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Brenntag Buys Chinese Specialties Distributor Saifu

21.06.2023 -

Brenntag is to acquire Chinese distributor Shanghai Saifu Chemical Development for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close later this year.

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FTC Intervention in Amgen-Horizon Deal Stuns Biopharma

20.06.2023 -

The US Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit to potentially block the $27.8 merger of Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics is creating heightened concern in the international...

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Solvay Details Business Split

20.06.2023 -

Belgian chemical company Solvay is splitting up into two separate entities.

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BASF Breaks ground for Zhanjiang PE Plant

20.06.2023 -

BASF has broken ground for its new 50,000 t/y polyethylene plant due to go on stream at its integrated production site in Zhanjiang, China, in 2025. The new facility will...

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Shell Reviews Singapore, Europe Assets

19.06.2023 -

Shell is reviewing operations in Singapore, with a view to repurposing, selling or decommissioning assets in Bukom and Jurong Island. The energy and chemicals giant will...

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IMCD Boosts Singapore, Vietnam Presence with Brylchem Buy

19.06.2023 -

IMCD has agreed to buy Brylchem Group, comprising Brylchem in Singapore and Chemipac and CMS Marketing Trading in Vietnam. Brylchem has roughly 50 employees and generated...

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Bayer Pays $6.9 Million to Settle Roundup Advertising Claims

19.06.2023 -

Bayer has agreed to pay nearly $7 million to settle false advertising claims alleged by New York’s state attorney general. The state said the German agrochemicals and...

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Promosome Sues Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech

15.06.2023 -

US biotech Promosome has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Diego, California accusing Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech of infringing its intellectual patent rights...