11.08.2015
- UK-based global contract research organization (CRO) Chiltern has agreed to acquire Theorem Clinical Research, another CRO. Financial terms were not disclosed. The merged...
11.08.2015
- Scotland has announced plans to ban the growing of genetically modified crops on its soil and also will request that the country be excluded from any European consents for the...
11.08.2015
- German potash and salt producer K+S said its private shareholders have overwhelmingly voiced their support for management’s rejection of the €7.9 billion takeover offer by Canadian...
11.08.2015
- To expand its global footprint in the automotive market and become more competitive in India’s growing market, LyondellBasell will acquire PP compounds manufacturer SJS...
10.08.2015
- The oncology drug pipeline is far larger than any other therapy area across the pharmaceutical industry, with 6,484 products in active development across all indications...
10.08.2015
- The explosion of a nitrogen tank at a production facility for titanium dioxide (TiO2) belonging to US chemical producer Huntsman at Chempark Uerdingen in Germany injured 20 workers...
10.08.2015
- German potash and salt producer K+S has rejected a renewed attempt by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan to take over the company. Attached to the letter, the company said, was a...
07.08.2015
- Germany’s Lanxess is carving out its synthetic rubber business off into a standalone company in preparation for a sale or a strategic partnership, CEO Matthias Zachert said in...
07.08.2015
- Boehringer Ingelheim, the German drugmaker, has sold its US generics business for $2.7 billion to London-based Jordanian-British owned Hikima Pharmaceuticals. At the same time, it...
07.08.2015
- Versalis Pacific Trading (Shanghai), a wholly owned subsidiary of Eni petrochemicals subsidiary Versalis, has signed a sales agreement with India’s Reliance Industries to market...
