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February 23, 2009
Clariant announced a widening of its net losses and a decrease in sales for the fourth quarter of 2008, and says it will launch a program to raise profitability and competitiveness to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Clariants-Net-Losses-Widen-More-Job-Cuts-Are-Likely_17159.html February 19, 2009
LyondellBasell’s says its European operations missed a bond interest payment earlier this week, but the company has a 30-day grace period before it falls into default. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/LyondellBasells-European-Unit-Misses-Interest-Payment_17120.html February 17, 2009
Order intakes reached a "record low level" toward the end of 2008....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Clariant-Posts-a-Big-Fourth-Quarter-Net-Loss-Will-Very-Likely-Cut-More-Jobs_17075.html February 9, 2009
Clariant says it will reduce its headcount by 1,000 or 5% of its total workforce, under a recently announced savings plan. The move aims mainly to reduce costs in sales and general...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Clariant-to-Cut-1000-Jobs-as-Revenues-Decline_16895.html February 4, 2009
The move forms part of a reorganization of the company's performance products segment in anticipation of the integration of Ciba Specialty Chemicals....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/BASF-Considers-Divesting-Its-Leather-and-Textile-Chemicals-Business_16828.html January 30, 2009
Bachem, CiVentiChem and Wuxi AppTech are all making significant capital investments, the companies said at the Informex expo in San Francisco this week. The investments, which are...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Bachem-CiVentiChem-and-Wuxi-AppTech-Investing-in-Expansions_16761.html January 27, 2009
Lonza has recorded a 39% rise net profits to SF419 million ($371 million) for 2008, compared to the pervious fiscal, and sales increased by 2.3% to SF2.9 billion. The performance...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Lonza-2008-Profits-Rise_16699.html January 26, 2009
Marketing strategy should be an important component of any business even during a recession, says Phil Allen, president of GEMS Europe (Zug, Switzerland). Allen outlined his thoughts...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Proper-Approach-to-Marketing-Crucial-in-Recession-Expert-Says_16681.html January 21, 2009
A recent study by marketing strategy group GEMS Europe (Zug, Switzerland) has identified that only 26% of chemical companies have a fully effective strategic marketing program. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/SURVEY-Only-26-percent-of-Chemical-Companies-Have-Effective-Marketing-Strategy_15687.html January 20, 2009
Lonza and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Petah Tikva, Israel) say they have agreed to establish a joint venture to develop, manufacture and market a portfolio of biosimilars. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Lonza-Teva-to-Form-Biosimilars-JV_16545.html December 30, 2008
The business will form part of Altana's BYK subsidiary....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Altana-Completes-Acquisition-of-Wax-Additives-Business-from-Clariant_16121.html December 19, 2008
Contract fine chemical and pharmaceutical producer Helsinn (Lugano, Switzerland) says the Irish Medicines Board, a regulatory body, has granted Helsinn’s Birex Pharmaceuticals...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Helsinn-Gains-Pharma-License_16031.html December 15, 2008
Ems-Chemie will extend the annual holiday shutdown at its Domat, Switzerland plant until January 16, 2009 and introduce short-work time for about 600 employees. “A lack of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Ems-Chemie-Extends-Holiday-Break_15875.html November 11, 2008
BASF says it holds at least 68.1% of the share capital of Ciba Specialty Chemicals following BASF’s recently announced SF50/share public offer for Ciba. The offer period ended...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/BASF-Clinches-Ciba-Acquisition_15219.html November 10, 2008
Linde says it will invest about €26 million ($34 million) to build an air separation unit at BorsodChem’s (Kazincbarcika, Hungary) site at Kazincbarcika. The investment...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Linde-Builds-Gases-Plants-in-Hungary-and-Switzerland_15240.html November 4, 2008
Volume growth is challenged by weaker demand. The company is confident of riding out the credit crisis....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Restructuring-and-Higher-Prices-Boost-Clariants-Earnings_15150.html October 29, 2008
BASF says that with the end of the previously announced tender offer for Ciba Specialty Chemicals on October 28, the company now holds 66.6% of the share capital and voting rights of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/BASF-Holds-66-6-percent-Stake-in-Ciba_15069.html October 23, 2008
Linde says its Swiss subsidiary PanGas (Dagmersellen) plans to build a new air separation plant at Muttenz, Switzerland, with an investment of about €44 million ($57 million). The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Linde-to-Build-Air-Separation-Plant-in-Switzerland_14931.html October 8, 2008
Clariant dismissed a recent report in Sonntag, a Swiss Sunday newspaper, that it will be broken up under the new CEO Hariolf Kottmann, who took the helm on October 1st. Kottmann told...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Clariant-Says-It-Will-Not-Be-Broken-Up_14663.html October 3, 2008
Lonza says it has entered into a global manufacturing, sales, and distribution agreement with biopharmaceutical company Crucell (Leiden, Netherlands) for Permexcis, a cell culture...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Lonza-Offers-Cell-Culture-Medium_14624.html |
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