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Swiss-based Lonza Group has received antitrust clearance from the Autorité de la Concurrence in France for its tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary LG Acquisition, for all outstanding shares...
US-based Dow Chemical and K2 Pure Solutions have begun operating a new chlor-alkali plant at Dow's Pittsburg site, California, US.
France-based Synthron's parent company, Protex International has acquired US-based paper chemicals company Northern Specialty Chemicals.
Renewable chemical and fuel company Amyris has has signed a definitive agreement with Michelin to jointly develop and commercialise Amyris No Compromise renewable isoprene.
Netherlands-based LyondellBasell intends to close its 105,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Berre, France, following an unsuccessful attempt to sell it.
BASF plans to start a new production plant for chemical mechanical planarisation products at its KuanYin site in Taoyuan, Taiwan, to serve the semiconductor industry.
Nuplex Industries, a manufacturer of polymer resins, is set to acquire Acquos' Masterbatch business for A$23.5m (US$23.2m), following regulatory clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Children´s Oncology Group (COG) and Apeiron Biologics AG (Apeiron) will jointly investigate Apeiron´s APN301 in a clinical phase II study in pediatric neuroblastoma patients.
Health Inventures has entered into a collaboration agreement with a nonprofit outpatient healthcare organization - Sansum Clinic to develop and operate a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Santa Barbara,...
PerkinElmer has introduced Volocity 6.0, a new version of the company's 3D cellular imaging software.
