Keyword: producer

Markets & Companies

2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror

08.01.2018 - 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...

Markets & Companies

2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror

08.01.2018 - 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...

Markets & Companies

2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror

08.01.2018 - 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...

Markets & Companies

2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror

08.01.2018 - 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...