KSB Group: Growth in order intake with sales revenue stable

05-Nov-2010 - Despite continuing economic risks, the global economy showed a clear upward trend in the third quarter of 2010. Companies outside Europe in particular started making investments on a larger scale again which they had put off during the economic crisis. The mechanical engineering sector in Europe, ...

Dürr achieves positive after-tax result in the third quarter

Strong recovery in machinery business

04-Nov-2010 - The third quarter was by far the strongest part of the year so far for the Dürr Group. At € 336.6 million, sales revenues were up 17% on the second quarter of 2010 and up 39% on the third quarter of 2009. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose more than proportionally to € 13.2 million in ...

Pfeiffer Vacuum: Q3 the best quarter in the company’s history

Pfeiffer Vacuum announces results for the first nine months of 2010

04-Nov-2010 - Pfeiffer Vacuum closed the month of September with the best quarter ever in its corporate history. This also produced above-average developments for the first nine months. All metrics posted significant, double-digit growth rates. Pfeiffer Vacuum Chief Executive Officer Manfred Bender had this ...

KSB Group: Growth in orders outside Europe

19-Aug-2010 - KSB reported renewed demand for standard pumps and valves in the first half of 2010. As anticipated, a reduction in large orders was recorded in the project business with its high proportion of customised products. Total order intake reached € 1,003.0 million by the end of June, while sales ...

Stable Growth at Analytik Jena after Nine Months

Operating earnings below expectations

13-Aug-2010 - With sales of EUR 59.6 m, Analytik Jena AG has achieved an important milestone towards being able to close the current financial year with record sales once again. This was announced by the analytical measuring technology manufacturer at the presentation of its nine-month figures. Analytik Jena ...

BASF increases prices on Zetag, Magnafloc and Alcomer product ranges

17-May-2010 - BASF increases prices globally for the following product ranges: - Zetag and Magnafloc flocculants in the range of 8-11% - Zetag and Magnafloc coagulants in the range of 20-30% - Alcomer oilfield chemicals in the range of 10-15% The price adjustment reflects the restricted access to key raw ...

Wacker Delivers Strong Sales and Earnings Growth in Q1 2010 Amid High Demand

30-Apr-2010 - Wacker Chemie AG has boosted its sales and earnings in the first quarter of 2010 amid strong customer demand. Q1 2010 sales at the Munich-based chemicals Group climbed 22 percent to €1,067.0 million (Q1 2009: €872.5 million) – chiefly due to volume growth. In contrast, sales performance was held ...

Song receives ACS's Henry H. Storch Award in Fuel Chemistry

29-Apr-2010 - Chunshan Song, Distinguished Professor of fuel science and director of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Energy Institute, Penn State, received the Henry H. Storch Award in Fuel Chemistry. The award in recognized Song's outstanding contributions to fuel science, especially in clean ...

IMS Forecasts Global Pharmaceutical Market Growth of 5-8% Annually through 2014

Peak years of patent expiries shift growth toward generics

23-Apr-2010 - IMS Health reported that the size of the global market for pharmaceuticals is expected to grow nearly $300 billion (ex manufacturer prices) over the next five years, reaching $1.1 trillion in 2014. The 5 - 8 percent compound annual growth rate during this period reflects the impact of leading ...

Cell phones that protect against deadly chemicals? Why not?

Crowdsourcing cell phones to detect chemicals

15-Apr-2010 - Do you carry a cell phone? Today, chances are it's called a "smartphone" and it came with a three-to-five megapixel lens built-in—not to mention an MP3 player, GPS or even a bar code scanner. This 'Swiss-Army-knife' trend represents the natural progression of technology—as chips become ...