Keyword: Fine Chemicals & Specialty Chemicals

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Clariant Starts Building Indian Desiccant plant

26.01.2016 - Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has broken ground on its new plant in Cuddalore, India, for making moisture-control products for pharmaceutical packaging. The company...

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Evonik and AkzoNobel Start Building Electrolysis Plant

22.01.2016 - Germany’s Evonik and AzkoNobel of the Netherlands have broken ground to start construction of a new membrane electrolysis plant in Ibbenbüren. The two companies set up a 50:50...

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Johnson Matthey Expands R&D and Scale-up Facilities in Cambridge, UK

20.01.2016 - Johnson Matthey’s Fine Chemicals Division has completed an expansion of its Cambridge, UK facilities, bringing additional process research & development services and kilo-scale...

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Lonza Expands UK Mammalian Production

15.01.2016 - Swiss fine and specialty chemicals producer Lonza has expanded its mammalian production capacity to meet increased demand for biopharmaceutical development and clinical...

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Solenis Completes Quimatec Acquisition

05.01.2016 - US specialty chemical company Solenis has completed its acquisition of Brazil’s Quimatec Produtos Quimicos and its logistics provider Locatec de Araraquara. Financial details were...

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Clariant Hires M&A Specialist

05.01.2016 - Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has appointed Alexander Gehrt, former senior investment banker at UBS Group as its new head of mergers and acquisitions. The banker’s...

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Clariant Opens Storage/Blending Facility in Western Australia

30.12.2015 - Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant has opened a storage and blending facility in Karratha, Western Australia, to support oil and gas production in the North West Shelf. The...

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Clariant Builds Pharma Packaging Plant in India

11.12.2015 - Swiss specialty chemical company Clariant plans to invest $10 million in a healthcare packaging plant in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India. The facility will manufacture Clariant’s...