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J&J Takes Control of Problematic Emergent Plant

06.04.2021 -

With the backing of the US government, Johnson & Johnson has taken over “full responsibility" for manufacturing at the Bayview plant operated by its Baltimore, Maryland...

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Sinovac Aims for 2 Billion Covid Vaccines Annually

06.04.2021 -

Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinovac has doubled projected annual output of its Covid-19 shot to 2 billion doses per year, up from the 1 billion estimated in February...

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KD Pharma Buys Rohner Assets

01.04.2021 -

German CDMO KD Pharma has acquired the manufacturing assets of the former Rohner. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Bexbach-headquartered company said the assets...

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Celanese Hikes Asia Thermoplastics Capacity

01.04.2021 -

Celanese has announced a three-year plan to expand engineered materials compounding capacities in China and India to support the anticipated growth of its business. The...

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BioNTech/Pfizer Raise 2021 Vaccine Production Target

01.04.2021 -

Germany’s BioNTech and US drugmaker Pfizer have again corrected upward the 2021 production forecast for their Covid-19 vaccine marketed as Comirnaty. The partners now say...

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Aramco and Dow Amend Sadara Agreement

31.03.2021 -

Saudi Aramco and Dow have amended the shareholders agreement for their Sadara Chemical joint venture with the partners taking on direct responsibility for marketing their...

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Lanxess Cooperates with Chinese Battery Maker

31.03.2021 -

German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess is establishing a foothold for itself in battery chemistry. The company has inked a deal to cooperate with Guangzhou Tinci...

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GSK to Make 60 Million Novavax Shots for UK Drive

31.03.2021 -

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the UK’s largest drugmaker, has reached an agreement in principle with Novavax and the UK Government Vaccines Taskforce to produce up to 60 million...