20.06.2011
- Uralkali, which recently merged with Silvinit to become Russia's largest potash miner, is not planning to buy Belaruskali, a major Uralkali shareholder said on Friday. "Talks are...
20.06.2011
- Solvay won a 16.5% cut to an antitrust fine after Europe's second-highest court said the Belgian chemicals group took part in an illegal cartel for less time than EU regulators had...
14.06.2011
- Biotech deals in the $1 billion to $5 billion range are likely to be a sweet spot for drug companies looking to bolster their pipelines through M&A in an increasingly tough...
14.06.2011
- Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko put a $30 billion price tag on the country's main cash cow, potash miner Belaruskali, but said no negotiations were under way for its...
14.06.2011
- Samsung LED said on Sunday it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Osram Korea Co. and two other Korean sales agents of German lightbulb maker Osram at a Seoul district...
14.06.2011
- Reliance Industries said on Friday it would buy Bharti Enterprises's stakes in two insurance joint ventures with France's AXA to build on moves beyond its core energy business...
10.06.2011
- AkzoNobel has announced that CEO Hans Wijers will be stepping down with effect from the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in 2012. Sulzer President and CEO Ton Büchner is...
10.06.2011
- Hong Kong has ordered GlaxoSmithKline(GSK) to recall an pediatric antibiotic manufactured in France over the presence of a plasticizer in the product, raising safety and quality...
10.06.2011
- Japan's Mitsui Chemicals said on Friday it would shut a 553,000 tons per year naphtha cracker at its Ichihara plant in Chiba, east of Tokyo, for 27 days in July for scheduled...
10.06.2011
- Tonen Chemical, an arm of Exxon Mobil's Japan unit, shut its 491,000 ton-per-year naphtha cracker in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, from around noon on Thursday due to problems, an...