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GSK acquires biopharmaceutical company Bellus Health
GSK has completed the acquisition of Bellus Health, a Canada-based, late-stage biopharmaceutical company that developed a drug that could potentially be used to treat refractory chronic cough (RCC), which currently has no approved treatment in the US or EU. The deal is worth about US$2bn.
Type: News
HSE director Chris Flint discusses the need for all of us to seek to improve the approach to regulating major hazard activity effectively
Type: Feature
BASF starts up new MDI unit in push to double Geismar production
BASF has completed the first phase of its push to double production of MDI at its integrated chemicals complex in Geismar, Louisiana, US.
Type: News
Sanofi to support 200m Covid vaccines
SUPPORTING global supply demand, Sanofi will help Moderna manufacture up to 200m doses of the biotechnology company’s Covid-19 vaccine in the US, starting in September.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey receives £400m loan for sustainable technology development
JOHNSON Matthey has received a £400m (US$521m) loan backed by the UK Government to boost the company’s R&D in sustainable technologies.
Type: News
Murray Energy files for bankruptcy
MURRAY Energy, the largest private coal miner in the US, has filed for bankruptcy as utilities continue to choose natural gas and renewable power over coal.
Type: News
Bill Gates’ nuclear company picks coal site for new nuclear plant
BILL GATES’ nuclear reactor company plans to build its first sodium fast reactor at the site of a retiring coal plant in the US.
Type: News
UK joins forces with MIT spin-out to accelerate nuclear fusion
THE UK Atomic Energy Authority has joined forces with Common Fusion Systems (CFS) of the US to speed up commercialisation of nuclear fusion power.
Type: News
Transocean to buy Songa Offshore
TRANSOCEAN announced today that it has agreed a deal to buy Norwegian offshore drilling competitor Songa Offshore for NOK 9.1bn (US$1.1bn).
Type: News
Ineos commits £1bn for UK oil pipeline and new chemicals plant
INEOS will invest £1bn (US$1.3bn) in the UK, modernising the Forties pipeline system, building a new chemicals plant in Hull, and improving operations at Grangemouth.
Type: News
Norwegian Government funds full-scale CCS project
THE Norwegian Government has committed 16.8bn NOK (US$1.8bn) to the full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project which has been named Longship.
Type: News
Permian growth prompts Exxon to build third unit at Beaumont refinery
EXXONMOBIL has started building a third crude unit at its Beaumont refinery in Texas, US, in a move that will expand processing capacity by more than 65%.
Type: News
Mondi agrees £5bn deal for DS Smith in bid to create packaging heavyweight
MONDI has agreed to buy rival DS Smith for £5.1bn (US$6.5bn) in a deal which will create one of the world’s largest paper and packaging companies.
Type: News
US$11bn petrochemicals complex to be built in Egypt
A MULTI-BILLION dollar petchems complex is to be built in Egypt, and is expected to create thousands of jobs.
Type: News
Phosphorus atoms help stabilise chromium catalyst
Catalyst could also help with solar energy storage
Type: News
Three killed in petrochemical plant explosion
136 more injured at Pemex and Mexichem facility
Type: News
Academics exempt from UK anti-lobbying law
IChemE welcomes decision but says ‘could go further’
Type: News
Industry leaders want UK to remain in EU
CEOs sign letter saying both will be weaker alone
Type: News
