01.04.2011
- More than half a million employees in the German chemical industry will get 4.1% more pay over a 15-month period in a collective wage bargaining deal that will add to inflationary...
01.04.2011
- Chinese state-run chemicals company China National BlueStar secured EU regulatory approval on Friday to buy Norwegian conglomerate Orkla's silicon division Elkem for $2 billion...
01.04.2011
- Russian potash producer Uralkali said on Friday its net profit surged 83% in 2010, beating expectations as output and prices surged thanks to firm demand for the soil nutrient. Net...
31.03.2011
- China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in its bid to buy a controlling stake in Israeli agrochemicals maker MA Industries, MA's parent said on...
31.03.2011
- U.S. chemicals group DuPont extended its $6 billion takeover bid for Danisco by four weeks after holders of only 6% of the Danish company's shares had accepted the offer. DuPont...
31.03.2011
- Chemicals firm Kemira will sell the rest of the shares it owns in paints firm Tikkurila, its former division, it said on Thursday after market's closing. Kemira said it will put...
31.03.2011
- Legendary investor Warren Buffett lost his leading heir apparent at Berkshire Hathaway on Wednesday, when his favored lieutenant David Sokol resigned. Sokol, who was chairman of...
31.03.2011
- Japanese engineers are struggling to gain control of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, which was seriously damaged by a March 11...
31.03.2011
- 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...
30.03.2011
- Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has unexpectedly called on oilfield service firms to expand the kingdom's oil rig count by nearly 30%, according to Simmons & Co, to ensure spare...
