25.03.2010
- Lonza has announced it will reduce its fixed costs in Basel and Visp by CHF 40 million over the next 18 months as part of a company-wide re-engineering initiative. The company said...
25.03.2010
- Agribusiness giant Cargill threatened to delist Indonesian palm oil firm Sinar Mas as a supplier if it fails to address allegations of illegal logging lodged by Greenpeace, a...
25.03.2010
- Bankrupt U.S. chemicals maker Chemtura and its creditors are fighting claims from a California public interest group that says it is owed $9 billion to compensate the public for...
25.03.2010
- Genzyme said the U.S. government will take enforcement action and likely impose fines on the company following a series of manufacturing violations that have lead to shortages of...
25.03.2010
- British chemical company Ineos' proposal to amend its €6.8 billion debt to allow a €1 billion loan and bond refinancing is running into opposition from investors, bankers said on...
25.03.2010
- Hungarian drug maker Richter Gedeon has formed a research partnership with India's Astron Research for the development of generic drugs, a Richter spokeswoman said on Wednesday...
24.03.2010
- Surviving the Downturn - The chemical industry has experienced one of the worst economic downturns in history - and it is a fact that the logistics costs in the chemical industry...
24.03.2010
- Unfortunately, chemical supply chains are better compared with a sluggish container ship than an agile bark: Apart from experience and foresight, their navigation requires state-of...
24.03.2010
- Balance Act - In this economy, cash is king, and much emphasis has been placed on inventory reductions. In many cases, management has issued inventory goals that seem impossible to...
24.03.2010
- Wacker Chemie forecasts substantial sales and earnings gains for the current year. The Munich-based chemical company reported Wednesday that the upturn recently seen in its...
