02-Aug-2010

In a further improving business environment, BASF has achieved a leap in earnings. The recent portfolio measures are paying off and the earnings strength of the chemicals business has improved sustainably. And BASF is continuing to actively shape its business further and is laying the foundation ...

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MaterialScience leaves the crisis behind

30-Jul-2010

The Bayer Group once again achieved gains in sales and earnings in the second quarter of 2010. “MaterialScience has left the crisis behind and saw business expand more strongly than expected. Volumes have returned to the pre-crisis level,” explained Management Board Chairman Werner Wenning on ...

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Merck Chemicals now comprises two new divisions: Merck Millipore and Performance Materials

16-Jul-2010

Merck KGaA announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Millipore Corporation, a leading Life Science company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, for an aggregate purchase price including debt and cash of approximately EUR 5.2 billion (US$ 7.0 billion). Merck agreed to acquire ...

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15-Jul-2010

Orica announced the appointment of Mr Lim Chee Onn and Mr Ian Cockerill as non-executive directors effective 12 July 2010. Mr Lim, a Singapore resident, is currently Chairman, Singbridge International Singapore Pte Ltd. He was the Executive Chairman, Keppel Corporation Ltd from 1 January 2001 ...

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30-Jun-2010

A new IChemE office in Shanghai is open for business following the successful application to local government for a wholly owned foreign enterprise (WOFE) business licence. The office will primarily be used to serve the growing IChemE member base in China and forge stronger links with Chinese ...

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Max Planck Society has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pohang University of Science and Technology

25-Jun-2010

The two Max Planck Centers will be devoted to "Attosecond Science" and "Complex Phase Materials". Postech and Max Planck scientists have already been cooperating in both fields and will intensify the exchange of know-how and staff, jointly training junior scientists within the framework of the ...

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Focus on the latest developments in use of Boron Reagents and Organometallic Compounds in Organic Synthesis

23-Jun-2010

From June 15 – 16, the 6th international BASF Boron Conference took place in Ludwigshafen. As in the years before, more than 100 participants from industry and academia attended the meeting to discuss current trends and new applications of boron compounds in fine chemistry. The increasing ...

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17-Jun-2010

As a result of the continued positive business development in April and May, Dräger is expecting its business to progress better than previously anticipated for the full year 2010, driven by a good order situation and the strong development of net sales, especially in the regions Asia-Pacific and ...

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14-Jun-2010

Brenntag AG will join the MDAX index of Deutsche Börse, effective 21 June 2010. This was announced by Deutsche Börse AG. The entry was facilitated by the Fast-Entry-Rule which allows for a change in indices ahead of schedule. The MDAX index includes the 50 largest stock-listed companies that ...

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03-Jun-2010

DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group of Royal DSM N.V., announces that it has completed the acquisition of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation's (MCC) Novamid® polyamide business in exchange for DSM's Xantar® polycarbonate business. In February 2010 both companies signed the contracts for the ...

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