Chemical manufacture

Fortum will supply a NURES® technology-based purification system for radioactive liquids and a boron removal system to Germany’s Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant.

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, has announced its decision to sell all (100%) shares of AGC Flat Glass Philippines, Inc. ("AGPH") to TQMP Glass Manufacturing Corp. by the end of December 2017

Sumitomo Chemical and BASF, two of the world’s leading chemical companies, announced today their entry into a collaboration agreement for the development of a new fungicide.

Gazpromneft Bitumen Materials, operator of Gazprom Neft’s bitumens business, has become the first company in Russia to begin commercial production of a protective and remedial covering to preserve the integrity and extend the useful life of road coverings and airfield runways.

Henkel has successfully placed a 600 million US dollar bond in the Eurodollar market. The bond has a term of 3 years and matures on June 12, 2020. The bond pays a coupon of 2.0 percent. The settlement is expected to take place on June 12, 2017.

China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) today announced the definitive end results for ChemChina’s offer to acquire Syngenta, according to which around 94.7 percent of shares have been tendered.

ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced today that its Singapore affiliate has reached an agreement with Jurong Aromatics Corporation Pte Ltd to acquire its plant located on Jurong Island in Singapore.

China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) today announced the provisional interim results for ChemChina’s offer to acquire Syngenta.

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) will increase production capacity by investing about JPY14 billion ($130m) in the USA and UK in order to expand the business of its BioCDMO Division

Uralkali is the prizewinner of the 4th All-Russian Competition for Best Practices of Employers – Creating the Future

ChemChina announced today that the tender offers to purchase all publicly held Syngenta shares and ADSs will end on 4 May, 2017.

The Munich-based chemical group WACKER and the Brazilian silicone compounder STC Silicones have concluded an agreement on the co-branding of ready-to-use silicone compounds.

Sika AG: STRONG START TO THE YEAR WITH 10.7% SALES GROWTH IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2017