13.05.2011
- Malaysia's state-run Petronas will build a $20 billion integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex that will raise the country's total refining capacity by half to 935,300...
13.05.2011
- A fire at Formosa Petrochemical Corp's Mailiao plant in central Taiwan has forced the shutdown of ethylene and aromatics facilities, the company said on Friday. A spokesman said...
13.05.2011
- Dow Chemical shareholders overwhelmingly approved a $21.3 million pay package for Chief Executive Andrew Liveris at the annual meeting on Thursday. The largest U.S. chemical maker...
13.05.2011
- The stake that Barclays Capital Securities holds in Denmark's Danisco, the takeover target of U.S. group DuPont, has fallen back below the 5% level, Danisco said. Barclays Capital...
13.05.2011
- Norway's Yara, the world's largest nitrogen fertilizer maker, has been charged with suspected corruption involving a possible $1 million bribe in India during efforts to create a...
12.05.2011
- Japan's largest drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical is in talks to buy privately-held Swiss rival Nycomed in a deal that could be valued at about $14.2 billion, Bloomberg said, citing...
12.05.2011
- New Zealand-based resins and chemicals maker Nuplex Industries said on Thursday it expected to report a flat profit for the current year, with higher raw material prices and soft...
12.05.2011
- Albemarle said it has expanded its presence in the biofuels market with the acquisition of Catilin Inc. Based in Ames, Iowa, Catilin is a technology leader in the development and...
12.05.2011
- European chemical companies have warned the watchdog that oversees them that it could face legal action if it publishes the names of manufacturers of the most toxic substances in a...
12.05.2011
- German potash miner K+S is making progress in the planned sale of its garden fertilizer unit Compo and is aiming to strike a deal at the end of next month as it focuses on its main...
