05.09.2018
- Long-term Dow Chemical chief executive Andrew Liveris has been appointed as a special adviser to Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is...
05.09.2018
- Not only the pharmaceutical industry, but also EU member states are drawing up contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit. France and Germany are working as a team. While Paris looks...
04.09.2018
- Ahead of its acquisition by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical, Ireland-domiciled, London-listed and US-focused Shire has completed the sale of its oncology portfolio with $262 million...
03.09.2018
- Boehringer Ingelheim has broken ground for a new €85 million facility at its headquarters in Ingelheim, Germany. The Solids Launch plant, slated to start up in 2020 and employ 75...
03.09.2018
- French energy and petrochemicals group Total said it has accepted an offer by Ineos Styrolution to acquire Total’s polystyrene business in China The deal includes two 200,000t/y...
31.08.2018
- Based on results from the Phase 2/3 PROTECT VIII trial, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bayer’s Jivi for routine prophylactic treatment of hemophilia A in...
30.08.2018
- The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a watered-down version of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) to replace it. Under the new terms, states would be...
30.08.2018
- ExxonMobil has shed some light on its tentative plans to build new production units at its complex in Baytown, Texas. A final decision is to be made in the second half of 2019. One...