18.12.2017
- In the ongoing trade negotiations between the EU and the Mercosur bloc representing South American countries, excessive duties on bioethanol have become a key issue for the...
15.12.2017
- As had been widely expected, Israel-headquartered Teva Pharmaceuticals – world’s largest generics producer – announced on Dec. 14 it would slash 14,000 jobs, about a quarter of its...
14.12.2017
- The European Commission’s five-year extension of registration for the controversial herbicide active ingredient glyphosate took effect on Dec. 12. The existing license had been due...
14.12.2017
- Engineering plastics producer Covestro has committed itself to continuing production of MDI in Spain rather than close its plant at Tarragona at the end of this year as envisioned...
13.12.2017
- Forties Pipeline, which pipes oil and gas from the UK’s North Sea oil and gas fields to onshore energy providers and the mammoth Ineos complex at Grangemouth, Scotland, could be...
13.12.2017
- From Jan. 1, 2018, Bayer will streamline its strategic pharmaceutical research and development activities and combine them under a single unit covering the therapeutic areas...
12.12.2017
- The Specialty Chemicals business of Dutch coatings specialist AkzoNobel plans to spend more than €4 million to increase production capacity for its patented surface-modified...
12.12.2017
- In the fourth of three lawsuits heard by US courts over the risks of the blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto to date, a jury in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last week ordered Bayer...
