05.06.2019
- LyondellBasell has ended talks with Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht regarding the potential acquisition of Braskem. Odebrecht is the controlling shareholder of the Sao Paulo-based...
04.06.2019
- US crop specialist S&W Seed Company has entered an agreement with Corteva Agriscience, DowDuPont’s Agriculture division, which terminates and replaces a December 2014 contract with...
04.06.2019
- Swiss fine chemicals company Lonza is carving out its specialty ingredients (LSI) segment under independent management, giving it increased control over operations and costs. LSI...
03.06.2019
- Japanese chemical producers Nippon Shokubai and Sanyo Chemical Industries entered into a basic agreement on May 29 to consider a merger of equals in response to declining domestic...
31.05.2019
- Japanese chemical company Showa Denko has agreed to buy ILAG Industrielack, a Swiss manufacturer of specialty non-stick coating chemicals (NSCs), from investors led by private...
31.05.2019
- Nouryon and Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie are studying an expansion of their proposed green hydrogen unit to be built at Delfzijl in the Netherlands. The study follows a...
30.05.2019
- BASF has developed a process that produces methanol without releasing any carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The company has applied to patent the technology, which has been tested at...
29.05.2019
- In its second deal of 2019, Swiss distributor and market services group DKSH has acquired Dols International, a privately owned Dutch distributor of specialty chemicals and...
