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Versalis and Genomatica Develop Bio-based Rubber

18.02.2016 - Italian petrochemicals producer Versalis, a subsidiary of energy group Eni, and its joint venture partner US bioengineering company Genomatica have been succeeding in making bio...

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Clariant Starts Building Masterbatch Plant in Saudi Arabia

17.02.2016 - Construction work has started in Saudi Arabia on a new masterbatch plant for Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant. The facility in Yanbu will focus on the production of...

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Merck Extends Pact with Weizmann Institute

17.02.2016 - Germany’s Merck KGaA has signed a new framework agreement with Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, extending their partnership for another three years with the option for...

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Arzeda and Mitsubishi Rayon in Synthetic Biology Project

16.02.2016 - US synthetic biology company Arzeda and Japan’s Mitsubishi Rayon are collaborating to develop an improved process for producing a chemical building block with multiple applications...

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Lilly Loses Latest Round in UK Alimta Patent Battle

16.02.2016 - US drugmaker Eli Lilly has lost the latest round in an ongoing legal fight in the UK over patents relating to the administration of vitamins given alongside its blockbuster lung...

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GSK Fined for Blocking Copies of Seroxat

15.02.2016 - Major UK drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been fined more than £37 million by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for anti-competitive behavior relating to generic...

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Axens Wins China Crude-to-PX Contracts

15.02.2016 - French technology provider Axens has won several contracts from Hengli Petrochemical for a crude-to-paraxylene (PX) complex at Changxing Island in China’s Liaoning province. The...

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Evonik Lifts German PA Powders Output

12.02.2016 - Growing demand has spurred German specialty chemicals company Evonik to expand capacity for polyamide 12 (PA12) powders at its Marl site. The additional production line will raise...