29.09.2010
- A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed Bayer’s patent lawsuit against Watson Pharmaceuticals and Novartis' Sandoz unit, which are seeking to market generic versions of Bayer's Yasmin...
29.09.2010
- Johnson & Johnson's massive recall of popular medicines, including a stealthy recall of some Motrin packages, has eroded the company's reputation and put pressure on chief...
29.09.2010
- Bayer could spend around €17 billion of its war chest for acquisitions to boost its healthcare and seeds businesses, its incoming chief executive said just days before taking the...
29.09.2010
- Benelux chemicals companies Akzo Nobel, DSM and Solvay have renewed their focus on emerging markets, setting new targets to offset expected slower growth in mature markets...
28.09.2010
- Dutch paints group AkzoNobel said it would target a 13-15% core profit margin and €20 billion ($26.69 billion) in annual sales as it joins other chemicals firms tapping emerging...
28.09.2010
- Royal Dutch Shell has bought $1.5 billion worth of crude oil from the National Iranian Oil Company (NOIC), Britain's Guardian newspaper said, citing sensitive trading documents...
28.09.2010
- Proposals to let EU states decide for themselves whether to grow or ban genetically modified (GM) crops suffered a big setback on Monday as many of the bloc's largest governments...
28.09.2010
- Sanofi-Aventis has not changed its offer of $69 per share for drugmaker Genzyme, a Sanofi spokesman said Monday, declining to comment on a report it may be lining up more funding...
28.09.2010
- LG Chem Ltd will jointly develop a lithium-ion battery system with Mitsubishi Motors Corp, the Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. The two firms hope to use the...
27.09.2010
- There will be a change in management at three of the 13 business units of specialty chemicals company Lanxess. Dr. Hans-Georg Schmitt, head of the Basic Chemicals business unit...
