11.04.2011
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis will focus on its debts before undertaking any big purchases following its acquisition of eyecare group Alcon, Novartis's chairman was quoted as saying on...
07.04.2011
- Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant has launched a rights issue to help fund its €1.4 billion ($2 billion) acquisition of German group Süd-Chemie. Up to 23 million new shares...
06.04.2011
- Financial investors Triton Capital and Rhone Group remain the sole bidders for the Carbon Black unit of unlisted German chemical maker Evonik, two people familiar with the...
06.04.2011
- Merck & Co said on Tuesday it would acquire eye treatment maker Inspire Pharmaceuticals for about $430 million to expand its ophthalmology business. Inspire's key product is...
04.04.2011
- Cash-rich Belgian chemicals group Solvay is betting on emerging markets exposure and specialty chemicals with a €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion) cash bid for French group Rhodia. Monday...
04.04.2011
- Ashland has closed the sale of its global distribution business, known as Ashland Distribution, to Nexeo Solutions, an affiliate of TPG Capital, for a purchase price of...
04.04.2011
- Belgian chemicals and plastics maker Solvay said on Monday it will buy French chemicals company Rhodia, valuing the firm at €3.4 billion and ending a year-long hunt for a takeover...
01.04.2011
- Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol said it was prepared to raise its stake in Ceska Rafinerska if one the refinery's two other shareholders were to exit, it said in its 2010...
