Chemical Business Newsbase articles from November 2001

Chemical Business Newsbase archives from November 2001

EUROPEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SERVICE NEWSLET: Summary of Community decision on marketing authorisations in respect of medicinal products from 15 Oct to 15 Nov 2001. [4 tables].
November 30, 2001... A table gives details of marketing authorisations granted under Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/92 during the period 15 Oct-15 Nov 2001. Marketing authorisations under Article 34 of the same Regulation and modifications to marketing...

EUROPEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SERVICE NEWSLET: Prior notification of a concentration: Case COMP/M.2653: Voest-Alpine/Polynorm.
November 30, 2001... The intention of Voest-Alpine Stahl AG to acquire automobile component manufacturer, Polynorm, via a public bid was notified to the European Commission on 21 Nov 2001. The Commission believes that the deal may be within the scope of...

EUROPEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SERVICE NEWSLET: European Commission Directive 2001/103/EC amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) as an active substance. [1 table].
November 30, 2001... Adopted on 28 Nov 2001. Following a review of the dossier presented in support of the use of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) in crop protection products by the Scientific Committee for Plants, the European Commission has included the...

NACHRICHTEN FUER AUSSENHANDEL: Chemical industry in Italy. Chemical industry records falling production. Recovery unlikely before the end of 2002. Cosmetics industry develops against the trend.
November 30, 2001... Production by the chemical industry in Italy is predicted to fall by 0.5% to around EUR 37.6 bn in 2001 according to Italian Chemical Industry Association Federchimica. However output of cosmetics is predicted to rise by 6% in 2001 and by 5%...

NACHRICHTEN FUER AUSSENHANDEL: Chemical industry in Russia. Akzo Nobel starts paint production.
November 30, 2001... Dutch Akzo Nobel Group plans to start operations in a new paint production facility in Balaschicha (suburb of Moscow) in Feb 2002 together with Russian petrochemicals company AO Roschimneft. The facility represents an investment of ca $15 M....

FEDERAL REGISTER: Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa: Institution of antidumping investigations and scheduling of preliminary phase investigations.
November 30, 2001... The US International Trade Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping investigations to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the US...

PRESS RELEASE: Abbott Laboratories acquires control of Vysis Inc.
November 30, 2001... Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) has acquired control of Vysis Inc. Abbott's cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding common stock of Vysis expired as scheduled at midnight, New York City time, on 29 Nov 2001. The tender offer has not...

PRESS RELEASE: Levy and Levy PC announces class action filed against XOMA Ltd.
November 30, 2001... A class action complaint has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California and seeks damages for violations of federal securities laws on behalf of all investors who bought XOMA Ltd stock between 24 May 2001 and...

PRESS RELEASE: West Pharmaceutical Services Inc completes sale of contract packaging unit.
November 30, 2001... West Pharmaceutical Services Inc completed the previously announced sale of all of the assets of its contract manufacturing and packaging business, located in Lakewood, NJ, to DPT Lakewood Inc, an affiliate of DPT Laboratories Ltd, and DFB...

PRESS RELEASE: Henkel: Sale of Cognis successfully completed.
November 30, 2001... The Henkel Group has successfully completed the sale and transfer of ownership of its independent chemicals business Cognis on 30 Nov 2001 as planned. The transaction is based on an enterprise value of EUR 2.5 bn. The purchaser is the...

PRESS RELEASE: Henkel completes sale of stake in Henkel-Ecolab.
November 30, 2001... The Henkel Group completed the sale of its 50% stake in the Henkel-Ecolab joint venture to Ecolab Inc. Since 1991, Henkel-Ecolab has successfully operated as a joint venture of the two partners in the European Industrial and Institutional...

PRESS RELEASE: Porex introduces fibre components.
November 30, 2001... Porex Porous Products Group (Porex) introduces Porex Fiber Components. The new thermally bonded, oriented fibre components are uniquely suited to a wide variety of applications including applicators, filters with chemical functionality,...

PRESS RELEASE: Cambrex announces new organization to improve strategic focus on life sciences.
November 30, 2001... Cambrex Corp announced a plan to realign its businesses in recognition of the company's strategic emphasis on the growing opportunities in the life sciences industry. Effective 1 Jan 2002, the operating units that primarily produce speciality...

PRESS RELEASE: KoSa and Sabanci announce restructuring of SAKOSA joint venture.
November 30, 2001... KoSa and Sabanci announced they would restructure their SAKOSA tyre cord joint venture in Izmit, Turkey. Sabanci will take 100% ownership of the company, increasing its stake from the current level of 50%. The transaction is scheduled to...

PRESS RELEASE: Titan wheels and tyres to be available through any CNH dealer.
November 30, 2001... As a result of the participation of Titan Tire Corp (Titan), a subsidiary of Titan International Inc, in the 2001 CNH Dealer Business Meeting and Trade Fair in St Louis, MO, CNH announced that the complete line of Titan wheels and tyres will...

PRESS RELEASE: Osteotech patents declared valid at GenSci trial; GenSci found to infringe both patents.
November 30, 2001... Osteotech Inc announced that at the conclusion of the liability phase of the trial being conducted in the US District Court for the Central District of California, the jury returned a verdict that Osteotech's US Patent Nos 5,290,558 (the "...

PRESS RELEASE: Biopure announces additional financing for South Carolina manufacturing facility.
November 30, 2001... Biopure Corp signed an amended letter of intent with Sumter Realty Group LLC that increases the real estate developer's financing commitment for Biopure's proposed pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Sumter, SC. Construction of the new...

PRESS RELEASE: Air Products implementing North American packaged gas price increase.
November 30, 2001... Effective 1 Jan 2002, Air Products and Chemicals Inc will increase pricing on industrial, speciality, medical and hydrocarbon-based packaged gases by a minimum of 5%. These pricing initiatives are necessary to address increasing labour,...

PRESS RELEASE: Air Products raising liquid/bulk product pricing in North America; also putting MSCs to schedule and instituting drop charge.
November 30, 2001... Effective 1 Jan 2002, Air Products and Chemicals Inc will increase schedule pricing on liquid/bulk oxygen, nitrogen, argon and hydrogen by 8%. The company will also continue to put monthly service charges (MSCs)-- associated with costs...

PRESS RELEASE: Solutia announces new strategic initiatives for the North American automotive market.
November 30, 2001... Solutia Inc announced three new strategic initiatives for the North American automotive market. Solutia is aligning itself with laminator partners that are market and technology leaders, and are creating value for their customers and the end...

PLASTICS NEWS: Owens-Illinois to combine blow moulding units.
November 30, 2001... US blow-moulding company Owens-Illinois Inc, which is reorganizing its plastics and glass businesses, has announced the merger of its polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene container operations. It will no longer use the Continental PET...

PLASTICS NEWS: Former owner takes back Utah bottle plant.
November 30, 2001... On 4 Oct 2001 the local County Sheriff's Office ruled that blow-moulding company Plasnetics USA Inc should be evicted from its factory in Salt Lake City, UT for failing to pay rent for 2 months. The company has also defaulted on payments to...

DAGENS INDUSTRI: Approval for Astra Zeneca's migraine spray.
November 30, 2001... The Swedish pharmaceuticals authority Lakemedelsverket has approved Astra Zeneca's migraine spray Zomig Nasal (zolmitriptan). The spray is said to have a significant effect within 15 minutes, which is noticeably quicker than with tablets.

DAGENS INDUSTRI: Sapa hopes for Volvo order.
November 30, 2001... Sapa has described its project for developing hydro-formed aluminium body frame components (profiles) for Volvo's 'person carriers' as extremely important. The project, which the company has been carrying on for some time, will give Sapa the...

DAGENS NAERINGSLIV: New Volvo contract for Raufoss.
November 30, 2001... Raufoss has been awarded a 3-year contract to supply brake pipe couplings worth NKR 250 M to Volvo Global Trucks. This contract opens the way for a global expansion of Raufoss's involvement with Volvo Global Trucks, therefore presenting major...

CHEMICALS PURCHASE (INDIA): Aurobindo Pharma: Chemical giant with strong presence in 70 countries.
November 30, 2001... The manufacturer of semi-synthetic pencillin bulk actives and sterile products in India, Aurobindo Pharma registered total sales of Rup 7399 M during 1999-2000. Aurobindo Pharma's well-established marketing network, which includes sales...

CHEMICALS PURCHASE (INDIA): ICI India: The market leader in rubber chemicals.
November 30, 2001... Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) India, a market leader in rubber chemicals, also produces paints, speciality chemicals, catalysts, nitrocellulose, pharmaceuticals and adhesives. In 1993, ICI India undertook major restructuring exercises...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Import licence fee for individual drugs hiked.
November 30, 2001... The Government of India has introduced provisions in the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules by making registration of manufacturing premises of foreign and individual drug manufactures compulsory. Further, the Government has increased the import...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Single window clearance system for biotech likely by 2002.
November 30, 2001... The Government of India, based on the recommendations made in the Vision Document of the Department of Biotechnology, is expected to set up a single-window clearance system for biotech by 2002. With this, the procedures of clinical trials;...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Medicine Shoppe to set up 150 stores by 2002 end.
November 30, 2001... Medicine Shoppe, the international pharmacy chain, proposes to set up 150 retail outlets by 2002. Initially, the outlets will be based in Western India and gradually expanded across the country. Medicine Shoppe has set a target of 500 outlets...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): HB vaccine: AP may revert to local sourcing.
November 30, 2001... The Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) is likely to source hepatitis-B (HB) vaccine from local biotech firms like Shantha Biotech. Earlier, the Government had asked UNICEF to procure vaccines from companies with WHO certification rather than...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Cipla weighs biotechnology sector foray.
November 30, 2001... Cipla is negotiating with prospective partners for a joint venture to launch its entire range of products in the biotechnology segment. The company is also keen on taking up genetic engineering and stem cell research. Cipla has also decided...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Zydus Cadila to bombard market with new drugs.
November 30, 2001... Zydus Cadila Healthcare has proposed to launch nine new drugs and has started registering these drugs in the global non-regulated markets. The proposed launches include Zyquin (gatifloxacin), the latest generation of fluoroquinolone...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Zydus Cadila to enter digestive segment.
November 30, 2001... Zydus Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila), as part of its plan to focus on the OTC products, will foray into the digestive segment by introducing a new digestive product in the tablet or capsules form by Mar 2002. The company, in its survey saw...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Bal Pharma buys injectibles company in SA.
November 30, 2001... Bangalore-based Bal Pharma has acquired a injectibles manufacturing unit in Johannesburg, South Africa (SA), approved by the South African Medical Council. The company is expected to introduce a range of products including antibiotics in the...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Aurobindo Pharma to revamp production lines for Rup 750 M.
November 30, 2001... The Rup 10 bn bulk drug manufacturer, Aurobindo Pharma, is restructuring its plants by Dec 2001-Jan 2002, in a phased manner, with an investment of Rup 750 M. As part of its restructuring plan, which would increase the overall capacity by...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Ranbaxy to launch anti-bacterial drug in the US before end of 2001.
November 30, 2001... The Rup 17.42 bn Ranbaxy Laboratories is set to introduce its off-patent version of an anti-bacterial drug, cefuroxime axetil, in the US before the end of 2001. In spite of the patent infringement suit pending, the company intends to launch...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Ranbaxy's antiinfective drug may hit US by 2004.
November 30, 2001... Ranbaxy Laboratories (Ranbaxy) is likely to launch its first branded prescription drug in the antiinfective segment by 2004 in the US. The company is yet to decide on its marketing strategy. The drug, which could be ofloxacin, is expected to...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): Cadila lines up India's first Biotech based thrombolytic.
November 30, 2001... The Rup 5 bn, Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Cadila) is likely to launch the first biotechnology-based, indigenously manufactured thrombolytic - STPase (streptokinase). The product, produced with an investment of Rup 30 M, is a...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): New products and packings: Indi Pharma introduces Expectus and Glix-M.
November 30, 2001... Mumbai-based Indi Pharma Pvt Ltd has launched Expectus, a bronchodilator syrup, containing salbutamol sulfate 2 mg, ambroxol 30 mg, guaiphenesin 100 mg and menthol 1 mg. Expectus, priced at Rup 32/100 ml syrup, is recommended for productive...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): New products and packings: Flomex eye drops from Cipla.
November 30, 2001... Cipla Ltd has released an antiallergic ophthalmic preparation in the form of eye drops, Flomex, indicated for corticosteroid responsive inflammation of palpetral and bulbar conjuctiva, cornea and anterior segment of the globe. Each 5 ml of...

EASTERN PHARMACIST (INDIA): New product and packings: Trical-M - A new introduction.
November 30, 2001... Sigma Laboratories Pvt Ltd has introduced Trical-M tablet containing 1250 mg of calcium carbonate equivalent to 500 mg of elemental calcium 500 mg, 250 iu of vitamin D3; 40 mg of magnesium, 1.8 mg of manganese, 7.5 mg of zinc, and 1 mg of...

PLASTICS AND RUBBER WEEKLY: Euroresins distributor for DSM.
November 30, 2001... Euroresins UK of Ellesmere Port, UK is to be the distributor of DSM's range of polymeric plasticisers.

PLASTICS AND RUBBER WEEKLY: Curtis makes Impact with colour masterbatch buy.
November 30, 2001... Impact Colours, the masterbatch division of ICO Polymers, is to be bought by Curtis Plastics, which is to move its own masterbatch operation to Impact's site in Northamptonshire, UK. Impact Colours has a turnover of # 2.5 M/y aimed mainly at...

PLASTICS AND RUBBER WEEKLY: New flame retardant PC/ABS from GE Plastics.
November 30, 2001... GE Plastics PC/ABS has introduced Cycoloy C2951, an eco friendly flame retardant polycarbonate/ABS blend that meets the requirements of European eco-labelling agencies.

PLASTICS AND RUBBER WEEKLY: US: UOP technology to be incorporated in DuPont process.
November 30, 2001... DuPont's NG-3 PET resin process is to incorporate UOP's solid state polymerisation technology. The DuPont process is claimed to be the first of its kind specifically designed for packaging resin.

THE INDEPENDENT: Race to stop drug firms patenting African plant that helps Aids victims.
November 30, 2001... An alliance of South African scientists and traditional healers is trying to spread information about an indigenous plant which can help people infected with HIV, before the pharmaceutical industry markets it in expensive drug form....

THE INDEPENDENT: Wellcome breaks historic link by selling #1.78 bn Glaxo stake.
November 30, 2001... The Wellcome Trust, the largest medical research charity, made an historic break with its past on 29 Nov 2001 by selling the bulk of its remaining stake in GlaxoSmithKline for #1.78 bn. The trust, which distributes #600 M/y to fund scientific...

LA TRIBUNE DESFOSSES: Procter & Gamble results for three months Jul-Sep 2001. [1 table].
November 30, 2001... Procter & Gamble recorded 2% decreased turnover of $9.766 bn for the three months Jul-Sep 2001 compared to turnover of $9.969 bn for Jul-Sep 2000. The table lists turnover, net profit and profit per share for Jul-Sep 2001 and Jul-Sep 2000....

MINERALS AND METALS REVIEW: Grasim's cement division: Building up brick by brick. [2 tables].
November 30, 2001... Grasim Industries Ltd (Grasim), in spite of being a late entrant to the cement business in India, has recorded a sales volumes of 2.22 M tonnes in the ordinary Portland cement category realising Rup 4.43 M in the process. The company enjoys a...

Processing: Experts examine MTBE global demand prospects. [1 figure].
November 30, 2001... Global demand for MTBE is expected to reach over 520,000 bbls/day in 2001, registering an average growth of more than 10% since 1992, according to DeWitt & Co. DeWitt says that the MTBE ban will not push through in Jan 2003 as planned. There...

Processing: Methanol industry's critical drivers. [1 figure].
November 30, 2001... Conditions in 2000 in which supply far outdistanced demand and escalating energy prices have forced methanol players to idle plants and reduce capacity. The only new capacity due until 2004 is a 400,000 tons methanol facility in Argentina...

Processing: Process for 'green' methanol and hydrogen.
November 30, 2001... Technology Convergence Inc has come up with a new methanol technology that taps water electrolysis, partial oxidation and methanol synthesis to create a cost effective and more environment friendly operating facility. Green Methanol cuts...

Processing: Chevron signs contract with VECO.
November 30, 2001... VECO has been awarded an engineering alliance with Chevron Products Co covering engineering services for the latter's 42 product terminals. The multi-million dollar pact covers a period of three years.

Processing: Contech to upgrade plant controls.
November 30, 2001... Contech Control Services is upgrading the distributed control systems of a BAPP plastics plant owned by ExxonMobil under a turnkey contract. The contract covers engineering, procurement, construction and online commissioning services for the...

Processing: Foster Wheeler to supply FEED to Esso.
November 30, 2001... ExxonMobil's affiliate, Esso Raffinage SAF, has commissioned Foster Wheeler France SA for front-end engineering design (FEED) of a big part of the $220 M PJ21 refinery project in Normandy, France. The project, which is located at the Port...

Processing: Foster Wheeler Energy has contract in Sweden.
November 30, 2001... Preem Raffinaderi AB has awarded an engineering and procurement contract to Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd (FWEL) for a $34 M isomerization revamp project located at its refinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. The debottlenecking covers the addition of a...

Processing: OPC has started new PP facility.
November 30, 2001... Oriental Petrochemicals Co (OPC) has started operation of its new Unipol polypropylene (PP) plant in the industrial zone of Gulf of Suez in Sokhna, Egypt. The lead contractor for the 120,000 tonne/y plant was Toyo Engineering Corp.

Processing: Ruhr Oel starts new low sulfur gas unit.
November 30, 2001... The new low sulfur FCC gasoline desulfurization unit of Ruhr Oel GmbH in Gelsenkirchen,Germany, has commenced operation. The plant, which is designed to yield product with 10 ppm of sulfur or less, utilises Axens technology in producing...

Processing: Sasol and QP sign contract with FWEL.
November 30, 2001... Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd (FWEL) has been commissioned by Sasol and Qatar Petroleum (QP) for front-end engineering and design (FEED) of an $800 M gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. FWEL will be responsible for...

Processing: Technip to expand LNG facility in Qatar.
November 30, 2001... Qatar Liquified Gas Co (QATARGAS) has forged a EUR 100 M engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the joint venture of Technip and Chiyoda. The deal will expand the liquified natural gas (LNG) facility in Ras Laffan,...

Processing: Sinopec signs contract with Foster Wheeler.
November 30, 2001... Foster Wheelr Ltd has been commissioned by Sinopec International and its refining arm, Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Co, for the design and supply of two 410 ton/hour circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boilers under a $25 M contract. The...

Processing: Aspen Technology installs production control solution at BASF's steam cracker plant.
November 30, 2001... BASF's steam cracker plant in Antwerp, Belgium has been equipped with a production control solution from Aspen Technology Inc of Cambridge, MA. The upgrade of the 730,000 ton/y ethylene plant is claimed to result in higher plant capacity and...

Processing: BASF Petronas outsources support maintenance.
November 30, 2001... BASF Petronas Chemicals Sdn Bhd (BPC) has awarded Emerson Process Management's Performance Solutions unit a $5 M contract to maintain the instrumentation and process controls of its new chemical manufacturing plants in Kuantan, Malaysia, for...

Processing: Chiyoda to install new equipment.
November 30, 2001... Chiyoda Corp has chosen Callidus Technologies LLC of Tulsa, OK, to design and provide a multipoint, high-pressure ground flare system. The new equipment will be used by Chiyoda for the expansion project of Petroleos de Venzuela's Puerto La...

Processing: Mitsui Chemicals forges a deal with Cargill Dow for the development of PLA in the global market.
November 30, 2001... Mitsui Chemicals Inc has forged a deal with Cargill Dow LLC to expedite the development of polylactide acid (PLA) in the world market. The deal calls for both firms to exchange intellectual property and technical information relating to PLA...

Processing: Jacobs Engineering Nederland BV earns an engineering contract from Dow Chemical.
November 30, 2001... Dow Chemical has appointed Jacobs Engineering Nederland BV to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services in Europe. Other projects being undertaken include one at the Dow site in Portugal, four at Terneuzen, the...

Processing: Peter Brotherhood obtains a contract to supply reciprocating compressors to the Mossgas refinery.
November 30, 2001... Peter Brotherhood Ltd of Peterborough, UK has earned a #0.5 M contract to provide two reciprocating compressors to the Mossgas refinery in Mossel Bay, South Africa. The compressors will be transported as two self-contained, skid-mounted...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Bristol-Myers Squibb with new pharmaceuticals.
November 30, 2001... Pharmaceuticals company Bristol-Myers Squibb Co intends to file for worldwide approval for 5 potential blockbuster pharmaceuticals in 2002. The company is optimistic to launch 3 potential blockbusters/y from its own research pipeline....

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Merck restructures.
November 30, 2001... German Merck Produkte-Vertriebsgesellschaft & Co in Darmstadt has been renamed Merck Selbstmedikation GmbH on 1 Nov 2001 in the framework of restructuring and expansion of the domestic and international self-medication market. Merck...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Novartis invests in research centre.
November 30, 2001... Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG in Basel will invest $122 M in a research centre in Singapore over the next few years. The centre will research tropical diseases and will employ around 70 researchers by 2002. The project will...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Company profile. Patheon Inc in Rome (Italy). [7 tables].
November 30, 2001... Patheon Inc is headquartered in Mississauga, ON in Canada and is a leading contract manufacturer of speciality pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company operates 6 production facilities in Canada as well as a European headquarter in Rome and...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: People's Republic of China. Restructuring of the health service. Situation in the pharmaceuticals industry. Measures to restrict cost explosion.
November 30, 2001... The medical system in the People's Republic of China is changing. Treatment that used to be free will now have to be partially paid for by patients and this is expected to affect the sale of pharmaceuticals. A list published in mid-2000 aims...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: People's Republic of China. Restructuring of the health service. Situation in the pharmaceuticals industry. Multinational companies gain in importance.
November 30, 2001... The pharmaceuticals industry in the People's Republic of China is growing in double-digit figures. Overcapacities exist for certain products, few patents are owned by domestic manufacturers, and the market is characterised by intense...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Allergan to build research centre in France.
November 30, 2001... US company Allergan decided to build its European research centre in Mougins in France. The company specialises in opthalmic products. Allergan plans to invest EUR 6.8 M in the centre with is scheduled to start operations in Feb 2002. The...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Deltagen to build research centre in France.
November 30, 2001... US biotechnology company Deltagen plans to build a European research and development centre in Illkirch (near Strasburg) in France. The centre will have around 100 employees and is scheduled to come on stream in 2003. Deltagen has been...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Cider Sante sells Laboratoires Belamont.
November 30, 2001... French company Cider Sante specialises in providing services to the pharmaceuticals industry. The company recently sold its pharmaceuticals subsidiary Laboratoires Belamont for EUR 2.82 M to US Mundipharma Group. Laboratoires Belamont...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Sales agreement between BioMerieux-Pierre-Fabre/Eli Lilly.
November 30, 2001... Independent French pharmaceuticals group BioMerieux-Pierre Fabre formed a sales agreement with US Eli Lilly Group for the joint marketing of a pharmaceutical for osteoporosis after the menopause. The drug had been created by Eli Lilly, is...

Die Pharmazeutische Industrie: Institut Curie contests patent by Myriad Genetics.
November 30, 2001... Institut Curie will appeal against a patent owned by US biotechnology company Myriad Genetics in Salt Lake City based on the principle that the human genome cannot be patented. The legal action will be supported by the French Ministries for...

Chimica Oggi: Merck's custom synthesis and services.
November 30, 2001... Merck, Darmstad, Germany, has expanded its Custom Synthesis and Service Unit which is part of the Life Science Products Division. The $10 bn custom synthesis market is growing at 10%/y. Merck can assist customers with synthesis, project...

Chimica Oggi: Stepan acquires Akcros.
November 30, 2001... Stepan UK will acquire the sulfate and sulfonate business of Akcros Chemicals, UK. The anionic surfactants will be produced at Stepan's Staleybridge, UK, facility. Stepan UK is a branch of Stepan Europe which is wholly owned by Stepan Company...

Chimica Oggi: Flamma sets up a Chinese joint venture.
November 30, 2001... Flamma, Bergamo, Italy and Jinghzou Shine Star Biological Engineering Co (JSS), of Hubei, China, have set up a joint venture company, Gongan Flamma Biochemicals Co. The new company will be involved in development and expansion of amino acids...

Chimica Oggi: Bayer extends polyurethane activities.
November 30, 2001... Bayer and Lyondell Chemicals Company, Houston, TX, USA, started building a new production plant for propylene oxide and styrene at Rotterdam in Jun 2001. This is a 50:50 a joint venture with investment of EURO 500 M. Each partner will take...

Chimica Oggi: Proteomics Research.
November 30, 2001... The German biotechnology company, BioVisioN, will work with Applied Biosystems on development of tools, techniques and applications for the proteomics market. A reference laboratory for Proteomics and Peptidomics technologies will be set up...