15.03.2011
- U.S. prices for brand-name prescription drugs rose at a faster rate than costs for other medical goods and services over the last four years, according to a new U.S. government...
11.03.2011
- Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit will hand over supervision of three manufacturing plans to U.S. health authorities after failing to stem a tide of recalls for products like its...
10.03.2011
- The U.S. solar power sector grew 67% in 2010 but still lagged European markets by a wide margin in installing solar systems, the industry's trade group said on Thursday. The U.S...
09.03.2011
- Lanxess is expanding its global production network for high-tech plastics and broke ground for a new compounding facility in North Carolina on Wednesday. Additionally, Lanxess and...
- Salt tends to cake when transported or stored without special additives. So back in the 1950s we developed ferrocyanide (also called YPS), a powerful anti-caking agent for salt...
08.03.2011
- Genzyme Chief Executive Henri Termeer is set to walk away with nearly $160 million when the sale of his company to French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is final - and stands to earn...
03.03.2011
- Johnson & Johnson, which has been plagued by repeated recalls of its consumer medicines and medical devices over the past year, on Wednesday said it recalled 107 batches of...
03.03.2011
- As fighting continues across Libya, the oil industry is trying to assess the output lost from Africa's third-largest producer. Most estimates suggest around half of the country's 1...
02.03.2011
- EU chemicals production pushed further upwards in December, increasing 3.9% compared with December 2009, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report. As expected earlier...
24.02.2011
- 2010 was a record year for BASF and the company has also moved forward in its goal of expanding its leading position. Its portfolio has been further optimized through the...