Chemical Business Newsbase articles from April 2006

Chemical Business Newsbase archives from April 2006

Alnylam reports Phase I clinical safety data for ALN-RSV01, an RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of RSV infection; results reported at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (Alnylam), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced that the company's lead product candidate, ALN-RSV01, was found to be safe and well tolerated when...

Mangalore Chem net profit up 13% for 2005-2006.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (Mangalore Chem) has registered a profit-after-tax of Rup 252.2 M on sales income of Rup 10.806 bn for 2005-2006 (net profit of Rup 223.1 M on sales...

Hindalco 4Q 2005-2006 net profit up 40%: Recommends Rup 2.20 dividend.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Hindalco Industries Ltd (Hindalco) has recorded a 40% increase in net profit at Rup 6.263 bn on 45% higher net sales at Rup 36.574 bn for 4Q 2005-2006. During 4Q 2005-2006, the company...

Finolex to set up captive power plant at PVC unit.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Finolex Industries Ltd (Finolex) is setting up a 22 MW coal-based captive power plant for its PVC plant at Ratnagiri. The power plant, which is slated for completion by Sep 2007, will...

Suven Life net profit doubles for 2005-2006.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Suven Life Sciences Ltd (Suven Life) has recorded a net profit of Rup 76.4 M on a turnover of Rup 829.3 M for the year ended Mar 2006 (net profit of Rup 38 M on a turnover of Rup 607.7 M...

Hindustan Zinc lowers prices.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Hindustan Zinc has reduced the prices of zinc from Rup 180,300 /tonne to Rup 171,900/tonne. The company had hiked the prices of zinc seven times in Apr 2006.

Tamilnadu Petroproducts: Results for 2005-2006. [1 table in original article].
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Industrial intermediate chemicals manufacturer Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd has incurred a net loss of Rup 50.2 M on net sales (including excise duty) of Rup 2513.3 M for 4Q ended Mar 2006...

Mudureshwar Ceramics: Paste on the boom, expanding capacity.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) The Karnataka-based Murudeshwar Ceramics, which had stopped production of ceramic tiles in 2003-2004 due to high cost of operations and low margins, has restarted production at its ceramic...

Nalco: Results for 4Q 2005-2006. [2 tables in original article].
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) has recorded a net profit-after-tax of Rup 6080.2 M on net sales from operations of Rup 15.3804 bn for 4Q ended Mar 2006 (net profit-after-tax of Rup...

Andhra Sugars: Results for 4Q 2005-2006. [2 tables in original article].
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Andhra Sugars Ltd has reported a net profit of Rup 136.884 M on net sales/income from operations of Rup 1264.377 M for 4Q ended Mar 2006 (net profit of Rup 121.375 M on net sales/income...

Decision to ban sheep dip chemical goes against partnership approach.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - International Pest Control) The (UK) National Farmers Union is disappointed with the UK government's unilateral decision to prohibit the sale of cypermethrin sheep dip in the market. The sheep dip...

WHO calls for halt to provision of single-drug artemisinin malaria pills.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - International Pest Control) Pharmaceutical firms are urged by the World Health Organization to stop the marketing of single-drug artemisinin malaria pills, so as to keep malaria parasites from building...

Preventing fungal infection in oil palm.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - International Pest Control) Plant health technology firm Plant Impact plc has commenced trials to evaluate the effect of its speciality fertilizer products Impaction and Impact Calcium on Ganoderma...

Baculovirus for cotton leafworm control.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - International Pest Control) Andermatt Biocontrol AG has extended its range of baculovirus products with the addition of Littovir, an NPV-product designed to control and manage the Egyptian cotton...

New natural pesticide.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - International Pest Control) Plant health technology company Plant Impact plc has achieved positive results from laboratory and field trials of its new natural pesticide technology, BugOil. Test results...

Astellas Prograf approved to prevent heart transplant rejection.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Astellas Pharma has gained US FDA approval to market Prograf to prevent graft rejection in heart transplant patients.

SigmaKalon acquires new coil coatings division.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) SigmaKalon will purchase German Bollig & Kemper's coil coatings business, including products, coil coatings and related resins technologies, as well as existing customer...

Sartomer opens new Tokyo office.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Speciality chemicals producer Sartomer has inaugurated a technical and sales support centre in Tokyo, Japan. The facility is designed to cater to the needs of chemists and...

DSM upgrades to meet environmental standards.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) A facility improvement project will be carried out by DSM to meet the stringent environmental requirements that will be implemented in the USA and Europe by 2010.

Jotun wins major supply contract in Caspian Sea project.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Jotun Coatings has been commissioned to deliver paint systems to distinct projects at the offshore Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea, under three supply deals valued at...

Trimite acquires new industrial paints division.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Astley Paints Industrial Coatings is a new Trimite division resulting from the integration of the recently purchased industrial paints business of John Astley and Sons...

European Colour restructures UK production operations.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) The Eljon azo pigments line of UK company European Colour Pigments is being moved to Stockport, northwest England, from its base in Woolwich, London. The company is...

Holliday Pigments targets growth in Asia.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Holliday Pigments, a UK based ultramarine blue pigment producer, has inaugurated a new office in China together with its parent company Yule Catto. The company's products...

Barloworld bid for Wattyl still on the table but AEP is out.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) South African company Barloworld has taken the lead in the bid for paint producer Wattyl, as competing buyer Allco Equity Partners has cancelled its A$275 M (EUR 163 M)...

Ashland Composite Polymers adds distributor.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Quimidroga SA has been contracted by Ashland Composite Polymers to market and sell its Maxguard gelcoats, Aropol polyester resins, Derakane epoxy vinyl esters and other...

Merck realigns chemicals business sector.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) German company Merck KGaA will establish a new business division known as Performance and Life Science Chemicals by combining its Life Science and Analytics, and Pigments...

Novamelt and Jowat in USA jv.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) German hot melt and adhesive manufacturer Novamelt has formed a jv with Jowat Corp, with the formal launching of a new production and sales facility in the USA. The jv will...

Columbian Chemicals announces ownership change.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) South Korean based DC Chemical Co and One Equity Partners have acquired USA carbon black maker Columbian Chemicals Co (CCC) from holding company Phelps Dodge Corp. All of...

Empils reforms sales structure for aggressive growth.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Russian decorative coatings producer Empils is targeting a 30% increase in sales for 2006 in the domestic market. This follows the company's recent expansions in the...

Hempel sales up by 12% due to strong marine and protective sales in 2005.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Danish firm Hempel reported a 12% growth in sales to EUR 645.5 M in 2005 against EUR 583. 7 M in 2004. The outcome was bolstered by increased sales in the USA, where the...

Helios grows sales in 2005.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Paint maker Helios reported increased net income in 2005, on higher sales of EUR 229.6 M over EUR 169 M in 2004. However, while the company experienced growth in 2005, the...

Lanxess announces third restructuring package after one year of independence.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) German chemical firm Lanxess reported good results in its first year of independence, but announced further plans to implement cost-saving measures to catch up with its...

Rockwood's surface treatment posts strong year-end results.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Firm demands have boosted the surface treatment business of USA firm Rockwood Specialties, allowing it to implement price hikes and balance rising raw material and energy...

BASF increases SAP, butyl acrylate and acrylic monomers.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) German firm BASF will expand its superabsorbent polymer (SAP) capacity at its precursor acrylic acid facility in Antwerp, Belgium by 2008. The company's SAP is used...

ICI Paints to open second Vietnam plant.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) ICI Paints will build its second paint unit in Vietnam, for an investment of $14 M. The new waterborne decorative paint facility, located at the My Phuoc II Industrial Park...

Sumitomo Chemical breaks ground for third-phase MMA expansion.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Sumitomo Chemical has formally launched the third-phase expansion of its units for methyl methacrylate (MMA) in Singapore on 6 Apr 2006, as part of its strategic growth...

Dow shuts down TDI production train.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) USA based Dow Chemical Co has permanently closed its 130 M lb/y Train 1 toluene diisocyanate (TDI) manufacturing line at Freeport, TX. The company was forced to inactivate...

Ameron's coatings sales pick up and losses down in 1Q 2006.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Better conditions in the marine, offshore and industrial maintenance markets boosted the Performance Coatings and Finishes business of USA firm Ameron at the beginning of...

Dow builds new glycol ethers plant in China.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) USA firm Dow Chemical Co will proceed with the planned construction of a glycol ethers unit at Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu Province, China. The propylene oxide based facility...

Nanocapsules improve Hempel's antifouling performance.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Danish company Hempel has launched its nano capsule technology based antifouling product, Globic NCT. The technology enables users to modify the coating for effective...

Environmentally compatible binder from Bayer.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Bayer MaterialScience has introduced Bayhydrol XP 2592, a new cosolvent-free binder that complies with regulatory standards for volatile organic compound (VOC) levels. The...

Jotun Yemen inaugurated.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Jotun has officially opened its facility for emulsion paint in Yemen on 4 Apr 2006, completing its coverage of the Arabian Peninsula. The unit has a capacity of 10 M litres...

Ciba to develop new anti-microbial compounds for paint.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Switzerland based Ciba Specialty Chemicals is considering the development of a process for marine anti-fouling applications, and produce compounds for use in coatings,...

Sun Chemical launches ink range with low migration.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Japanese inks and pigments major Sun Chemical has introduced a new line of package printing ink products, developed to inhibit or control the chemical migration in the ink...

New surface treatment agent will replace zinc phosphate.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) Japanese company Toyota introduced a new pre-paint vehicle surface treatment agent that features improved properties, particularly relating to environmental suitability,...

BASF expands GBL and NMP capacity at Ludwigshafen.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) The production capacity of BASF's Ludwigshafen site for chemical intermediates N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and y-butyrolactone (GBL) will be expanded in 4Q 2006, bringing NMP...

GE Advanced Ceramics releases new boron nitride spray.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) USA firm GE Advanced Materials' ceramics unit has launched a new boron nitride spray coating grade that is environmentally friendly and features improved performance...

New pigment technology for high-contrast marking from Engelhard.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - European Paint and Resin News) German company Engelhard has made available a new patented pigment technology designed principally for non-aesthetic applications in the plastic packaging and automotive...

Uncertainty for new product of Sanofi-Aventis.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) The market launch of Acomplia (rimonabant) of French company Sanofi-Aventis is fraught with difficulty. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the approval of...

CL Medical develops implants for stress incontinence.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) French company CL Medical in St-Foy-les-Lyon (established in 2002 by an executive employee of Johnson&Johnson) developed a new implant for stress incontinence which has...

Novo Nordisk discontinues production of animal-based insulins.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) Novo Nordisk will discontinue production and sales of animal-based insulin due to falling demand in Great Britain. Animal-based insulin of Novo Nordisk will remain...

Servier launches Ivabradin for angina pectoris.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) Servier launched the new pharmaceutical Procoralan (ivabradin) in Great Britain. The drug is approved for patients with chronic stable angina who do not tolerate beta...

FDA approvals: anidulafungin for candida sepsis and systemic mycosis.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) Pfizer received approval for Eraxis (anifulafungin) for the treatment of candidiasis from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug has been approved to treat...

AstraZeneca withdraws and discontinues development of anticoagulant melagatran/ximelagatran.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) AstraZeneca decided to withdraw the anticoagulant Exanta (melagatran/ximelagatran) and to cease further development due to reports of severe liver damage in the EXTEND...

Natalizumab for multiple sclerosis to become available again under certain conditions.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) Advisors of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously voted in favour to permit the distribution of Tysabri (natalizumab) to the companies Biogen Idex and Elan...

FDA approvals: antidepressant in the form of a plaster.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Die Pharmazeutische Industrie) Somerset Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb received the approval for Emsam (selegilin), a monoaminoxidase (MAO) inhibitor in the form of a transdermal plaster by the...

Japanese pharma considers Eastern promise. [2 figures in original article].
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) An overview of future direction of the Japanese pharmaceutical market. Japanese pharmaceutical producers are under pressure from foreign companies which have greater research and development...

Barr's subsidiary withdraws NDA for Lo Seasonale.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Duramed Pharmaceuticals (Barr subsidiary) has withdrawn a new drug application (NDA) to the FDA for its extended cycle oral contraceptive Lo Seasonale.

Actavis to buy Romania's Sindan.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Actavis is to acquire the Romanian generic pharmaceutical firm Sindan. It is paying $177 M in cash.

Andrx, Takeda file NDA for diabetes drug.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Andrx and Takeda Pharmaceuticals have submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US FDA for a combination product to treat Type 2 diabetes.

Kroger files suit against Sanofi-Aventis, BMS, Apotex over Plavix settlement.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) The grocery retailer Kroger has taken legal action against Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), Sanofi Aventis and Apotex. It alleges that the patent settlement between the three firms for the blood...

Baxter launches authorized generic of Pfizer's Zithromax.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Baxter has launched an approved generic version of Zithromax, an antibiotic marketed by Pfizer.

Pfizer faces more Lipitor lawsuits charging improper marketing.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Pfizer could face lawsuits in a further six US states for alleged irregularities in the marketing of Lipitor. The company has been cited in a federal class action in the state of New Jersey.

GlaxoSmithKline pays states $14 M to settle Paxil dispute.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) GlaxoSmithKline has agreed a settlement of $14 M for allegedly blocking the entry of generic versions of its antidepressant Paxil. It will make payments to states which paid inflated prices...

EPA, Abbott reach agreement on clean air violations.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Abbott Laboratories has reached an agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to settle alleged clean air violations at one of its production plants.

TGA approval, a shot in the arm Ind-Swift.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) The Australian TGA has granted approval to Ind-Swift for its active pharmaceutical ingredients plant. This will help Ind-Swift to break into the New Zealand market.

Dong-A Pharmaceutical steps up R&D efforts.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) The S Korean firm Dong-A Pharmaceutical is increasing its research and development activities. This is to meet rising demand in the biotechnology, health food and environmental sectors.

Tata Group to invest $10 M in Advinus Therapeutics.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) The Tata group is to invest $10 M in Advinus Therapeutics, its joint venture with Rashmi Barbhaiya. Advinus Therapeutics will build a new research facility at Hinjewadi, India.

Akzo's Diosynth plant proves a hard sell.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Organon (Akzo Nobel healthcare division) will close its Diosynth production unit in Scotland by the end of 2006. The firm has been unable to find a buyer.

Arch Pharmalabs to open new R&D centre in India.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Arch Pharmalabs Ltd and Arch Pharmalabs (USA) are to build a new research and development centre at Taloja near Mumbai, India. The facility will also have a pilot manufacturing unit.

Ranbaxy to set up new production units in Mohali's economic zone.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Ranbaxy is set to sign an agreement which will allow it to build several new pharmaceutical production units within the Special Economic Zone in Mohali, India. The zone will have either two...

Andrx announces filing of NDA by Takeda for Actos.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Takeda Global R & D Center Inc. has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US FDA for a combination of its own drug Actos (pioglitazone) with Andrx's extended release metformin. The...

Novartis files hepatitis B drug for approval in China.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Novartis has submitted a request to the Chinese authorities, seeking approval for telbivudine, a treatment for chronic hepatitis B. Telbivudine has completed Phase III trials in China. The...

Univar advances European growth strategy with further expansion in central and eastern Europe.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) The chemical distributor Univar NV has set up two new subsidiaries in E Europe. Univar Czech and Univar Hungary began trading on 1 Feb 2006. They form part of Univar's strategy for growth in...

Cephalon's Provigil receives paediatric exclusivity.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Cephalon has obtained six month exclusivity in the US for its narcolepsy drug Provigil for paediatric usage. This could delay the launch of generic versions until 2012.

FDA approves second drug to prevent influenza A and B.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) The US FDA has given approval for the marketing a Relenza to prevent influenza in children over 5 years and in adults. This is a second influenza drug available as a preventative for...

GlaxoSmithKline, Roche get European approval for Bonviva injection.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) GlaxoSmithKline and roche have obtained European marketing approval for the injection osteoporosis treatment Bonviva (ibandronic acid). The quarterly treatment is the first of its class to...

Cooperation between Applexion, Novasep process and Eurodia Industrie.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Applexion, Novasep Process and Eurodia Industrie have signed an agreement to collaborate on demineralization technology for the sugar industry. This will involve Eurodia's Aqualyzer LCD low...

Morphosys achieves fourth therapeutic milestone in Centocor collaboration: Morphosys and Roche expand therapeutic antibody partnership.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Morphosys has met a fourth milestone in a collaboration with Centocor. It is developing several highly optimized fully-human IgG antibodies. Its HuCal Gold antibody library is being matched...

FDA approves first generic HIV/AIDS capsule for US market.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) The Indian company Aurobindo Pharma has obtained approval from the US FDA to market a generic capsule version of GlaxoSmithKline's HIV/AIDS treatment Retrovir. This is the first generic...

GlaxoSmithKline, Sirna collaborating on new therapeutics.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) GlaxoSmithkline and Sirna Therapeutics are to collaborate on research and development into novel RNA interference based therapeutics for use as respiratory treatments. Sirna will obtain an...

Ono Pharmaceutical, Medarex to collaborate in research on fully human antibody.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Ono Pharmaceutical and Medarex have entered into a collaboration agreement for the development of a fully-human anti-SDF-1 antibody. The partners will share costs and responsibility for...

Tm Bioscience and Luminex extend partnership.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Tm Bioscience Corporation has signed an agreement obtaining rights from Luminex Corporation for the marketing of DNA-based molecular diagnostics based on xMAP technology.

Immunicon and Pfizer extend and expand clinical research and development agreement.
April 30, 2006... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - PharmaChem) Immunicon and Pfizer have extended their collaboration agreement for the development of new reagents to detect antigens on circulating tumour cells. The partners can initiate new clinical...