16.03.2020
- Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos said late last week it would take immediate action, beginning Mar. 16, to limit the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 among its staff and...
16.03.2020
- Bayer is ready to agree draft settlement terms with six major law firms representing tens of thousands of plaintiffs alleging that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides causes cancer, US...
13.03.2020
- Despite a better than expected fourth quarter 2019, the German chemical industry association Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) has revised its outlook for 2020 slightly...
12.03.2020
- Due to the increasing threat posed by the coronavirus COVID-19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided – after “careful consideration” – to postpone inspections of...
10.03.2020
- US laboratory equipment manufacturer Thermo Fisher Scientific is acquiring Netherlands-based Qiagen, a global provider of molecular diagnostics and sample preparation technologies...
06.03.2020
- India, the world's largest supplier of generic medicines, has restricted exports of 26 active ingredients and the drugs made from them due to the corona virus outbreak. The news...
05.03.2020
- In a filing with Saudi Arabia’s Taduwul stock exchange, petrochemicals giant SABIC said it has increased its shareholding in Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant from 24.99%...
03.03.2020
- Ahead of its upcoming annual general meeting (agm) on Apr. 28, Bayer has agreed to an independent special audit of its internal rules for conducting due diligence in preparation...
02.03.2020
- BP had decided to quit three trade associations in the US, stating they are no longer aligned with its ambition to become a net zero carbon emissions company by 2050. The...
27.02.2020
- Bayer has appointed Norbert Winkeljohann to replace the retiring Werner Wenning as chairman of the German company’s supervisory board with effect from the end of the annual general...