05.06.2018
- The last registration period for existing chemicals under the EU’s REACH chemicals legislation was completed on May 31. Over the 10-year period, 21 551 substances currently sold on...
05.06.2018
- With all regulatory approvals in place, including those of Canada and Mexico, Bayer said it will complete its $62.5 billion takeover of Monsanto on Jun. 7 and become the sole owner...
04.06.2018
- Mylan is leaning on Pfizer to do more to relieve shortages of the EpiPen Auto-Injector. Although the drugmaker based in the US and the UK owns the rights to the EpiPen, which is...
01.06.2018
- Swedish drug developer and toll manufacturer Recipharm has set up a dedicated taskforce to manage the potential impact of Brexit on its business. With the deadline for the UK’s...
01.06.2018
- The European Commission has proposed new rules to fight the growing tide of plastics litter washing up on the region’s beaches and clogging the world’s seas. As throwaway plastic...
31.05.2018
- US chemical producer Huntsman has announced it will build a new polyurethanes systems house in the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone (Jafza) of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The facility is...
30.05.2018
- The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has given its conditional approval to the takeover of Monsanto by Bayer, all but assuring its clearance. With an eye to not upending competition...
29.05.2018
- A jury in the US state of California jury has ruled against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed she developed cancer by using the company's talc-based...