Codexis, Inc.

Nasdaq | January 15, 2020

Atotech, a Carlyle-backed specialty chemicals company carved out of Total, filed on Wednesday with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering.However, the deal size is likely a placeholder for an IPO that we estimate could raise $1 billion. The Berlin, Germany-based company was founded in 1993 and booked $1.2 billion in revenue for the 12 months ended September 30, 2019. It plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol ATC. Atotech filed confidentially on June 7, 2019. ...

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Origin Materials | January 30, 2023

Origin Materials, Inc., the leading global carbon-negative materials firm with a mission to accelerate the global transition to sustainable materials, announced the mechanical completion of Origin 1, the firm's first commercial manufacturing plant, following the previously disclosed schedule. Critical mechanical systems were successfully installed, and commissioning has commenced as part of mechanical completion. Work will continue on-site, including electrical work, the add...

Chemical Watch | February 10, 2020

Cefic and the Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) have drafted a set of priorities for regulators to consider for future cooperation on chemicals regulations. The initiative follows the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, which entered into force in February last year. Annual chemicals trade between the two is valued at €11 billion. Enhanced regulatory cooperation would maintain high levels of protection for human health and the environment, Cefic and JCIA say in a joint draft p...

Chemical Watch | April 08, 2020

Companies handling chemicals in China need to consider data management issues – including possible joint submission of data – as the country's draft chemicals framework progresses towards approval, which could take place as early as this year. "China’s new draft framework is all about data, and for industry, data management will be key," Heng Li, senior associate at law firm Mayer Brown, told Chemical Watch. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published ...