15.02.2010
- DSM has announced the following management changes: Mauricio Adade, currently president, Human Nutrition & Health (HNH) of DSM Nutritional Products, has been appointed chief...
Royal DSM N.V. - Hot on the heels of the official opening ceremony of the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, comes the start of the speed skating tournament in the Richmond Olympic Oval...
12.02.2010
- Belgian specialty metals and materials group Umicore is interested in acquiring the catalyst unit of Germany's Süd-Chemie, Belgian business daily De Tijd said on Friday. The...
12.02.2010
- BASF broke ground for its new production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant will have a capacity of 60,000 metric...
12.02.2010
- Univar has signed an agreement to acquire the Quaron Group, a distributor of chemicals in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "We are pleased to announce an agreement to add the...
12.02.2010
- The European Commission gave Abbott the go ahead to buy Solvay's pharmaceutical business for $6.6 billion, with certain sales conditions. Because of concerns about competition...
11.02.2010
- Air Products took its $5.1 billion bid for rival Airgas hostile on Thursday by launching a tender offer for Airgas shares. The move, which was widely expected, is designed to exert...
11.02.2010
- The Tire Technology Expo has named Lanxess "Tire Industry Supplier of the Year." The panel of judges, comprising international representatives of the tire industry, automotive...
11.02.2010
- Solvay has announced that it is progressively creating a cluster of three research, development and technology (RD&T) centers in India, Korea and China. The investment program will...
11.02.2010
- Braskem said it has no immediate plans affecting Sunoco's largest plant, located in La Porte, TX, the Houston Business Journal has reported. The Brazilian petrochemical company...
