19.11.2014
- Print edition as epaper. World Global Competitiveness Index Global Growth at Risk from Slow Reform Progress; USA Climbs Two Ranks Margareta Drzeniek-Hanouz, World Economic Forum...
19.11.2014
- After a seven month-long power struggle, US Botox manufacturer Allergan has agreed to be bought by Ireland-based drugmaker Actavis for $66 billion or $219 per share. This is more...
19.11.2014
- Kuwait is mulling plans to offer the public shares in the joint ventures Dow Chemical is seeking to divest, the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA has reported. KUNA said Asaad al-Saad, CEO...
19.11.2014
- A leaky valve in the methyl mercaptan production tract of DuPont's La Porte may have been at least partly to blame for the accident that killed four workers and injured a fifth on...
18.11.2014
- William A. Wulfsohn has been named as new chairman and chief executive officer of US chemical producer Ashland, effective Jan. 1, 2015. The 52-year old will succeed James J. O...
18.11.2014
- To expand its over-the-counter products portfolio, Irish consumer healthcare company Perrigo plans to acquire Belgium's Omega Pharma for €2.48 billion, excluding debt. Perrigo...
18.11.2014
- GE Healthcare Life Sciences, will open a technology and training laboratory in Istanbul next year to support Turkey's expanding biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. The...
17.11.2014
- Dow Chemical has announced plans to expand capacity and enhance production technologies and equipment of its polyethylene production units in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, to support...
17.11.2014
- Four workers employed by DuPont were killed and one was injured in the early morning hours of Nov.15 during a leak methyl mercaptan at a production facility of the US chemical...
16.11.2014
- Solvay is said to be exploring the sale of its €1.4 billion acetate tow business. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the news agency Bloomberg said the Belgian chemical...
