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Versalis off Eni’s Balance Sheet

02.03.2016 - As it prepares to divest its plastics business and refocus on refining and oil exploration, Italian oil and petrochemicals giant Eni has reported assets and liabilities, revenues...

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US Court Upholds BASF-Argonne NMC Patent

02.03.2016 - A US trade judge hearing a patent dispute brought last year by German chemical giant BASF and its cooperation partner Chicago-based Argonne National Laboratory, which owns the...

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Search to Replace GSK Chief Said Underway

01.03.2016 - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is said to have launched a search for a new CEO to replace Andrew Witty, who is now widely expected to step down at the latest by the end of 2017...

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BASF CEO Lists Options for Iran Presence

01.03.2016 - BASF continues to label as “rumor” remarks by executives of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) that Germany’s and the world’s biggest chemical producer is negotiating...

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Dow Chemical Settles PU Price-fixing Case

29.02.2016 - Dow Chemical has agreed to pay $835 million to settle a long-running lawsuit alleging that it – along with other manufacturers – had conspired to keep prices for polyurethane...

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BASF to Refocus Plant Biotech R&D

29.02.2016 - BASF has announced it will refocus its R&D efforts in plant biotechnology to concentrate on projects with highest business and technical realization potential. The move, which will...

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Marijn Dekkers to Head Unilever Board

26.02.2016 - Shortly after the appointment of Werner Baumann to succeed Marijn Dekkers as CEO of Bayer was announced on Feb. 24, Anglo-Dutch consumer goods producer Unilever revealed that...

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Bayer Mum on Covestro Drawdown Plan

26.02.2016 - Bayer has refused to be drawn on when it plans to reduce the 69% stake it holds in Covestro, the former Bayer MaterialScience, following the flotation of 31% on the stock market in...