13.08.2012
- Tesoro moved on Monday to create the biggest U.S. refining empire in the Pacific Basin with a $2.5 billion deal to buy BP's Carson plant in the isolated California market. If...
26.07.2012
- BASF's business performed solidly in Q2. The company improved sales by 6% to €19.5 billion and income from operations (EBIT) before special items increased by €253 million to €2.5...
20.07.2012
- Drop by Drop - Recycling holds the key to sustainable use of industrial process water. Closed-loop water management reduces water consumption, provides a basis for material...
20.07.2012
- In a major victory for the American people, President Obama recently signed into law the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Safety and Innovation Act that will allow the U.S...
20.07.2012
- There is rarely a topic which polarizes experts more than the validation of IT-systems. Some would even comprehensively validate systems which only have a remote influence on...
17.07.2012
- Diminishing Risk of Copycats - In the Western world, the protection of intellectual property is often a key issue in investing in China. For example, in the book "The Chemical and...
11.07.2012
- The boards of BlackRock , Merck & Co and Caterpillar topped a ranking of the most capable boards of directors in corporate America, while a publicly traded affiliate of activist...
10.07.2012
- Andreas Wellbrock is proud of his pontoon. The floating vessel transports gigantic tripods - reminiscent of rusty space rockets - through the harbour of Bremerhaven, a German port...
05.07.2012
- India has put in place a $5.4 billion policy to provide free medicine to its people, a decision that could change the lives of hundreds of millions, but a ban on branded drugs...
19.06.2012
- Natural gas, including non-traditional shale gas, should play a major role in cutting greenhouse gases, protecting forests and improving the health and living standards of the...
