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New Deal to Boost Competitiveness
The EU Green Deal has hurt Europe's industry. The Clean Industrial Deal aims to improve this, but a change of mindset at the Commission is needed.
13.03.2025 • News
Roche and Zealand Pharma Collaborate on Weight Management Drug
Swiss pharma heavyweight Roche announced has entered into an exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Denmark’s Zealand Pharma. Under the terms of this agreement, the two companies will collaborate to co-develop and co-commercialize petrelintide, Zealand Pharma’s amylin analog as a standalone therapy as well as a fixed-dose combination with Roche’s lead incretin asset CT-388.
12.03.2025 • News
BASF Signs Offtake Agreement with Braven for Recycled Feedstock
BASF and Braven Environmental, a market leader in advanced recycling, have signed a supply agreement for Braven PyChem. This recycled feedstock, derived from mixed plastic waste, will partially replace fossil resources at the BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemical (BTP) facility in Port Arthur, Texas, US, the companies said. Under the agreement, Braven will supply BASF from a multi-unit facility that it plans to build in Texarkana, Texas.
11.03.2025 • News
Sun Pharma to Acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics
Indian generic drug maker Sun Pharma agreed to acquire US immunotherapy and targeted oncology company Checkpoint Therapeutics for an upfront value of $355 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2025 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
11.03.2025 • News
Syngene Acquires its First US Manufacturing Facility
Syngene, a global contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO), recently announced the acquisition of its first biologics site in the USA – fitted with multiple monoclonal antibody (mAbs) manufacturing lines.
10.03.2025 • News
Axplora Expands Capabilities at Le Mans Site
Axplora, an API small molecule and ADC (antibody-drug conjugate) manufacturer, is strengthening its position in the commercial manufacturing ADCs by launching a cutting-edge payload manufacturing workshop at its Le Mans site (France).
10.03.2025 • News
Adragos Pharma Commissions New Liquid Filling Line at German Site
German contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Adragos Pharma has completed a €4 million project to install and commission a new, cGMP-compliant liquid drug filling line and associated cartoning machine at its plant in Leipzig, Germany.
07.03.2025 • News
Rio Tinto Completes Acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
Rio Tinto has completed the $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium and is now the parent company of Arcadium Lithium, which will be renamed Rio Tinto Lithium and will also include the Rincon Lithium Project.
07.03.2025 • News
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Chimerix for $935 Million
Ireland’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals signed an agreement to acquire its compatriot Chimerix for approximately $935 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.
06.03.2025 • News
CordenPharma Expands Peptide Manufacturing Platform in Switzerland
Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) CordenPharma has finalized plans to establish a new peptide manufacturing facility in Switzerland located at Getec Park in Muttenz near Basel. This investment is part of the company’s growth initiatives with a more than €1 billion strategic investment in peptide development and manufacturing.
06.03.2025 • News
ADNOC and OMV to Create Global Polyolefins Group
OMV and ADNOC agreed to combine their Borealis and Borouge shareholdings into Borouge Group International. ADNOC has also signed a share purchase agreement with Nova Chemicals, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, to acquire 100% of Nova Chemicals for an enterprise value of $13.4 billion. In addition, ADNOC and OMV have agreed for Borouge Group International to take over Nova Chemicals after closing.
04.03.2025 • News
WE Soda Buys Soda Ash Producer Genesis Alkali
WE Soda has acquired Genesis Alkali (Alkali), the largest US-based producer of natural soda ash, from Genesis Energy in an all-cash transaction for $1.425 billion.
04.03.2025 • News
AbbVie Teams up with Gubra to Develop Obesity Treatment
The US pharmaceutical giant AbbVie and Danish biotechnology company Gubra, specializing in preclinical contract research services and peptide-based drug discovery within metabolic and fibrotic diseases, signed a license agreement to develop GUB014295, a potential best-in-class, long-acting amylin analog for the treatment of obesity.
03.03.2025 • News
Toray Opens R&D Center in Taiwan for Semiconductors
Toray Industries has opened the Toray Taiwan Technical Center. This new facility aims to enhance research and development in advanced semiconductor technologies and materials, and provide technical services in the Taiwan market, which plays a significant role in the global semiconductor supply chain.
28.02.2025 • News
Mavisol – Innovative AI and Machine Vision Solutions for rPET Industry
Dutch start-up Mavisol has developed an innovative machine vision and AI solution designed specifically for plastic converters, with the aim of promoting environmental sustainability and improving material reuse efficiency.
27.02.2025 • News
Lilly to Expand US Drug Manufacturing with $27 Billion Investment
Eli Lilly plans to invest $27 billion to bolster its domestic medicine production across several therapeutic areas by building four new manufacturing sites in the US.
27.02.2025 • News
Arkema to Increase its PVDF Capacity in North America
The 15% capacity expansion of Arkema’s PVDF production site in Calvert City, Kentucky, represents an investment of approximately $20 million (€19 million).
26.02.2025 • News
European Chemical Industry Becoming Extinct
Ahead of the unveiling of the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal, Ineos Chairman and CEO, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, authored an open letter to emphasize the importance of supportive political decisions and measures for the European industry. Releasing the open letter, Ineos stated: “A year on from the signing of ‘The Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal’ we have not seen the action necessary to stem the decline of European industry. Ineos has continued to invest in Europe; however, it is now an exception in a landscape of deindustrialization and closures.” Please read the complete open letter below:
26.02.2025 • News
Granules India Buys Swiss CDMO Senn Chemicals
Indian pharmaceutical company Granules India has agreed to acquire Senn Chemicals, a Swiss-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in peptides. The closing of the deal, which is subject to certain conditions, is expected to occur in the first half of 2025. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
25.02.2025 • News
Air Products to Exit Three US-Based Projects
As part of a review initiated by Air Products’ newly-elected board of directors and CEO, the company decided to exit three projects in the US. As a result, Air Products expects to record a pre-tax charge not to exceed $3.1 billion in its fiscal 2025 second quarter, primarily to write down assets and terminate contractual commitments.
25.02.2025 • News
Symrise and Hofseth BioCare Partner on Marine Ingredients
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has signed a strategic partnership with Hofseth BioCare (HBC), a Norwegian manufacturer of salmon-based ingredients for the human health and pet nutrition markets. With this partnership, Symrise wants to expand its presence in the health sector with clinically proven marine ingredients, the company said.
25.02.2025 • News
BASF Expands Cellasto MCU Production in India
BASF India Ltd. has broken ground on a new plant to increase the production capacity of its Cellasto microcellular polyurethane (MCU) in Dahej, India.
24.02.2025 • News
Nouryon Doubles Capacity of Chromatography Media in Sweden
Nouryon plans to expand its chromatography media manufacturing facility in Bohus, Sweden, doubling the site’s capacity. Construction will begin in early 2025, and the start of production is expected in early 2027, the company said.
24.02.2025 • News
Henkel Opens New Application Center in South Korea
Henkel recently announced the opening of its new Application Center in Busan, South Korea, marking a significant investment in the global sports & fashion industry.
21.02.2025 • News
Pritzker Private Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Americhem
US investment company Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Americhem, a family-owned US manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, performance additive and engineered compound solutions.
21.02.2025 • News
FibroGen Sells Chinese Subsidiary to AstraZeneca
US-based biotechnology company FibroGen announced the sale of its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca for approximately $160 million.
20.02.2025 • News
Sanofi and CD&R Sign Share Purchase Agreement for Opella
Following completion of the required social and corporate procedures, Sanofi and CD&R have signed the share purchase agreement for the sale of a 50% controlling stake in its consumer health business Opella to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R).
20.02.2025 • News
Global Leaders Launch Innovative Circularity Pilot
The Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led collaborative platform originally incubated at the World Economic Forum, launches the world’s first Automotive Plastics Circularity pilot together with seven global leaders in the chemical and recycling industries.
19.02.2025 • News
Lanxess Opens Application Development Center in India
German specialty chemicals company Lanxess inaugurated its India Application Development Center (IADC) in Mumbai.
Harmful Patent Strategies
EU Commission imposes heavy fine of €462.6 million on Teva for abuse of dominant market position.
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide to Invest €1 Billion in Dutch Green Hydrogen Projects
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide have signed agreements to develop two projects in the Netherlands, for the production and delivery of some 45,000 t/y of green hydrogen produced using renewable power, generated mostly by the OranjeWind offshore wind farm, developed by TotalEnergies (50%) and RWE (50%).
14.02.2025 • News
LG Chem Launches Production of Bio-Acrylic Acid
South Korean chemicals group LG Chem plans to start production of bio-acrylic acid in the second quarter of this year. Initial production capacity will be 100 metric tons (MT) per year, with plans to expand as demand for environmentally friendly resources grows.
13.02.2025 • News
Gevo and Axens Broaden their SAF Partnership
US clean technology company Gevo and French technology provider Axens have formed a new strategic alliance to accelerate development and commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) pathway.
12.02.2025 • News
Fujifilm Ramps up Capacity for Semiconductor Materials in Belgium
Fujifilm plans to invest approximately €25 million to install new production facilities for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, which are used in advanced semiconductors, as well as enhance existing facilities for photolithography-related materials at its site in Antwerp, Belgium.
