015
- Syngenta has rejected a merger proposal from China National Chemical Corp., according to a Bloomberg report. The Chinese state-owned company is said to have offered about 449...
13.11.2015
- French drugmaker Sanofi has entered into two separate collaborations to develop and commercialize diabetes treatments. An agreement with US-based Lexicon Pharmaceuticals centers on...
13.11.2015
- Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant continues to expand its footprint in Asia with the purchase of a new site in Indonesia, on the Java Integrated Industrial & Port Estate...
12.11.2015
- Ineos Nitriles will restart production of acrylonitrile in Green Lake, Texas, USA. Citing the advantaged feedstock position of the US and growing global demand, the company said it...
12.11.2015
- Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have both lowered their credit ratings for Anglo-Swedish drugs company AstraZeneca. Citing a negative outlook from the loss of patent protection on...
11.11.2015
- The European Commission has approved the sale of Sigma-Aldrich’s solvents and inorganics business in Europe to Honeywell, finally clearing the path for the US company’s acquisition...
11.11.2015
- Brazilian specialty chemical and surfactants company Oxiteno is building an alkoxylation unit in Pasadena, Texas, USA, to meet growing demand from the North American market. The...
06.11.2015
- BASF has started production at its new specialty amines plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The multi-product facility can manufacture about 12,000 t/y of around 15 amines for uses in...
