13.01.2016
- German chemical giant BASF and UK oil and petrochemicals giant BP are among the estimate 35 multinational companies with extensive operations in Belgium being targeted by the EU’s...
13.01.2016
- Five major internationally active drugmakers, including American biotech firms Amgen and Celgene, along with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and non-US players such as Glaxo SmithKline...
12.01.2016
- Germany’s BASF has launched what it says is the world’s largest site for producing beneficial nematodes, microscopic organisms that can control a diverse range of insect and slug...
12.01.2016
- US agribusiness giant Monsanto, world's largest seed maker by revenue, has issued a profit warning for 2016 and announced plans to step up job cuts and restructuring. The just...
12.01.2016
- A consortium of investors surrounding China National Chemical Corp, also known as ChemChina – China's biggest chemical producer and rival to Monsanto in the race to swallow up...
11.01.2016
- In the worldwide chemicals sector, the proposed merger of US giants Dow Chemical and DuPont announced mid-December and the new company’s subsequently planned break-up into three...
11.01.2016
- Bayer CropScience has criticized the findings of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s report on neonicotinoids that suggest a connection between the pesticide ingredients and...
11.01.2016
- Germany’s Lanxess has started up its second compounding line for the high-performance plastics PA and PBT at its Gastonia, North Carolina, site in the US. The investment of around...
