21.12.2017
- Engineering and construction groups CB&I and McDermott International have agreed to merge in an estimated $6 billion all-stock transaction, creating a vertically integrated onshore...
05.09.2017
- US chemical giants Dow and DuPont completed their $130 billion merger at the end of August, following all regulatory approvals. With the end of trading under the two groups’...
11.07.2017
- Lonza has gained all regulatory approvals for its proposed acquisition of Capsugel – the biggest buy in its history – and expects to close the transaction imminently, the company...
27.06.2017
- Israel Chemicals (ICL) is seeking to sell subsidiaries and assets with low synergies, which could be worth more than $500 million, Reuters news agency has reported. Speaking at an...
20.04.2017
- Ashland Global Holdings has agreed to buy Pharmachem Laboratories for $660 million in cash. Pharmachem’s CEO, Colin Macintyre, said the deal combines its custom manufacturing...
12.12.2016
- Evonik has acquired the silica business of US producer J.M. Huber for $630 million in a deal the German specialty chemicals producer said will allow it to expand its position in...
06.10.2016
- London-based ratings agency Fitch said it is keeping Bayer’s long- and short-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of A/F1 on Rating Watch Negative (RWN) as well as the senior...
30.06.2016
- In early June, when Dow Chemical announced it had assumed full control of Its former 50:50 joint venture with Corning, one of the unanswered questions was how many jobs would be...
