10.01.2019
- US-based Catalent is investing $200 million in its biologics business to expand drug substance manufacturing capacity and fill/finish capabilities at its sites in Madison...
09.01.2019
- American Vanguard (AVD) has acquired the Quizalofop (QPE) range of herbicides from Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont, for an undisclosed sum. Primary...
09.01.2019
- US engineering contractor McDermott International has won technology contracts for three PP projects in India. A timescale and proposed start-up dates for the plants were not...
08.01.2019
- Israeli crop protection producer Adama, a subsidiary of ChemChina, has disclosed that it is making “significant progress” towards acquiring China’s Jiangsu Anpon Electrochemical...
07.01.2019
- Clariant and SABIC affiliate Saudi Kayan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the formation of an alkoxylates manufacturing joint venture. The companies will...
07.01.2019
- In the first major pharma deal of the year, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is to acquire biotech giant Celgene for $74 billion. The cash-and-stock transaction values the US biotech at...
03.01.2019
- Germany’s Wacker is collaborating with Dynaplak, a Dutch manufacturer of bio-based raw materials, to develop hybrid binders for the paints and coatings market. The binders, to be...
03.01.2019
- Following disagreement about the future of their Synvina joint venture, BASF has notified partner Avantium that it will exit as of Jan. 15, 2019. The companies are still discussing...