VELOX GmbH, one of Europe’s leading solution providers of raw material specialities for the plastics, composites, additives and paint & coatings industries, is offering a new, enhanced range of Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) for injection moulding and film extrusion applications. VELOX’s long-term partner SK Chemicals (South Korea) has recently modified its bio-based ECOZEN co-polyester lines, […]
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Jaime Gómez-Arnau nominated new Chairman of Sapec Agro Business
With effect from 15 February 2018, Jaime Gómez-Arnau has been nominated the new Chairman of Sapec Agro Business’s Board of Directors, reinforcing the company on its path of internationalization and global growth, after its acquisition by the investment fund Bridgepoint in January 2017. Jaime Gómez-Arnau was CEO of Cheminova and Vice President of FMC […]
DowDuPont agriculture division to be named Corteva Agriscience
The Agriculture Division of DowDuPont has announced the name of the intended spin-off company, when it is formed in 2019. The new company will be named Corteva Agriscience (kohr-‘teh-vah), which is derived from a combination of words meaning “heart” and “nature”. “This is the start of an exciting journey,” said James C Collins, Jr, Chief […]
Private equity firm Agilitas acquires Hydro International
European private equity firm Agilitas has acquired Hydro International Limited, a provider of products, services and technology to treat wastewater and control stormwater for municipal, industrial and construction industries. Based in UK, Hydro has major operations in the US, in the water management segment. Hydro’s wastewater division offers products and services for wastewater treatment plants. […]
First Graphene facility commences production in Australia
Advanced materials company, First Graphene Limited has commenced production in Henderson, Western Australia. The 960m2 premises provide the company with a dedicated facility in which to expand its graphene production and packaging, which will provide industry the ability to source graphene in bulk. Graphene has the potential to dramatically improve a wide range of materials […]
Envigo appoints Lynn Lewis as Senior Vice President of Global Sales
Envigo, a leading provider of nonclinical contract research services and research models, have announced the appointment of Lynn Lewis to the position of Senior Vice President, Global Sales. She brings extensive knowledge in both science and business to the company through her successful career in pharmaceuticals and leadership roles within sales and operations in the […]
Evonik develops BREAK-THRU solutions for agricultural industry
The topic of sustainability is of increasing importance in agriculture. The industry is under pressure to use pesticides in lower quantities in fields without inducing increased resistances. Pesticide spray solutions have to be applied in one field, with minimal impact to neighboring fields, which makes ‘driftable’ particles from spraying extremely undesirable. Today’s farmers have to […]
Nippon Soda and Syngenta partner on new active ingredient from novel chemical class
Nippon Soda and Syngenta have announced a global seed treatment licensing agreement for PICARBUTRAZOX, a new active ingredient from a novel chemical class discovered by Nippon Soda. It shows robust and reliable performance for the control of Pythium damping off and seedling blight diseases under many different cropping systems. Tackling Pythium allows farmers to adopt […]
Glenmark works with South Korea’s SCD on ophthalmic products
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has entered into an exclusive agreement with South Korea’s Sam Chun Dang Pharm (SCD) to develop, manufacture and market a portfolio of six ophthalmic products in the US and Canada. Under this agreement, these products will be developed and manufactured by SCD in South Korea. Glenmark will seek all market authorizations and commercialize […]
2M Holdings acquires German distributor FrankenChemie
2M Holdings is delighted to announce that, following its recent acquisition of Dusseldorf based company CE-O2, it has now acquired FrankenKosmetic-Chemiehandel (FrankenChemie), a privately held distributor of specialty chemicals, based in Nuremberg, Germany. Mottie Kessler MBE, Chairman & CEO of 2M said: “2M is seeking opportunities to expand its footprint into mainland Europe. The acquisition […]