03.09.2010
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and CVC Capital Partners today announced a definitive agreement for CD&R to acquire a 42.5% ownership interest in Univar, a leading global distributor of...
03.09.2010
- Airgas today announced it has signed a strategic agreement with BAE Systems, the UK-based defense and aerospace company. Airgas will supply BAE System's manufacturing locations...
31.08.2010
- U.S. biotech company Genzyme rejected an $18.5 billion buyout offer from French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis on Monday, setting the stage for a protracted and potentially hostile...
31.08.2010
- Genzyme rejected an $18.5 billion takeover offer from French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis, saying it dramatically undervalues the company. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based...
30.08.2010
- Lonza enters the viral based-manufacturing market today with its purchase of Vivante GMP Solutions. The acquisition advances Lonza's strategy to broaden its biologics custom...
30.08.2010
- France's Sanofi-Aventis on Sunday publicly disclosed its $18.5 billion, $69-per-share cash offer for Genzyme in a bid to rouse shareholders after failing to engage the U.S...
30.08.2010
- Dow Microbial Control, a business group of The Dow Chemical Company, and IMCD have closed a strategic partnership in which IMCD will distribute Dow Microbial Control products in...
30.08.2010
- Columbian Chemicals have announced an extension of the partnership with IMCD as their specialty carbon black distribution partner into the coatings, inks, plastics and other non...
27.08.2010
- Univar, a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that Univar Egypt, based in Cairo, Egypt is now fully operational. The new entity includes office and warehouse space...
27.08.2010
- Benefiting from a resurgent economy, particularly in the area of mechanical engineering, automotive and chemicals, Simona recorded a significant increase in sales volume over the...