22.07.2011
- Bristol-Myers Squibb said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Amira Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company, for an upfront payment of $325 million in cash. The terms also include...
21.07.2011
- Lanxess has begun the expansion of its menthol facility at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site; the company said it will double its capacity. Completion of the project is scheduled for the...
21.07.2011
- AkzoNobel reported that its second-quarter profit from continuing operations was almost flat at €273 million. Earnings per share from continuing operations were €1.07 compared to...
21.07.2011
- Abbott Laboratories reported Wednesday a profit for the second quarter that surged 50% from last year, boosted largely by a significant tax benefit and sales growth. This was...
21.07.2011
- Merck & Co said it has signed a new non-exclusive agreement with Roche, through the companies' respective subsidiaries, for the global promotion, upon appropriate marketing...
20.07.2011
- BASF has announced it will build a state-of-the-art plant for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in Bahrain. CSBs are key additives for the production of polymers for the...
20.07.2011
- Desirable Markets - The area of life sciences covers nutrition, health and wellness of animals and humans. As such, several segments of this industry are attractive to chemical...
20.07.2011
- Autocatalysts and precious metals maker Johnson Matthey reported Tuesday a strong growth in its first-quarter profit and sales, benefited principally from higher demand for...
20.07.2011
- Cleaning and pest-control service provider Ecolab is expected to buy water treatment company Nalco Holding for about $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing...
20.07.2011
- AstraZeneca, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, has been named as IChemE's newest corporate partner. IChemE President Sir William Wakeham presented senior...
