Jan. 08, 2018Topics
The year just ended was marked by a flood of M&A activity also in the distribution sector. Leading the way, German giant Brenntag said it planned to acquire all shares of specialty chemicals distributor Wellstar Enterprises (Hong ...
On the pharmaceutical side, super-dimensioned M&A activity was somewhat more modest. Many of the deals were between players in the biochemicals segment or conventional drugmakers who wanted to enter the sector.
The chemical production sector saw more activity than pharmaceuticals in 2017. Beyond the mega-mergers, one of the most significant deals of 2017 was BASF’s announcement in early December that it had signed a letter of intent with ...
Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations, and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a protracted discussion over life after Brexit and a few changes in ...
Jul. 06, 2017News & Opinions
JSR Life Sciences has acquired Swiss biotech Selexis for an undisclosed sum. The Geneva-headquartered company is the global leader in mammalian cell-line generation technologies and will boost JSR’s ability to develop and produce ...
Dec. 09, 2016News & Opinions
Shares of Israeli drugmaker Teva took a hit earlier this week when the company announced that its generics CEO, Siggi Olafsson, was leaving the company and would be replaced by European generics head, Dipankar Bhattacharje. Teva did not ...
Aug. 29, 2016News & Opinions
Lanxess has decided to double capacity for reverse osmosis (RO) membranes at its site in Bitterfeld, Germany, in order to meet rising demand. Jean-Marc Vesselle, head of Lanxess’ Liquid Purification Technologies business unit, said ...
Aug. 04, 2016News & Opinions
With immediate effect, US-based liquid and powder coatings producer Axalta Coating Systems has acquired the business of Geeraets Autolak, a distributor of the company’s Cromax refinish coating products in the Netherlands for nearly ...
Aug. 02, 2016News & Opinions
As it continues to beef up its carbon fibers business, Japan’s Mitsui & Co. has taken an equity stake in Forward Engineering, a German company specializing in the design and engineering of lightweight automotive structures from ...
Jun. 06, 2016News & Opinions
ChemChina is interested in buying Germany’s SGL Carbon, which has just completed a carve-out of its Performance Products business unit. According to Germany’s Manager Magazin, ChemChina chairman Ren Jianxin has held talks with ...
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