20.09.2016
- Italian performance additives producer Italmatch Chemicals is buying another business from Solvay, this time the Belgian group’s phosphorus-based process additives used in the...
20.09.2016
- Through a combination of technology and carbon management expertise, UK oil and petrochemical major BP has launched PTAir, a new low-carbon and carbon-neutral PTA. PTAir is claimed...
19.09.2016
- Germany chemicals distributor Biesterfeld has signed an agreement with Rampf Polymer Solutions to market and sell that company’s electro casting resins in selected European...
19.09.2016
- In a deal that expands its nylon resin activities in Europe and the US, Italy’s Radici Group has agreed to acquire Invista’s engineering polymer solutions business for an...
16.09.2016
- Leading Japanese companies Kuraray and Sumitomo have signed a heads of agreement with Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) to move ahead with plans to build an engineering...
16.09.2016
- In a move to strengthen its construction chemicals business, BASF has agreed to acquire Henkel’s flooring, tiling and waterproofing activities in western Europe. The acquisition...
15.09.2016
- Poor market conditions have forced Germany’s Evonik to scale back production of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in the US. Production lines at the company’s plants in Garyville and...
15.09.2016
- Subject to the usual antitrust and regulatory approvals, UK drugmaker Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) has agreed to sell its portfolio of anesthetic drugs to South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare...
