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Aug. 22, 2019
News & Opinions
Dow Retrofits Cracker for More Propylene
Dow will install its fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation (FCDh) technology in one of its mixed-feed crackers in Plaquemine, Louisiana, USA, to produce on-purpose propylene. The retrofit will add 100,000 t/y of propylene and is expected to ...
Aug. 21, 2019
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Barentz in JV with South Africa’s SK Chemtrade
Specialty chemicals distributor Barentz has formed a joint venture with SK Chemtrade Services, expanding its footprint in the South African market. ...
Aug. 21, 2019
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Motiva Buys Flint Hills Texas Cracker
Saudi Aramco’s US subsidiary Motiva Enterprises has agreed to buy Flint Hills Resources' cracker and related chemical assets at Port Arthur, Texas, USA. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Aug. 20, 2019
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Private Equity Takes Major Stake in Aldevron
Private investor EQT VIII Fund has agreed to take a majority stake in Aldevron, a US-based biologics supplier. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2019, subject to regulatory approvals. The size of the stake and financial ...
Aug. 19, 2019
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Amgen Wins Enbrel Patent Case
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey has upheld two of Amgen’s patents for its top-selling drug Enbrel (etanercept) in a ruling against Sandoz, which has been seeking to launch its copycat version Erelzi.
Aug. 19, 2019
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Elkem Buys South Korea’s Basel Chemie
Norwegian silicon producer Elkem is buying Basel Chemie, a South Korean producer of specialty silicon gels, for $26.9 million. Elkem said the deal gives it access to leading technology in attractive end-user silicon segments and a solid ...
Aug. 16, 2019
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Domo Buys Solvay’s Nylon 6,6 Assets
Belgian family owned nylon producer Domo Chemicals has signed a deal to buy Solvay’s performance nylon 6,6 business in Europe for €300 million on a cash and debt-free basis.
Aug. 15, 2019
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Dow Sells Acetone Derivatives to Altivia
Dow has agreed to sale its acetone derivatives business to Altivia Ketones & Additives, an affiliate of Altivia Petrochemicals, a privately owned chemicals producer headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA. Financial terms of the sale, ...
Aug. 15, 2019
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LyondellBasell’s PP Process Picked for Algeria
LyondellBasell has announced that Sonatrach Total Entreprise Polymeres (STEP), a joint venture between Algerian energy company Sonatrach and French oil, gas and chemicals group Total, has chosen Spheripol technology for a PP plant to be ...
Aug. 14, 2019
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Buys US Biotech Cavion
Dublin, Ireland-based Jazz Pharmaceuticals has acquired US biotech Cavion for a potential total sum of $312.5 million. The transaction, through which Cavion has merged with a Jazz subsidiary, includes an upfront payment of $52.5 million ...

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