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US FTC Clears Takeda’s Shire Buy

11.07.2018 - On its path to acquiring Ireland-domiciled, London-listed drugmaker Shire, Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical has received unconditional clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission...

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BASF to Build new “Verbund” Site in China

10.07.2018 - BASF is planning to build a new integrated production hub – a concept it calls “Verbund” – in the South Chinese province of Guangdong. This would ultimately be its third largest...

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Bio-Techne to buy Exosome Diagnostics

09.07.2018 - Bio-Techne Corporation is paying $250 million in cash to acquire liquid biopsy manufacturer Exosome Diagnostics. As part of the deal whose completion is expected toward the end of...

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French to develop EPS Recycling Scheme

09.07.2018 - Two French companies and two national industry associations have joined forces to launch a polystyrene recycling system as part of France’s contribution to the EU’s Circular...

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EU Approves Tronox-Cristal Merger

09.07.2018 - The EU Commission has approved Tronox’s proposed acquisition of competitor Cristal, subject to the US titanium dioxide producer selling its business for the pigment used in paper...

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Scott Pruitt Steps Down as EPA Administrator

06.07.2018 - Scott Pruitt, controversial administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), resigned on Jul. 5 after controversy surrounding his tenure threatened to engulf the...

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J&J wins $55 Million Talc Lawsuit

05.07.2018 - Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has won its third appeal of a verdict implicating its talc-based baby powder in a user’s cancer on a technicality. The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned...

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Interest in new Migraine Treatments High

05.07.2018 - The US Food and Drug Administration‘s (FDA) recent approval of a new migraine treatment marketed by Amgen and Novartis has met with an enthusiastic response since it was...