28.03.2012
- Fertilizer and specialty chemical maker Israel Chemicals (ICL) is expected to face a challenging year due to weaker markets for crop nutrient potash in Europe and India, after it...
27.03.2012
- Dow Chemical is challenging the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in a rare court case over expanding the research and development tax credit to cover the costs of supplies used to...
26.03.2012
- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) is looking to diversify its crude oil imports, the company's chairman said, following a sharp drop in its first-quarter purchases from...
23.03.2012
- Huber Engineered Materials announced the expansion of its precipitated silica plant in Jhagadia, India is on schedule and set for completion in the Q4 of 2012. "This expansion...
23.03.2012
- French chemical industry association UIC has cut its growth forecast for the country's chemical output next year to 1.8 % from 2.4 %, due to the economic crisis and customers...
23.03.2012
- Styron Europe called today for an improved process to help customers and the industry in Europe by settling monthly contract prices for polystyrene in the first week but not later...
22.03.2012
- Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia sought to soothe fears about high oil prices, saying on Tuesday world supplies were well in excess of demand and that $125-a-barrel crude prices were...
22.03.2012
- Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc is close to buying Swiss-based Actavis for around $7 billion, marking the latest deal between generics companies racing to achieve economies of scale...
22.03.2012
- GlaxoSmithKline confirmed plans on Thursday to invest more than 500 million pounds in manufacturing in Britain and said it had selected Ulverston, northern England, as the site for...
22.03.2012
- Evonik Industries broke ground to mark the official start of the construction for its multimillion-euro investment in Shanghai. At the ceremony, Klaus Engel, chairman of the Evonik...
