17.05.2011
- Fertilizer and specialty chemicals maker Israel Chemicals (ICL) reported a 16% rise in first-quarter net profit despite a workers' strike as increased prices for its products...
17.05.2011
- Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Monday that maintenance on the No.2 naphtha cracker at its Kashima plant, with capacity to produce 453,000 tons per year of ethylene, would be...
16.05.2011
- Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) and Exxon Mobil Chemical signed engineering and licensing deals for their joint synthetic rubber project in Saudi Arabia, SABIC said on Sunday...
16.05.2011
- A solar energy plane made the world's first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel. The Solar Impulse took off from...
16.05.2011
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will acquire 57% of privately held Taiyo Pharmaceutical Industry for $460 million in cash and will make an offer to buy the remaining shares of the...
16.05.2011
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world's largest maker of scientific instruments, secured EU regulatory clearance on Friday to buy chromatography systems maker Dionex Corp for $2.1...
16.05.2011
- French tire maker Michelin's next chief executive told a shareholders' meeting on Friday the company is facing "incredible pressure" from high and volatile raw materials prices....
16.05.2011
- British clean-fuel company Oxford Catalysts Group posted a wider full-year pretax loss, hurt by its decision to slow down activities on a government-funded program in the last...
16.05.2011
- Takeda, Japan's largest drugmaker, said on Friday it has not agreed to buy Swiss rival Nycomed, following reports it was in talks to buy the privately held company for more than...
13.05.2011
- Momentive Specialty Chemicals (formerly Hexion Specialty Chemicals) has reported revenues of $1.4 billion Q1 2011, compared to $1.1 billion during the prior year period as sales...
