27.08.2018
- Koch Methanol, part of Koch Industries, has taken an indirect minority stake in Yuhuang Chemical Industries’ (YCI) proposed $1.85 billion methanol plant in St. James Parish...
24.08.2018
- South Korean oil refiner and aromatics producer S-Oil, majority owned by Saudi Aramco, is looking into the feasibility of building a mixed-feed 1.5 million t/y cracker and...
22.08.2018
- Danish technology and catalysis group Haldor Topsoe has bought out partner Ferrostaal’s 50% stake in their Ferrostaal Topsoe Projects joint venture, gaining full control. Financial...
21.08.2018
- Saudi Aramco has approved two major projects – one in Saudi Arabia and one in the US. According to the energy giant’s weekly in-house magazine, the Arabian Sun, Aramco’s board of...
21.08.2018
- GlaxoSmithKline has announced it will close its Stiefel Laboratories plant in Sligo, Ireland, with the loss of 165 jobs, blaming declining demand. The closure will take place on a...
20.08.2018
- Brenntag has bought specialty chemicals distributor Alphamin from Belgium’s KeBek Private Equity, marking the fourth acquisition for the German distribution giant this year...
17.08.2018
- Cabot Microelectronics has agreed to buy KMG Chemicals for around $1.6 billion, boosting its position in the semiconductor industry. The deal adds KMG’s high-purity chemicals to...
17.08.2018
- US specialty biopharma Emergent BioSolutions has agreed to buy PaxVax in an all-cash deal worth $270 million. PaxVax is majority owned by an affiliate of American private equity...