Chemical Week :: Regions :: Western Europe :: Switzerland http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:11:45 EST Merck Adds to Biotech Center Merck Serono, a unit of Merck KGaA, says it will invest about €300 million ($390 million) to expand production of cetuximab at its Merck Serono Biotech Center (MSBC) at Corsier-sur-Vevey... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/15536.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST BASF Clinches Ciba Acquisition 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... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/15219.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Linde Builds Gases Plants in Hungary and Switzerland 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 follows the... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/15240.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Restructuring and Higher Prices Boost Clariant's Earnings 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/15150.html Tue, 4 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST BASF Holds 66.6% Stake in Ciba 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/15069.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Linde to Build Air Separation Plant in Switzerland 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)... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/14931.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Clariant Says It Will Not Be Broken Up 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 staff on... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/14663.html Tue, 7 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Lonza Offers Cell Culture Medium Lonza says it has entered into a global manufacturing, sales, and distribution agreement with biopharmaceutical company Crucell (Leiden, Netherlands) for Permexcis, a cell culture medium... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/14624.html Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT BASF Publishes Takeover Prospectus for Ciba BASF today published a share offer prospectus for the previously disclosed takeover of Ciba. BASF has set the minimum acceptance threshold to 66.67% of all nominal shares. BASF has made a cash... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/14538.html Wed, 1 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT EFCG Proposes Certification for Pharma Excipients The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG; Brussels) and the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of Europe (IPEC Europe; Brussels) say they have developed a proposal for a... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/14536.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT