20.11.2012
- Norway's Statoil signed a 10-year gas supply deal with Germany's Wintershall, based on spot prices that challenged Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom, which insists on oil-linked...
20.11.2012
- With an introduction to the U.S. set for 2014, and the realization of massive potential in the emerging markets of Asia, biosimilars are set to take a sizable chunk of the global...
20.11.2012
- In A Clinch - Big Pharma today encounters a variety of pressures from generics manufacturers, governments, patient advocacy groups, investors, physicians and even other...
20.11.2012
- New Markets - An estimated 25 million people in the U.S. suffer from rare diseases, known in the pharmaceutical industry as "orphan diseases". While the prevalence of each...
20.11.2012
- Economic Outlook - Chemical and petrochemical companies are fairly pessimistic about the current state and future prospects of the European market, says a new survey conducted on...
20.11.2012
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Almost 35% of chemicals M&A transactions currently involve Asia or the Middle East. With this forecast to increase, a wider group of buyers are evaluating...
20.11.2012
- Das ePaper der VIP - Visions in Plastics 2012 lesen Sie hier. EDITORIALSSustainable Development 3Dr. Winfried Wunderlich, Forschungsgesellschaft KunststoffePartnering for Maximum...
19.11.2012
- Materials - As Asia has dominated in displays, photovoltaics, semiconductor manufacture and other technology sectors, so too will it dominate in making and integrating better...
19.11.2012
- SOCMA congratulates Barack Obama on his re-election as President of The United States. Now that the most expensive (and bitterly fought) presidential election of our lifetime is...
19.11.2012
- No Risk, No Fun - It is frequently believed that Chinese chemical companies are not actively managing their business risks. While it is true that these companies tend not to have a...