03.04.2012
- At a meeting on 2 April 2012, the Board of Directors of Lonza elected Richard Ridinger as the new CEO of Lonza. Mr. Ridinger, 53, will become CEO of Lonza effective 1 May. Rolf...
28.07.2011
- BASF posted second-quarter net income of €1.45 billion or €1.59 per share versus €1.18 billion or €1.29 per share last year. Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter increased...
19.07.2011
- A Fragmented Industry - The global specialty chemicals industry has revenues in excess of $550 billion and is quite fragmented with 350 industry sub-segments and considerable...
08.06.2011
- Michael Heinz talks to Brandi Schuster about the importance of BASF's integration of Cognis, a German maker of additives for cosmetics and detergents, for the company's surfactant...
30.05.2011
- Managing The Future - Over the last months, chemical companies across all regions reported increasing production volumes and sales. Even though in many cases pre-recession levels...
11.05.2011
- Belgian chemicals group Solvay said the French financial markets authority has approved their friendly public offer for Rhodia. Once the authorizations of the Autorité de Contrôle...
04.05.2011
- Following a string of takeovers in Europe and the United States, BASF continues having a hard time finding suitable targets in Asia, the German company's biggest growth market. "We...
02.12.2010
- German chemical industry leader BASF won conditional European Union regulatory approval on Tuesday for its 3.1 billion Euro purchase of smaller peer Cognis to reinforce its...
