01.11.2010
- The Canadian provinces of Manitoba, New Brunswick and Quebec have joined Saskatchewan in opposing BHP Billiton's $39 billion takeover bid for Potash Corp, a spokeswoman for...
01.11.2010
- Air Products, which launched a hostile bid for rival industrial gas company Airgas, said it was prepared to negotiate immediately but would not agree to preconditions for such a...
29.10.2010
- Opinion - As December's deadline for Reach registration draws closer, the future looks brighter for an essential group of chemicals - high molecular weight phthalates (high...
29.10.2010
- Investors in the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) now have more confidence in the carbon offset market after 2012 after the number of post-2012 carbon credit deals...
29.10.2010
- Dow Chemical posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit due to strong sales of chlorine, basic plastic and lubricants, sending shares up 1.5% in early trading. The results...
29.10.2010
- Specialty chemical and lubricant maker Lubrizol said its quarterly profit rose 24% as volume and prices rose. For the third quarter, the company posted net income of $211.8 million...
29.10.2010
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will buy Merck KGaA's women's health unit Theramex for €265 million ($367.8 million) to strengthen its women's health franchise outside the United...
29.10.2010
- Sanofi-Aventis expanded its consumer health business in China with a $520.6 million takeover, showing it remains in the market for smaller bolt-on deals as it tries to buy U.S...
29.10.2010
- The United States on Thursday slapped an additional 59.31% duty on imports of a key aluminum product from China, in another sign of trade friction between the world's two largest...
28.10.2010
- Demand for BASF's products continued to be high in the third quarter of 2010. There was hardly any sign of the usual seasonal slowdown and the capacity utilization rate was high...
