29.05.2018
- The Crosby, Texas, site of French chemical producer Arkema’s US subsidiary was inadequately prepared for the flood that inundated it during Hurricane Harvey last year, the Chemical...
28.05.2018
- Bayer has had to reduce its forecast for cost synergies relating to the Monsanto takeover, CEO Werner Baumann said at the German group’s annual general meeting on May 25. Synergies...
28.05.2018
- Drugs giant Pfizer is paying nearly $24 million to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle allegations that its contributions to an assistance fund were kickbacks. The company...
25.05.2018
- The international stock market rumor mill was buzzing on May 24 as reports resurfaced that Dutch-headquartered, US-managed chemical group LyondellBasell had made an offer – now...
24.05.2018
- Following shareholder approvals, US engineering and construction groups McDermott International and Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I) have completed their merger into a fully...
24.05.2018
- An ill-advised “advisory” deal with the personal attorney of US president Donald Trump continues to plague Swiss drugmaker Novartis. Two weeks ago the company made headlines when...
23.05.2018
- The European Union, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is aiming to cut emissions to zero by 2050, Miguel Arias Cañete, commissioner for energy and climate...
22.05.2018
- The hearing on the Ineos challenge to Scotland’s permanent moratorium on fracking ended last week, and no verdict is expected to come before October. But after the Scotland counsel...
