12.01.2016
- Globally, mergers and acquisitions at a value of USD 372 billion were recorded in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector in 2015. This amounts to an increase of 74% compared with...
12.01.2016
- US agribusiness giant Monsanto, world's largest seed maker by revenue, has issued a profit warning for 2016 and announced plans to step up job cuts and restructuring. The just...
12.01.2016
- A consortium of investors surrounding China National Chemical Corp, also known as ChemChina – China's biggest chemical producer and rival to Monsanto in the race to swallow up...
23.12.2015
- In the latest move to take control of Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta, ChemChina has raised its bid and proposed a two-step acquisition, international news media report. If...
21.12.2015
- As plans for the merger of Dow and DuPont gather momentum, customers and employees as well as local businesses in communities where some of their operations are based are concerned...
21.12.2015
- A survey conducted by the Alliance of Critical Syngenta Shareholders has found that 79% of the 112 shareholders responding to the query support a sale of the company. The poll...
15.12.2015
- Dow Chemical has indicated it will fight plans by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend its registration of the chemical group’s Enlist Duo herbicide. In late...
14.12.2015
- Three days after rumors surfaced of a possible merger between Dow and DuPont, the US chemical giants confirmed the all-stock deal, which they said would create a new entity named...