11.04.2011
- Sanofi-Aventis said it has completed its takeover of U.S. biotechnology company Genzyme. The companies agreed in February on a deal worth about $20.1 billion. The acquisition gives...
11.04.2011
- A British man was jailed for eight years on Friday for his role in supplying more than 2 million doses of fake medicines in the most serious known case of counterfeit drugs getting...
11.04.2011
- Solar wafer producer LDK Solar will invest about $40 million to enter into the business of sapphire substrates used to make LEDs, which are likely to see higher demand as power...
08.04.2011
- Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Friday that it aims to restart the No.2 naphtha cracker at its Kashima plant, with capacity to produce 453,000 tons per year of ethylene, around...
08.04.2011
- We are the world's leading consulting and engineering company in the complex field of pharma and biotech.If you just count the consulting and engineering companies that focus...
07.04.2011
- Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant has launched a rights issue to help fund its €1.4 billion ($2 billion) acquisition of German group Süd-Chemie. Up to 23 million new shares...
07.04.2011
- U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co., which last year said it would close three research sites in the Netherlands, on Thursday said it would keep about half of the research and development...
07.04.2011
- Belgian chemicals group Solvay said on Thursday it will formally launch its agreed €3.4 billion ($4.9 billion) bid for French group Rhodia on July 4, subject to regulatory...
07.04.2011
- Styron said it plans to expand its latex capacity at its Zhangjiagang, China production facility. The company said the projected additional capacity of latex will help to better...
07.04.2011
- Following are main developments after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and crippled a nuclear power station, raising the risk of an uncontrolled...
