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Borealis Returns to Profit in the Fourth Quarter; Full-Year Results Drop

6:32 AM EDT | March 18, 2010 | Kerri Walsh

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 €11 million, compared to a €199-million loss. Higher profits were a...

Teva to Acquire Ratiopharm for $4.9 Billion

12:44 AM EDT | March 19, 2010 | Deepti Ramesh

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 (Ulm, Germany), the second largest generics producer in Germany and the sixth...

TPC Seeks Credit Amendments to Allow Use of Tax Refund

China to Become Third-Largest Pharmaceutical Market in 2011

Bayer CropScience Expands Collaboration with Australian Research Agency

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DuPont to Expand Plant Genetics Research

2:32 AM EDT | March 19, 2010 | Deepti Ramesh

DuPont says it will invest $40 million to expand its plant genetics research to help farmers increase agricultural productivity. DuPont says its Pioneer Hi-Bred business will expand its presence at Johnston, IA, with...

Asia/Pacific

Showa Denko Completes Construction of Carbon Nanotube Plant

1:45 AM EDT | March 19, 2010 | Deepti Ramesh

Showa Denko says it has completed construction of a previously announced 400-m.t./year carbon nanotube plant at the company’s Oita, Japan complex. This is the world’s largest carbon nanotube production facility, Showa Denko says. The plant will...

Mideast/Africa

OCP and Jacobs Form Engineering Joint Venture

10:24 AM EDT | March 16, 2010 | Natasha Alperowicz

Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP; Casablanca), the global leader in phosphate rock and derivatives market, and Jacobs Engineering have formed an equally owned joint venture, Jacobs Engineering SA (JESA). JESA will provide engineering, project management...

Viewpoint

Innovate or Die...

1:59 AM EST | March 15, 2010 | Robert Westervelt

The Society of Chemical Industry (American Section) last week awarded the SCI Chemical Industry Medal to Michael Campbell, chairman and CEO of Arch Chemicals. In accepting the award, Campbell reflected on innovation as a driver of growth and success...

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