03.08.2010
- Turnover achieved for the quarter ended June 30 was $13.1 billion, an increase of 88.1% over the corresponding period of the previous year. Increase in volume accounted for 48.4%...
03.08.2010
- All four divisions of the Merck Group, especially the chemicals divisions, recorded increases in Q2 2010 revenues, leading to a record €2,208 million in total revenues for the...
03.08.2010
- Praxair reported Q2 net income and diluted earnings per share of $371 million and $1.19, respectively, both up 24% from the prior-year quarter. Second-quarter sales were $2,527...
03.08.2010
- BASF has initiated a number of capital investment projects to enhance the company's manufacturing operations for copper-chrome catalysts at its production sites in Erie, Pa., and...
03.08.2010
- Ineos reports that historical cost Ebitda (‘HC Ebitda') for the Q2 of 2010 was €478 million, compared to €352 million for Q2, 2009 and €494 million for Q1, 2010. Refining inventory...
03.08.2010
- Dow Chemical posted lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as three plant outages offset a jump in sales across all units and regions, sending shares of the biggest U.S...
03.08.2010
- Sanofi-Aventis chief executive Chris Viehbacher should aim to land U.S. biotech group Genzyme for around$19 billion to keep his investors on side, according to institutional...
03.08.2010
- BP faces an investigation into whether its employees profited illegally from the Gulf of Mexico spill, as the oil giant prepared on Tuesday to kill the blown-out well for good. U.S...
03.08.2010
- European Union antitrust regulators have raided several companies in the polyurethane foam industry on suspicion of breaching EU rules, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The...
03.08.2010
- Sanofi-Aventis has sent Genzyme a letter indicating its interest in buying the company and the two sides are discussing the offer, a source familiar with the situation said on...