20.04.2010
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis stuck to its 2010 goals as it posted forecast-beating quarterly figures after governments bought up its flu vaccine during the swine flu pandemic. Earnings...
19.04.2010
- Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) beat analysts' forecasts with a 5.43 billion riyals ($1.45 billion) net profit in the first quarter after improvements in both prices and demand...
15.04.2010
- Syngenta, the world's largest agro-chemicals company, undershot analyst expectations with $3.5 billion sales in the first quarter and said cheaper raw materials should buoy its...
18.03.2010
- Specialty chemicals group Lanxess said it is confident for the business year 2010 after ending 2009 with a strong final quarter. The company said its optimism is supported by the...
10.03.2010
- Privately held Hexion Specialty Chemicals said its fourth-quarter net loss narrowed sharply, helped in part by falling costs and improving volume. For the period, the company...
04.03.2010
- Eastman Chemical said a recent shutdown at a Texas plant will likely cut first-quarter earnings by at least 20 cents per share. The Kingsport, Tenn.-based company had previously...
25.02.2010
- Chemical heavyweight BASF's Q4 2009 operating profit beat out analysts' expectations at €1.48 billion. At the same time last year, the company found itself in the thick of the...
24.02.2010
- In the fourth quarter of 2009, DSM reported that its businesses continued to experience developments at two different speeds. Growth in most emerging markets - especially China -...
