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Invista Brings Production of Terrin Polyols to Europe

02.04.2015 - Invista is now producing Terrin polyols at its plant in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, as well as in the US. The site produced its first commercial volumes in late 2014, as well as...

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Sale of DSM Synres Completed

02.04.2015 - Dutch life sciences and materials sciences company DSM has finalised the sale of DSM Synres to private equity firm Standard Investment. Financial details of the sale, which was...

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PPG Buys Automotive Materials Supplier Revocoat

02.04.2015 - US-based PPG Industries has completed the acquisition of Revocoat from the Axson Group. Financial details were not disclosed. Headquartered in France, Revocoat is a global supplier...

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Solvay Creates Business Unit for Specialty Chemicals

02.04.2015 - Solvay has established a new global business unit (GBU) for rare earths, specialty chemicals and fluorine. The fluorine business was formerly part of Solvay's aroma performance GBU...

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Dow to Merge Chlor-Alkali Assets with Olin in $5 billion Deal

01.04.2015 - Dow Chemical has agreed to separate a significant part of its chlor-alkali and derivatives businesses and merge them with Olin in a deal valued at $5 billion. The transaction would...

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Yara Appoints Svein Tore Holsether as CEO

31.03.2015 - Norwegian chemical and fertilizer company, Yara International, has appointed Svein Tore Holsether as president and CEO with effect from October 2015. He will succeed acting CEO...

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Japan’s Eisai Gets EU Nod for Thyroid Cancer Drug

31.03.2015 - The EU's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the use of Eisai's Lenvima (Lenvatinib mesylate) drug for treating adults with progressive, locally...

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Novartis Boosts Cancer Immunotherapy Research Efforts

31.03.2015 - Novartis is accelerating its efforts in the field of cancer immunotherapy with the launch of a dedicated research group and an alliance with US-based Aduro Biotech. The multi-year...