01.02.2018
- Solvay will invest €6 million at its site in Rheinberg, Germany, to expand sodium bicarbonate capacity. Startup is planned by the end of 2018. Actual capacity figures were not...
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...
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...
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...
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...
11.12.2017
- Following the success of the first solar flight around the world, the Solar Impulse Foundation has officially launched the second phase of its action – the World Alliance for...
27.11.2017
- Solvay is selling its chloralkali plant at Torrelavega, Spain, to Portuguese producer CUF for an undisclosed sum. CUF said it intends to invest €55 million to acquire the plant and...
27.11.2017
- BASF has confirmed it is in discussions with Letter One (L1), a consortium of Russian investors based in Luxembourg and led by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, about a merger...
