24.08.2010
- BASF will invest in a dispersions plant in Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou, China. With an annual capacity of 100.000 tons, the new plant will produce XSB...
23.08.2010
- BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile bid for Canada's Potash Corp has shone a spotlight on the mineral, a key ingredient in fertilizers. Below is an overview of the current market...
19.08.2010
- AstraZeneca plans to sign a second deal with an Indian generic drugmaker -- this time for the supply of injectable drugs -- in a further move to boost its emerging market sales, an...
19.08.2010
- A senior Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals executive will now also oversee the company's consumer healthcare unit, following quality control lapses that led to massive recalls of...
18.08.2010
- A Canadian nuclear reactor responsible for production of about a third of the world's medical isotopes has resumed operation after more than a year-long shutdown, officials said on...
17.08.2010
- Biotechnology company Genzyme may be holding out for more money from suitor Sanofi-Aventis,but will find it difficult to persuade investors it is better off on its own. France's...
16.08.2010
- Privately owned Hexion Specialty Chemicals said it swung to a second-quarter profit versus a year-ago loss as sales volumes and prices rose. Net income was $52 million in the...
13.08.2010
- A Real Solution - An environmental revolution is underway that will impact communities, governments and businesses across the globe. Conservation and management of finite resources...
13.08.2010
- Looking back, moving forward - The fine chemical industry has gone through a few difficult periods in the last decennium. More recently, however, the market has improved quite a...
13.08.2010
- Inventing The Future - The modern tablet development usually includes three basic formulation techniques - direct compression, dry compaction and wet granulation. Depending on the...
