French fermentation and microorganisms giant Lesaffre has acquired its compatriot Altar from Ginkgo Bioworks.

At its Capital Markets Day in Ludwigshafen, BASF presented a corporate strategy that, it said, “is setting a new direction”.

Cambrex’s Snapdragon Chemistry subsidiary has developed a new liquid-phase peptide synthesis (LPPS) technology that uses traditional API batch reactors and continuous flow, obviating the dependency

Kemira and IFF have completed the construction of a renewable polymer plant as part of their strategic cooperation in providing alternatives to fossil-based products.

Japan’s Fujifilm Electronic Materials is to invest about $140 million to enhance the development, production and quality evaluation functions for advanced semiconductor materials at two sites in Ja

SI Group has announced its plans to cease manufacturing operations at its alkylphenol manufacturing facility at Jurong Island, Singapore, in 2H 2025.

Evonik has officially opened its new “double-digit million-euro” production plant for cosmetic emollients at Steinau, Germany.

Italian CDMO and API producer Olon Group has acquired its compatriot HuvePharma Italia, which makes APIs and advanced intermediates via chemical synthesis, from the Huvepharma EOOD group.

Technikraft, a maker of chemicals for the automotive, household and industrial cleaning, handcare and cycling sectors, has acquired a majority stake in its UK compatriot Delta Fluid Technology, whi

Lubrizol has opened its Beauty Research Institute in Shanghai.