13.06.2012
- The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) has welcomed one of its largest groups of new members in more than two years in the first quarter of 2012. Ten...
13.06.2012
- Johnson & Johnson said it expects to complete its $19.7 billion purchase of Swiss medical device maker Synthes on Thursday and that the deal will slightly boost company profit this...
13.06.2012
- U.S. drugmaker Upsher-Smith Laboratories is to buy British group Proximagen for 223 million pounds ($347 million) plus further payments potentially worth up to 134 million based on...
12.06.2012
- Sadara, the $20 billion petrochemical joint venture between oil giant Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, picked four banks to manage the Islamic bond, or sukuk, portion of its multi...
12.06.2012
- The UN-Year 2012 is themed "International Year of Sustainable Energy for all" and focuses on the reduction of global energy consumption by about 40 % until 2030. In order to reach...
12.06.2012
- A Growing Market - For the coming CESIO World Surfactants Congress in 2013 in Barcelona, sales of the 52 booths have started. The novel concept and the shorter biennial rotation of...
12.06.2012
- On May 11, 2012 Jean-Pierre Clamadieu succeeded Christian Jourquin as CEO of the Solvay group, since the consolidation of Rhodia in last year's third quarter one of Europe's...
12.06.2012
- Pharma Engineering - While the upheaval in the pharmaceutical industry has brought with it a lot of problems, one sector that is benefiting from the overhaul is pharma engineering...
12.06.2012
- Chinese refiner Sinopec has turned down offers of bargain Iranian crude and will cut imports by up to a fifth this year, a senior Chinese oil executive said, insisting ties with...
11.06.2012
- OPEC's president signalled on Monday it could act to reduce a glut of oil that has knocked the price down towards double digits, but said it was unlikely to set individual country...