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IMCD acquires Makeni Chemicals in Brazil

06.09.2013 - IMCD Group has acquired a majority interest in Makeni Chemicals, a leading speciality chemical distributor in Brazil. Makeni's portfolio covers various markets includig...

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Styrolution CEO Triggers Speculation Over BASF Exit Plans

30.08.2013 - BASF and Ineos are seeking to quell speculation over impending ownership changes at their 50:50 styrenic polymers joint venture Styrolution after the jv's CEO Roberto Gualdoni was...

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Amgen Buys Onyx for $10.4 Billion

26.08.2013 - Amgen struck a deal to buy cancer drug maker Onyx Pharmaceuticals for about $10.4 billion on Sunday, as it moves to restock its product pipeline in response to declining sales of...

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AkzoNobel to Sell Building Adhesives Business to Sika

19.08.2013 - In a deal set to close in the fourth quarter, Dutch paints and coatings specialist AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its building adhesives business with annual sales of €185 million to...

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Schneider Nears $5 Billion Invensys Deal

31.07.2013 - France's Schneider Electric is nearing a £3.3 billion ($5.07 billion) deal to acquire British engineer Invensys and could announce it at its results on Wednesday, three people with...

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Pfizer to Split Generic, Branded Drugs Units

30.07.2013 - Pfizer, in what could be the prelude to spinning off its generics drug business, said it plans to separate its commercial operations into two units, mainly for patent-protected...

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Bayer Divestment of its MaterialScience Unit ‘Inevitable,’ Analysts Say

30.07.2013 - Expectations that Bayer will embrace a trend in the pharma sector to split off non-core units may be too far ahead of the curve. The diversified German healthcare group has an...