24.01.2012
- Sinopec Group has signed a 20-year binding agreement with Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) to increase annual liquefied natural gas purchases from 4.3 million tons to 7.6 million tons...
24.01.2012
- BASF has signed a contract to sell its 50%-share in PEC-Rhin in Ottmarsheim, France, to its joint venture partner GPN, a member of the French Total Group. PEC-Rhin produces CAN/AN...
24.01.2012
- Costs of Switching - Competitive bidding has historically been used to reduce the cost of purchased materials. In the case of active pharmaceutical ingredients, it is not always...
24.01.2012
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has acquired AppliChem, a German based chemical company with particular focus on fine chemicals and biochemical products for laboratory, pharmaceutical...
24.01.2012
- European regulators took another step towards opening the market for copies of biotech drugs on by releasing a draft guideline on how companies should test biosimilar medicines...
24.01.2012
- AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals said has selected consulting and engineering company Tebodin for the engineering, procurement and construction management of a new chlorine plant in...
24.01.2012
- The War Continues - The European Union's Falsified Medicines directive, ratified in 2011, was arguably the most significant landmark to date in the war on fake drugs. The law will...
24.01.2012
- The scourge of counterfeit drugs poses an ever-increasing threat to the global healthcare system. The problem is not limited to internet pharmacies or developing countries but has...
20.01.2012
- The development of shale gas extraction is a potential game-changer in world energy markets, offering the potential for ample supplies in markets that could otherwise tighten in...
20.01.2012
- ThyssenKrupp, Germany's largest steelmaker, denied market speculation it would issue a profit warning and reiterated guidance for the first quarter. "We deny the profit warning...
