30.06.2010
- Abbott Laboratories is exploring the sale of its flu vaccine unit acquired as part of its purchase of Solvay's drugs unit. "Abbott is exploring the option to potentially sell the...
28.06.2010
- Arkema and SolVin (a joint venture between Solvay and BASF) have decided to each buy back the minority cross-holdings in the vinyls joint venntures, effective July 1. This affects...
17.06.2010
- Belgian drugs, chemicals and plastics maker Solvay is selling its entire stake in auto fuel systems supplier Inergy Automotive Systems to joint venture partner Plastic Omnium, it...
27.05.2010
- With suitors circling German chemicals maker Cognis, according to sources, the company's finance chief gave them a price tag its private equity owners might have in mind to wrap up...
14.04.2010
- U.S specialty chemicals maker Lubrizol has joined other potential bidders in talks to buy German additives group Cognis , a source close to the matter told Reuters. The Financial...
18.02.2010
- Abbott has completed its €4.5 billion acquisition of Belgium-based Solvay Pharmaceuticals. The acquisition gives the U.S.-based healthcare company a large and complementary...
18.02.2010
- Solvay's operating result in the fourth quarter of €313 million was up from €125 million last year in every sector of activity; for the year overall, the decrease was limited to 6%...
12.02.2010
- The European Commission gave Abbott the go ahead to buy Solvay's pharmaceutical business for $6.6 billion, with certain sales conditions. Because of concerns about competition...
