05.03.2013
- Roche's influential Chairman Franz Humer said on Tuesday he will not stand for re-election next year when he will have served 16 years at the helm, potentially accelerating a shift...
05.03.2013
- The Siegfried Group reports sales of CHF 367.8 million for the 2012 financial year, representing growth of 12.1% in terms of Swiss francs, or 10.0% in local currencies. Earnings...
05.03.2013
- EU chemicals production contracted by 1.5% in 2012 compared with 2011, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report. The full-year figure was slightly better than the 2.0%...
05.03.2013
- Cheaper generic drugs in 2012 brought down spending on treatments for common diseases like high cholesterol for the first time in 20 years, according to a report from the largest...
04.03.2013
- Chemical maker A. Schulman offered to buy Ferro for $563 million to increase its pricing power amid weak demand, but the smaller rival rejected the bid saying it was better off...
04.03.2013
- ECHA has published new proposals to identify a further 10 chemicals as substances of very high concern (SVHCs). Several of the proposals in the current consultation are based on...
04.03.2013
- Arkema has just seen, much to its surprise, the press release published today by the Klesch group which calls into question the terms of the divestment by Arkema of the Vinyl...
04.03.2013
- An Indian patent appeals board dismissed on Monday Bayer's petition against a government decision to allow a domestic company to sell cheap copycat versions of cancer drug Nexavar...
04.03.2013
- Dow Chemical said an arbitrator has ruled it is owed $2.48 billion by a Kuwaiti firm that scuttled a 2008 joint venture, though it is not clear when the funds will be paid. The...
01.03.2013
- The strategic focus of Evonik's cyanuric chloride activities will in the future lie on servicing the international plastics, paper, textile and photovoltaics markets. Customers in...
