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Sinopec in JV to Buy $3 Billion of Assets from Parent

25.03.2013 - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Corp) has agreed to set up a joint venture with its parent company to buy $3 billion worth of oil and gas assets held by the latter in a...

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Sinopec 2012 Profit Falls 12.8%

24.03.2013 - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Corp) reported a 12.8% fall in 2012 net profit on Sunday, due to a drop in revenues from its upstream and chemicals businesses. Asia's...

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Monsanto to Debut New GMO Soy in Brazil

22.03.2013 - Monsanto hopes to roll out a new bioengineered, worm-resistant soybean seed for planting in Brazil next season, the firm's local president said, but a successful launch is tied to...

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Sinopec Maoming Refinery to Use More Iran Oil in 2013

19.03.2013 - China's biggest refiner Sinopec Corp will process more Iranian crude at its second-largest plant in 2013 than in 2012, a Sinopec official said, but sees no problem finding...

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Catalent Announces Major China Expansion

11.03.2013 - Catalent Pharma Solutions today announced two joint ventures in China for its Softgel Technologies and Clinical Supply Solutions businesses. The company intends to make additional...

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Chairman of China's Simcere Pharma Offers Buyout

11.03.2013 - China-based Simcere Pharmaceutical Group received a buyout offer from a consortium led by founder-chairman Jinsheng Ren for $9.56 per American depositary share (ADS), valuing the...

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EU Regulators Approve Sinopec's European Storage Deal

08.03.2013 - EU competition regulators have cleared the acquisition of Dutch petroleum products and biodiesel storage firm Vesta Terminal by Chinese oil major Sinopec and Swiss-based energy...

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China Delays GMO Corn, Rice to Woo the Public

08.03.2013 - China has delayed the introduction of genetically-modified rice and corn as it tries to head off public fears, leading government scientists said on Thursday. The world's largest...