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March 19, 2010
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Petah Tikva, Israel), the leading generics pharmaceutical company in the world, says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ratiopharm...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Teva-to-Acquire-Ratiopharm-for-$4-9-Billion_25488.html March 19, 2010
ACC president Cal Dooley participated in a session earlier this week with Senators John Kerry (D., Massachussets), Lindsey Graham (R., South Carolina), and Joe Lieberman (I....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/ACC-in-Talks-On-Revised-Climate-Bill_25491.html March 18, 2010
Bayer CropScience says it is expanding its research collaboration with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO; Clayton South, Australia), Australia’s...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Bayer-CropScience-Expands-Collaboration-with-Australian-Research-Agency_25469.html March 18, 2010
Borealis reported fourth-quarter 2009 net income of €13 million, compared to a loss of €122 million, on sales down 6%, to €1.3 billion. Operating profit was...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Borealis-Returns-to-Profit-in-the-Fourth-Quarter-Full-Year-Results-Drop_25471.html March 18, 2010
Consulting firm IMS Health (Norwalk, CT) says that China will become the third largest pharmaceutical market in the world in 2011, moving up from its current fifth position. The U.S...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/China-to-Become-Third-Largest-Pharmaceutical-Market-in-2011_25472.html March 18, 2010
The company is seeking flexibility to use roughly $40 million in cash received from the carry back of 2009 operating losses....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/TPC-Seeks-Credit-Amendments-to-Allow-Use-of-Tax-Refund_25475.html March 17, 2010
The company also expects significant earnings improvement in 2010....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Lanxess-Returns-to-Profit-in-the-Fourth-Quarter_25450.html March 17, 2010
Ineos says its plans to issue senior secured notes and term loans to prepay a significant proportion of its senior term loan debt. The notes and term loans have maturity of at...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Ineos-Plans-to-Refinance-Debt_25451.html March 17, 2010
ChemTrust (London), a non-government organization, is pressing regulators to adopt measures that recognize the synergistic adverse effects of synthetic chemicals on human health and...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/NGO-Presses-for-Adoption-of-Cumulative-Risk-Assessment_25452.html March 17, 2010
Eastman says the deal positions it as a global leader in the $9-billion non-phthalate plasticizer business with both general purpose and specialty solutions....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Eastman-Acquires-Specialty-Plasticizer-Firm_25454.html March 17, 2010
DSM says it expects to be in a position to announce plans for the commercialization of specific products derived from CO2 feedstocks in the next 12-24 months. “We have sufficient...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/DSM-on-Track-to-Commercialize-Production-of-Resins-Adhesives-and-Coatings-from-CO2_25457.html March 17, 2010
Brazilian trade officials say they are considering suspending patent and intellectual property rights on goods including agricultural chemicals, biotechnology products, and...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/U-S-Brazil-Trade-Rift-Threatens-Patents-on-Agchem-Biotech-Products_25458.html March 17, 2010
A U.S. appeals court judge has ruled that growers may plant Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) sugar beets during this year’s season, rejecting a request by...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Judge-Rules-Growers-Can-Plant-Monsanto-Sugar-Beet_25466.html March 16, 2010
The company's shares are due to be listed from March 29...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Brenntag-to-Launch-IPO-This-Month_25434.html March 15, 2010
Mitsubishi Chemical has upgraded its sales and earnings projections for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. Mitsubishi Chemical expects to record a net profit of ¥11 billion...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Mitsubishi-Chemical-Upgrades-Earnings-and-Sales-Forecasts_25392.html March 15, 2010
Larsen & Toubro (L&T; Mumbai) says it has secured a contract valued at Rs.20350 million ($447 million) from ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd (OMPL; Mangalore, India) for its...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/L-and-T-Wins-Contract-for-Aromatics-Project-in-India_25394.html March 15, 2010
Ineos is in preliminary discussions about the possibility of bringing in joint venture partners for, or selling, some of the company's assets, U.K. press reports say. The reports...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Ineos-in-Preliminary-Partnership-Discussions-with-Mideast-Investors_25396.html March 12, 2010
H.B. Fuller says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement, under which it will acquire all of the shares of adhesives manufacturer Revertex Finewaters (Klang, Malaysia), a joint...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/H-B-Fuller-to-Acquire-Adhesives-Manufacturer-in-Malaysia_25368.html March 12, 2010
Yara International said today that it will not raise its offer for Terra Industries to match or exceed a bid form CF Industries Holdings. Yara agreed last month to buy Terra for...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Yara-International-Will-Not-Raise-Offer-for-Terra-Industries_25370.html March 12, 2010
The company raised its guidance significantly due to rebounding potash demand and improving nitrogen and phosphate margins....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/PotashCorp-Boosts-First-Quarter-Earnings-Outlook_25377.html |
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