07.11.2011
- Regulations - Compliance in the chemical industry has gained a tremendous amount of significance over the last several years. Reach in Europe and the Toxic Substances Control Act...
03.11.2011
- Food and chemicals group Royal DSM said lower consumer and business confidence was hitting demand in the electronics and electrical sectors, after the Dutch company reported...
03.11.2011
- Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant said it expected a further slowdown in economic activity as customers in its plastic and coatings businesses run down stocks, after the...
03.11.2011
- Viiv Healthcare, a GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer joint venture, will start manufacturing HIV medicines in Russia in partnership with local drugmaker Binnopharm. Agreeing a local...
31.10.2011
- LyondellBasell's third-quarter profit nearly doubled, widely beating Wall Street's expectations, on strong chemical and oil refining margins. The company benefited from higher...
31.10.2011
- Swiss drugs industry supplier Lonza is set to grow underlying sales and operating profit this year despite the strong Swiss franc as it benefits from robust demand from...
31.10.2011
- China's No.1 and No.2 oil and gas producers, PetroChina and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec), reported third quarter net profit that beat estimates, as strong oil and gas...
31.10.2011
- Dow Chemical narrowly missed Wall Street's quarterly profit expectations as cost increases and economic worries dented demand in Europe and North America. Dow raised prices during...
31.10.2011
- European chemical groups warned of slowing demand in the construction industry on Thursday, compounding problems with rising raw materials costs as they reported third-quarter...
31.10.2011
- Corning posted better-than-expected results but its shares pared gains on investor doubts that the company would keep expanding its biggest and most profitable business, LCD glass...
