Company Dynamic

Beauty giant Shiseido announced that it has signed a final agreement to acquire DDG Skincare Holdings, the owner of Dr. Dennis Gross. The brand's retail sales this year are expected to exceed $300 million.

• Shiseido

IMCD, a global leader in specialty chemicals and ingredients distribution, has announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Joli Foods' distribution business by IMCD Colombia.

• IMCD
• Joli Foods

In a bid to strengthen its cancer drug business, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY.N) has announced its acquisition of RayzeBio (RYZB.O) for approximately $4.1 billion.

• Bristol Myers Squibb
• AbbVie
• AstraZeneca

Novo Nordisk, a leading pharmaceutical company, has recently submitted a clinical trial application for a novel drug called Etavopivat to the China National Medical Products Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE).

• Novo Nordisk
• sickle cell disease

AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company, has made a significant move to advance its cell therapy ambitions and strengthen its presence in China, the world's second-largest pharmaceutical market.

• AstraZeneca

Pharmaceutical companies are constantly seeking new treatments to bolster their offerings, as drug patents eventually expire.

• AbbVie
• immune gen

Mitsui Chemicals' phenolic resin chain products IPA and MIBK obtained ISCC PLUS certification in April and July respectively this year, which is one of the international certification systems for sustainable products.

• Mitsui chemicals

Read this article to learn the differences between NaCl and NaCl2 along with concepts related to the sodium chloride formula. 

• Sodium chloride formula
• Sodium chloride symbol

On December 22, 2023, Syngenta's racemic triketone herbicide Metproxybicyclone received official ISO approval under the development code SYN550023. The compound received provisional ISO approval in June this year.

• Metproxybicyclone
• Syngenta
• herbicide

In a recent announcement, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) revealed its finalized acquisition agreement with Karuna Therapeutics, a company specializing in neuroscience.

• Bristol Myers Squibb

On December 20, the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone announced the acceptance of the environmental impact assessment for PPG Paints (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd.'s annual capacity expansion project of 40,000 tons of water-based primer.

• PPG

On December 25, Anhui Meida New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 240,000-ton annual functional new material polymer and environmentally friendly coatings project is undergoing an environmental impact assessment announcement.

• coating industry

According to Reuters news on December 21, EuroChem Group, a global fertilizer supplier headquartered in Switzerland, said that it will start producing phosphate fertilizer in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the first quarter of 2024.

• Eurochem

Have you heard of oxycodone and hydrocodone? Do you know their use and precautions? This article will show you the difference between oxycodone and hydrocodone.

• the difference between oxycodone and hydrocodone

Recently, Indian multinational company SML Limited (formerly Sulphur Mills Limited) has announced its entry into the Brazilian market with plans to invest approximately US $10 million to introduce more advanced crop solutions

• SML
• agrochemical
• Pesticide

The utilization rate of pesticides exceeded 41%, and the green development of agriculture made positive progress

• pesticides
• agrochemical
• technical

On December 21, the announcement of the environmental impact assessment review of the technical transformation and expansion project with an annual output of 10,000 tons of Tebuconazole of Jiangsu Sword was publicized on relevant websites.

• Tebuconazole
• fungicide
• pesticide

Recently, Ineos Phenol started operation of its cumene plant in Marl, Germany, which is the largest cumene plant in Europe.

• Ineos
• Ineos Phenol

On December 21, BASF, LetterOne and Harbour Energy plc (Harbour) signed a business combination agreement to transfer Wintershall Dea's exploration and production business to Harbour.

• BASF
• Wintershall Dea
• Harbour

China agrochemical industry weekly

• Spirodiclofen
• Prothioconazole
• Isocycloseram