02.12.2014
- One worker was killed and several others injured in an explosion and fire in a boiler at a chemical plant in Pirna, Germany, on Dec. 1. The cause of the explosion and the extent of...
02.12.2014
- Siegfried Group has acquired Hameln Pharma in Germany, consisting of Hameln Pharmaceuticals and Hameln RDS, with effect from end November 2014. Hameln Pharma is located in the city...
02.12.2014
- In a late-stage study involving 970 people with primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), the Novartis drug Gilenya (fingolimod) failed to show any significant advantages over...
02.12.2014
- South Korea's Samsung Group has announced it will sell stakes in four chemical and defense firms for 1.9 trillion won ($1.72 billion) to compatriot Hanwha Group. Media reports said...
01.12.2014
- As part of a program announced in February to save $1 billion annually by 2018, Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta plans to cut or relocate 1,800 jobs to improve its cost base in...
01.12.2014
- Guatemala-based Grupo Transmerquim, (GTM), Latin America's second largest chemical distributor, has agreed to a takeover by private equity giant Advent International. The deal, for...
01.12.2014
- Merck KGaA has no plans to divest its consumer health business, but rather intends to expand it, Uta Kemmerich-Keil, CEO of Merck Consumer Health, said at a media briefing in...
28.11.2014
- Biesterfeld has joined the voluntary initiative UN Global Compact in November. By joining this initiative of the United Nations, the group of companies promises to follow worldwide...
28.11.2014
- US chemical production rose in October for the 10th straight month in October, and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) said growth was seen across all regions. The further uptick...
28.11.2014
- Goldman Sachs, BASF and two other major platinum and palladium dealers have been sued in the US in what lawyers for the plaintiff, Florida-based jewelry and police badges...
