Embattled Elementis CEO to step down
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Andrew Warmington
UK-based speciality chemicals company Elementis has announced that, by mutual agreement, CEO Paul Waterman will step down no later than the AGM in April 2025, remaining available as required for an
ICIG buys Valtris European business
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Andrew Warmington
International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG), the owner of WeylChem and many other European chemical assets, has acquired the European Advanced Organics business of Valtris Specialty Chemicals.
SOCMA reveals with list
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Andrew Warmington
SOCMA, the trade association of the US speciality chemical manufacturing industry, has published an open letter to the pending Trump administration, urging it to “prioritise policies that encourage
BASF to use fermentation platform
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Andrew Warmington
BASF has formed a partnership with Slovenian white biotech Acies Bio.
Indorama buys two lines from Cargill
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Andrew Warmington
Indorama’s Indovinya business segment has agreed to acquire two speciality surfactants brands in the oil and gas sector from Cargill Bioindustrial UK.
SMC Global buys ICC
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Andrew Warmington
SMC Global has acquired International Chemicals (ICC) and will merge its own Oilfield business into ICC.
Two plan sulphuric acid demo plant
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Andrew Warmington
Travertine Technologies and precious metal refiner Sabin Metal have announced plans have revealed plans to build a demonstration plant at Sabin’s main facility near Rochester, New York.
Two invest further into ADCs
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Andrew Warmington
Two CDMOs have separately announced expansions in their antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) manufacturing capabilities and capacity on opposite sides of the Atlantic.
OCSiAl opens first European plant
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Andrew Warmington
OCSiAl has opened its first European graphene nanotubes facility in Serbia.
ECHA project finds hazardous chemicals in cosmetics
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Andrew Warmington
A pilot enforcement project carried out by national enforcement authorities in 13 European Economic Area (EEA) countries between November 2023 and April 2024 found that 6% of about 4,500 cosmetic p