10.10.2013
- The Swiss-based oil refiner Ineos refused on Tuesday to go to independent arbitration in a dispute with workers at its Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical plant in Scotland...
10.10.2013
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 has been awarded to three scientists in the U.S.: Martin Karplus (Harvard University), Michael Levitt (Stanford University School of Medicine) and...
08.10.2013
- GlaxoSmithKline's Indian business has been hit by a drop in sales which two industry sources said was linked to a protest by bulk buyers against a cut in their profit margins under...
08.10.2013
- Belgian chemicals and plastics maker Solvay has agreed to buy privately held Chemlogics for $1.345 billion, bringing its share of the $8 billion-a-year U.S. market for chemicals...
08.10.2013
- A consortium developing Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oilfield has resumed production after an industrial accident halted work last month, the Kazakh Oil and Gas Ministry and the...
07.10.2013
- Biogen Idec's hot-selling new multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera remained effective for patients taking the medicine for at least four years with no new safety problems, according...
07.10.2013
- The German potash mine operated by K+S where three workers died from carbon dioxide poisoning may have to close for weeks, the fertiliser company's chief executive said. The deadly...
07.10.2013
- Russia's Uralkali said it had produced 2.7 million tonnes of the fertiliser ingredient in the third quarter, 4 % more than in the same period of 2012. The company, which rocked the...
07.10.2013
- Novartis said it had overhauled management operations and sanctioned key staff in Japan after a scandal involving research into its Diovan blood pressure drug in the country. The...
07.10.2013
- German healthcare company Merck expects to get a long-term boost from study results in June that showed its main cancer drug Erbitux has an edge over rival product Avastin. Erbitux...
