11.12.2009
- Sabic and Exxonmobil Chemical are looking to drum up interest from bidders for a new petrochemical project. Building petrochemical capacity is part of the kingdom's plan to...
11.12.2009
- The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) has proposed a set of voluntary guidelines for all non-GMP, ISO regulated fine chemicals manufactures. The line of reasoning is that there...
11.12.2009
- GxP Consulting, a leading provider of compliance services to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries announced expansion plans in the U.S. and UK markets. Led by Mark...
11.12.2009
- Schering-Plough approved the planned merger of the two U.S. drugmakers Merck and Schering-Plough. The deal remains on track to close in the fourth quarter. The companies said more...
11.12.2009
- Belgian drugs, chemicals and plastics maker Solvay said it would sell its drugs unit to U.S. partner Abbott Laboratories for €4.5 billion ($6.6 billion) in cash and reinvest in...
11.12.2009
- BASF has finalized its plans for the integration of Ciba, which it acquired in April 2009. Under the plans, former Ciba businesses are to be integrated into the operating divisions...
11.12.2009
- Merck KGaA reported a worse-than-expected decline in second-quarter operating earnings of 42 % as it spent more on medical research, even though its liquid crystals unit saw a...
11.12.2009
- DB Schenker BTT, a subsidiary of DB Schenker Rail, agreed to intensify its cooperation in the chemicals transport segment with Transcontainer, the freight subsidiary of the Russian...
11.12.2009
- In the second quarter of 2009 the Bayer Group's businesses turned in a robust performance in a difficult environment. "The clear increase in sales and earnings at HealthCare was...
11.12.2009
- UAE firms Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Yemen to build a "gas city" in the Arab state facing dire economic straits and a...
