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SPC, SOAP PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS: Enviro warriors.
September 14, 2001... Laboratoires Serobiologiques of France is offering new ingredients under its Climaline Concept that can combat the damaging effect of environmental factors on the skin. Natural cold protection mechanisms of plants and marine creatures,...

SPC, SOAP PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS: Lightening up.
September 14, 2001... S Black of the UK has launched Gigawhite. The product is a synergistic blend of seven plants, which includes primula, peppermint and mallow extracts from the Alpine regions. The product significantly whitens the skin and reduces age...

ELEMENTS: Superconductive Components Inc creates two magnesium diboride products.
September 14, 2001... Two magnesium diboride (MgB2) products have been developed by Superconductive Components Inc of Columbus, OH. The products have high-density, phase pure magnesium diboride targets for sputtering and laser ablation. Magnesium diboride...

ELEMENTS: Toshiba develops new lithium silicate ceramic.
September 14, 2001... A new lithium silicate ceramic has been jointly developed by Toshiba Corp and Toshiba Ceramics Co Ltd. A gram of lithium silicate absorbs 62 mg/minute of carbon dioxide in a 20% carbon dioxide gaseous environment at 500 degC. Other...

ELEMENTS: Nanometrics opens new support and production site in Korea.
September 14, 2001... Nanometrics Korea has inaugurated a new support and production facility in Pyungtaek City, Korea that will be utilised for joint research and development projects with key clients in the region. The firm, which is a subsidiary of...

ELEMENTS: California is top producer of non-fuel minerals in the USA.
September 14, 2001... California is the top producer of non-fuel minerals in the USA for the second consecutive year. It was also the sole producer of boron and rare earth concentrates. Data from the department of Conservation's Division of Mines and...

ELEMENTS: GE to launch high quality light bulb.
September 14, 2001... General Electric has disclosed that it will launch Reveal, a new, highquality light bulb. The firm added neodymium to the glass used in Reveal, which filters the dull yellow colour emitted by light bulbs to emit a true and pure light....

ELEMENTS: China announces remaining tungsten export license allocation.
September 14, 2001... China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation has approved licences for the remaining 28% of 17,000 tonnes earmarked for 2001. Domestic tungsten players will receive 3000 tonnes of the volume, while the remainder will go to...

ELEMENTS: Basin Minerals announces mine resources.
September 14, 2001... Basin Minerals Ltd of Sydney, Australia, has disclosed that it has 27 M tonnes of mineral concentrates at its Murray Basin mineral sands deposit. The mine is expected to produce 15,000 tonnes/y of leucoxene, 30,000 tonnes/y of rutile,...

ELEMENTS: Russia's Duma approves new amendments to non-ferrous, ferrous and scrap export tariffs.
September 14, 2001... Duma, Russia's lower parliament, has favoured the revision of the export tariffs of ferrous, non-ferrous and scrap metals after its third and final reading. New export tariffs for aluminium is raised by 5%, copper and nickel by 10%,...

ELEMENTS: Pasminco to sell mines and exploration interests.
September 14, 2001... Pasminco Ltd intends to sell its exploration interests and mines in Rosebery, Elura, Broken Hill and Century. The firm has decided to focus on its smelting operations in the USA, Holland and Australia, and continue to be the world's...

ELEMENTS: Xstrata aims for bigger vanadium market share.
September 14, 2001... Xstrata AG is aiming to raise its share in the vanadium market by reducing its production costs by $1-$2/lb. The firm has a vanadium production facility in Australia, which produced 18.9 M tonnes in 1H 2001, compared to only 11.6 M tonnes...

ELEMENTS: US Defense National Stockpile awards and notes.
September 14, 2001... The Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC) of the USA has disclosed that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) sold 500 kg of germanium to Eagle-Pitcher Tech worth $470,500. DLA intends to discontinue selling tin for the rest of the year...

ELEMENTS: Nanophase launches three new coatings.
September 14, 2001... Nanophase Technologies Corp has unveiled three new types of functional and transparent coatings. The coatings exhibit narrow particle distribution, have small particle size and can be stably dispersed in a vast array of resins and...

ELEMENTS: Nanophase releases new metal oxides.
September 14, 2001... Nanophase Technologies has launched three new custom-engineered nanocrystalline metal oxides. The company's aluminum oxide HP, also available as a slurry, is a dry powder with average particle size ranging from 30-60 nanometres. ...

ELEMENTS: Portmeirion's profits dive by 76%.
September 14, 2001... Shares in Portmeirion Group, the ceramics specialist, dived 16% after it reported that interim profits had collapsed and its chief executive had quit. Portmeirion, which issued a profits warning last month, blamed the 76% slide in...

ELEMENTS: Demand for natural gas up 23% in first half.
September 14, 2001... In 1H 2001 demand for natural gas was up 23% to 346,300 barrels of oil equivalent/day in Thailand, where there are plans to reduce dependence on imported oil and use more gas produced in the Gulf of Thailand. Total petroleum demand was...

ELEMENTS: China's oil giant sees net profit slip 4.2%.
September 14, 2001... CNOOC, the Chinese offshore oil organization, recorded net profit for 1H 2001 of Yuan 4.62 bn (US$558 M) down 4.2% because of higher taxes. Earnings before tax were Yuan 6.46 bn (US$781 M), 11.3% higher than the Yuan 5.8 bn in 1H 2000....

ELEMENTS: Votorantim saves with switch from oil to natural gas.
September 14, 2001... Before the close of 2001 Votorantim Celulose e Papel (VCP) in Brazil plans to convert three of its four production units to natural gas from fuel oil. From mid-2002 VCP also intends to operate a 25 MW gas-powered thermoelectric plant....

ELEMENTS: AngloGold plans to increase production in South America.
September 14, 2001... In an attempt to reduce dependence on South African mines, the world's biggest gold mining company, AngloGold Ltd, intends to increase production in South America to 1 M oz/y by 2006. In 2000 output was 439,000 oz. At current prices...

ELEMENTS: Brazilian companies raise market share in Argentina.
September 14, 2001... In Argentina subsidiaries of Brazilian textile company Santista Textil have shown strong growth in 1H 2001. Market share for the company's jeans has risen to 45% from 30-35% in 2000.

ELEMENTS: Poor showing from Thai Oil.
September 14, 2001... In 2Q 2001 Thailand's oil refiner Thai Oil recorded a net loss of Baht 1.7 bn due to an 84% reduction in throughput. This followed a collapse in demand from both domestic and export markets.

ELEMENTS: China launches probe into drug firm.
September 14, 2001... A Shenzhen pharmaceuticals firm is being investigated by Chinese regulators. Officials at Sanjiu Medical, controlled by Sanjiu Enterprises, have been accused of serious dereliction of duty. Allegedly major shareholders in Sanjiu...

ELEMENTS: CVRD changed strategy for pulp unit Celmar.
September 14, 2001... Following a lack of potential buyers Brazilian mining group CVRD has reversed its decision to sell Celmar, its last pulp and paper unit. Celmar will now be used to make charcoal for production of pig iron.

ELEMENTS: Greater offer of alcohol to reduce excess sugar.
September 14, 2001... Increased demand for anhydrous fuel alcohol as a gasoline additive is expected to decrease the surplus sugar on the market. Brazil produces over 30% of the world demand for the alcohol of nearly 32 bn litres.

ELEMENTS: Petrobras to put pipeline contracts to tender in September.
September 14, 2001... By 30 Sep 2001 Brazil's Petrobras will seek tenders for a range of natural gas pipeline contracts totalling 4500 km. The value involved is expected to be US$1.5-1.8 bn. Four new pipelines in southern and southeastern Brazil are...

ELEMENTS: Sime Darby's plantation profits hit.
September 14, 2001... Sime Darby Bhd, the Malaysian conglomerate, achieved net profit for the fiscal year ending 30 Jun 2001 of Ringgit 617 M ($162 M), down 19.8% from Ringgit 769.5 M ($202 M) in 2000. Lower palm oil prices caused a 44% decrease in operating...

ELEMENTS: Cracking cruddy crudes.
September 14, 2001... A hydrogen-transfer cracking process has been designed by Toyo Engineering Corp for modifying heavy crude oils. The process will undergo test in a joint programme with the Mexican Petroleum Institute. A proprietary catalyst of iron...

ELEMENTS: New ethyl acetate process.
September 14, 2001... An ethyl acetate (EA) facility in Secunda, South Africa has been commissioned by Kvaerner Process Technology (KPT) Ltd for Sasol Chemical Industries. The 50,000 tonne/y plant is the first commercial facility to employ KPT's ethanol-to-EA...

ELEMENTS: A one-step route to hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, without chlorine.
September 14, 2001... SGL Acotec GmbH has made available an electrodialysis process that yields high-purity hydrochloric acid and at the same time caustic soda in just onestep. This process is ideal for firms that utilise low amounts of sodium hydroxide and...

ELEMENTS: Ethanol from waste.
September 14, 2001... Standard Energy Corp intends to commercialise a method that employs a proprietary mix of enzymes to turn cellulosic waste into ethanol. The firm achieved 5-12% ethanol yields in a 150-ton/day pilot facility and hopes to sell ethanol for...

ELEMENTS: Thermal oxidation process uses pure oxygen to destroy wastes.
September 14, 2001... A thermal oxidation process for destroying waste will be offered by Conox Ltd. This method utilises pure oxygen and reduces almost 100% the chemical oxygen need of concentrated waste streams. The volume of combustion gas is only...

ELEMENTS: New technology leads to carbon nanotube commercialisation.
September 14, 2001... Showa Denko KK employed a thermal chemical-vapour-deposition process to produce carbon nanotubes at a rate of 200 gallons/hour. The firm intends to commercialise this method. A 200-mm-dia, continuous pilot reactor has been used to...

ELEMENTS: IFP-ISIS joint venture.
September 14, 2001... Axens is a new firm created by the merger of the French Petroleum Institute's (IFP) refining, petrochemicals and gas processes licensing business with the Procatalyse subsidiary of ISIS. IFP owns 55% of the new firm, while ISIS owns 45%...

ELEMENTS: EPA hands out chemistry awards.
September 14, 2001... The US EPA has given its annual Green Chemistry awards to five corporations and a Tulane University professor. Professor Chao-Jun Li has been recognised for his work in designing various transition metal-catalysed reactions that can be...

ELEMENTS: Study finds 'minimal' phthalate risk.
September 14, 2001... The use of diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in toys fabricated of polyvinyl chloride plastics has a minimal-to-zero health risk to children, according to a scientific advisory panel formed by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). ...

ELEMENTS: Integration's the word in petrochemicals. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... The global petrochemical industry is expected to undergo further consolidation due as intense competitions forces small- and medium-size companies to merge with others. Major producers are also expected to show heightened activity in...

ELEMENTS: Japan's chemical process industries are in the investment mode. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... Japan's chemical process industries are indicating heightened investment activity following a domestic financial crisis. Investment in the refining sector is projected to surge by 54% to $1.3 bn in 2001, according to Japan's Ministry of...

ELEMENTS: Syngenta rice herbicide gets first registration.
September 14, 2001... Syngenta obtained registration for its APIRO Ace GR pyriftalid rice herbicide product for use in South Korea. The product is used to control grass growth in rice paddies and is especially effective against Echinochloa. The firm will...

ELEMENTS: FCS, Nihon Nohyaku to develop cereal herbicide.
September 14, 2001... Feinchemie Schwebda GmbH of Germany and Nihon Nohyaku will jointly develop MILAN (bifenox + pyraflufen-ethyl) cereal herbicide. The MILAN product is presently registered in Belgium, with new registrations expected in Italy and Germany by...

ELEMENTS: Fertilizer: Feeding the demand. [2 figures].
September 14, 2001... Grain production in South America has consistently risen in the past ten years, which also triggered the rise in fertilizer consumption. In Argentina, fertilizer consumption rose by 500% from 1991-1996. Two bar graphs show Brazil's...

ELEMENTS: Cosmetic products: Label laws.
September 14, 2001... Seven basic elements should be incorporated in the principal display panel (PDP) of retail cosmetic products to ensure compliance with the US FDA's Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. These...

ELEMENTS: New jojoba proteins from Desert Whale Jojoba and Midwest Grain Products.
September 14, 2001... Desert Whale Jojoba Co and Midwest Grain Products Inc jointly launched two new jojoba protein ingredients, Jojoba Pro-HP and Pro-AA. Jojoba Pro-HP is a hydrolysed jojoba protein, whereas Jojoba Pro-AA is a jojoba amino acid solution. ...

ELEMENTS: Thor Specialities develops new synergistic cosmetic preservatives.
September 14, 2001... Thor Specialities UK Ltd's personal care unit has formulated a new range of synergistic preservatives. The preservatives are aqueous-based preservatives that kill low-concentration molds, yeasts and a large variety of gram negative...

ELEMENTS: Focusing on chemicals speciality products continues, including local investments: BASF Japan Ltd.
September 14, 2001... By 2010, BASF expects 20% of Group sales to come from Asia and the local production ratio to increase to 70%. The company has no plans for large scale investments in Japan, but is continuing to invest in China, Malaysia, Singapore, and...

ELEMENTS: Growth of ethical drugs helps gain head start in 2001: Bayer Ltd.
September 14, 2001... By 2004, Bayer Ltd expects to have Japanese sales of Yen 300 bn/y, based on the company's medium-term business plan which focuses on life sciences, polymers, and chemicals. In 2000, the company had sales of Yen 223 bn and in 1Q 2001 sales...

ELEMENTS: Serving as supply source of unique products - liquid crystal mixtures, etc: Merck Japan Ltd.
September 14, 2001... In 2000, Merck Japan's sales grew at 40% and in 1H 2001 sales have grown by double digits. The company is constructing a second plant ro produce Xirallic pigments (pearl pigments based on aluminium oxide. The company's main...

ELEMENTS: Life science and performance materials form solid foundation: DSM Japan KK.
September 14, 2001... By 2005, DSM Japan will focus on the core businesses of life sciences (includes speciality chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products) and performance materials (mainly plastics). In 2000, the company acquired marketing rights to...

ELEMENTS: Towards 2005 direct sales of Yen 100 bn thru enhanced portfolio and marketing: Nippon Roche KK.
September 14, 2001... By 2005, Nippon Roche plans to have increased pharmaceuticals sales from a planned Yen 74.4 bn in 2001 to Yen 100 bn. The company's product line up in Japan includes Tamiflu, Herceptin, capecitabine, peg-interferon, Orlistat, and Rituxan....

ELEMENTS: Closing in on establishment of local production foothold: Ensinger Japan Co Ltd.
September 14, 2001... A review of the business of Ensinger Japan, including: corporate structure and goals, business areas (engineering plastics mouldings, PEEK, Tecaflon P16 (polyimide and PTFE)), and sales and structure plans for the Asian region.

ELEMENTS: Toray rushes to realign US PET film biz.
September 14, 2001... Toray Industries is restructuring its PET film business in Europe and the US to increase profitability. PET films will be supplied from its low-cost South Korean joint venture, Toray Saehan. Toray has global PET film capacity of...

ELEMENTS: Petchem reduction picks up speed.
September 14, 2001... In Jul 2001, Japanese ethylene production was 561,400 tonnes (-15% on Jul 2000), mainly due to maintenance shutdowns and the reorganisation of the naphtha crackers of Mitsubishi Chemical and Show Denko. In 1H 2001, Japanese petrochemicals...

ELEMENTS: Chemical exports to all areas down during 1H 2001. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... In 1H 2001, Japanese chemical exports were down 9.5% (compared to 1H 2000) and imports from Asia were up 7.9%. A table shows imports and exports for 13 categories of chemical products and trade in chemical products to/from Asia, Europe,...

ELEMENTS: ExxonMobil Group to integrate Japanese aromatics production.
September 14, 2001... ExxonMobil Group is restructuring its aromatics business in Japan. Sales will be at ExxonMobil Chemical Japan and production will be integrated at Tonen General Sekiyu. On 1 Oct 2001, the production facilities of Tonen Chemical at its...

ELEMENTS: Mitsui Chemicals to become sole owner of Grand Polymer.
September 14, 2001... On 1 Oct 2001, Mitsui Chemicals will acquire Ube Industries 33.3% stake in their polypropylene joint venture Grand Polymer and become sole owner. Grand Polymer will become a subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals. Also on 1 Oct 2001, Mitsui...

ELEMENTS: Shin Dai-Ichi to rationalise PVC paste production.
September 14, 2001... Shin Dai-Ichi Vinyl is to close excess PVC paste capacity (believed to be about 20,000 tonnes/y, about the same as its export volume) and increase the efficiency of the 65,000 tonnes/y plant at Takaoka, Japan. The Japanese market, for PVC...

ELEMENTS: Asahi Kasei to construct 45,000 tonnes/y spunbond capacity.
September 14, 2001... Asahi Kasei will invest Yen 5 bn to increase polypropylene based spunbond capacity at Nobeoka, Japan by 13,000 tonnes/y to 48,000 tonnes/y. The increased capacity will be on-stream by 2004 and further capacity expansions are planned for...

ELEMENTS: Aromatics production below last year for 1H 2001 and full year. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... In 1H 2001, Japanese production of aromatics (benzene, toluene, and xylenes) is expected to fall short of the levels achieved in 1H 2000 due to reduced demand. Benzene demand was down due to decreased offtake for styrene and cyclohexane,...

ELEMENTS: Japanese corporate R&D capabilities lag behind the West. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... The Fiscal 2000 Private Enterprise Research Activity Report has been released by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. The report notes that Japanese corporate R&D is lagging behind that of Europe...

ELEMENTS: Mitsubishi strengthens ion-exchange resin activities.
September 14, 2001... In order to strengthen its ion-exchange business, Mitsubishi Chemical has increased capacity by about 50% at Tai Young Chemical (Taiwanese subsidiary) and modernised facilities at Resindion SRL (Italian affiliate). The company has...

ELEMENTS: Syngenta Japan restructures R&D set-up in Japan.
September 14, 2001... Syngenta Japan (created from the merger of the agribusiness interests of Novartis and Zeneca) started business at the end of Jul 2001. Tomono Agrica (formerly a Novartis company) will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Syngenta Japan....

ELEMENTS: Daido Air Products, Honjo Chem tem up in GeH4 sales.
September 14, 2001... Air Water subsidiary Daedo Air Products Electronics will sell germane gas (GeH4) produced by Honjo Chemical. Honjo is to build a 3 tonnes/y germane production facility at Naoshima, Japan and the companies plan to secure about 70% of the...

ELEMENTS: New film effectively prevents oxidation of DRAM capacitor electrodes.
September 14, 2001... Titanium silane nitride, material which prevents oxidation of DRAM capacity electrodes has been synthesises from disilane, ammonia, and titanium tetrachloride by a research group at Tokyo Institute of Technology. The materials has...

ELEMENTS: Wholesale prices for chemicals and related materials. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... An extensive table shows wholesale prices for chemicals and related materials in Japan in Aug 2001. The categories include: petrochemicals, plastics, synthetic rubber, organic chemicals, fine chemicals, inorganic chemicals, pigments, and...

ELEMENTS: Thailand's PTT to finalise AN, cumene/phenol project by end-2001.
September 14, 2001... The petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) is considering petrochemicals projects worth about $700 M. PTT and Asahi Kasei are considering the feasibility of a joint venture 250,000 tonnes/y acrylonitrile project based on a propane or a...

ELEMENTS: Asahi Kasei in FS for POM production in China.
September 14, 2001... Asahi Kasei is studying the feasibility of a polyacetal resin (POM) production facility in China. Styron Asia (joint venture of Asahi Kasei and Dow Chemical) will start-up a new polystyrene resin facility in China in 2002. Asahi...

ELEMENTS: Sudden possibility of restructuring in synthetic fibre industry in Taiwan.
September 14, 2001... The Japanese Chemical Fibres Association believes that restructuring is imminent in the Taiwan synthetic fibres industry. Low priced products form Asia, China, and India coupled with overcapacity, particularly for polyesters, are believed...

ELEMENTS: Mitsui Phenol starts commercial operations. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... In Aug 2001, Mitsui Phenol started up its 200,000 tonnes/y phenol plant in Singapore. Full scale operations are scheduled to start in Feb 2001. Downstream of the phenol plant is a 70,000 tonnes/y bisphenol-A plant, due for completion...

ELEMENTS: Geron, Kyowa plan clinical tests on cancer enzyme inhibitor.
September 14, 2001... In early 2002, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo and US bioventure company Geron plan clinical trials of GRN163, a telomerase inhibitor that finds application as a cancer treatment. Clinical development and marketing rights in Asia will belong to Kyowa...

ELEMENTS: Nippon Kayaku to sell its own orphan dug in Europe, US.
September 14, 2001... Nippon Kayaku will start marketing its own pharmaceuticals in Europe and the US with the launch of an immunosuppressant (NKT-01) in Europe in 2004. The drug was recently approved by the European Medicines Evaluation Agency. NKT-01...

ELEMENTS: Taisho kick off clinical tests in Japan, USA.
September 14, 2001... Within the next year, Taisho Pharmaceutical will carry out phase I clinical trials of an asthma treatment and an agent for treating a diabetes-related disease, in the USA. The asthma treatment (EP12010) is being developed in conjunction...

ELEMENTS: Aventis targets Yen 200 bn sales with new drugs, application extension.
September 14, 2001... By 2005, Aventis Pharma expects to have Japanese sales of Yen 220 bn/y. The company will increase the number of its MRs from 1000 to 1600 in the medium term. The increased sales are planned to come from five new drugs: enoxaparin,...

ELEMENTS: Kyowa Hakko clinically tests asthma drug in UK.
September 14, 2001... Kyowa Hakko UK (UK subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo) will carry out phase I clinical trials its asthma treatment KW-4490 in the UK. The company expects to apply for UK approval for the drug in 2006 and that it will achieve peak sales of...

ELEMENTS: Bayer, Takeda recover anti-hypercholesterolaemia drug.
September 14, 2001... On 23 Aug 2001, Bayer Yakuhin and Takeda Chemical Industry withdrew cerivastatin sodium (Baycol or Certa) from the Japanese market. The product has now been withdrawn world-wide due to deaths resulting from adverse reactions of the drug...

ELEMENTS: Wyeth Lederle targets Yen 100 bn sales by 2005.
September 14, 2001... Wyeth-Lederle (Japan) has brought forward its Yen 100 bn/y (NHI basis) sales target from 2010 to 2005. Clinical development of Enbrel, Efexor, Prematin, and Sonata will be accelerated and the company will introduce therapeutic products...

ELEMENTS: Syngenta is optimistic. Newly-approved products expected to generate high turnover. [1 table].
September 14, 2001... Swiss Syngenta AG in Basel is optimistic for the future and targets new market shares and higher profits in 2002. Turnover decreased by 9% to $4.03 bn in 1H 2001 and the pre-tax operating result decreased by 9% to $1.06 bn. Margins...

ELEMENTS: Alzheimer's disease: research agreement between Galapagos and VIB.
September 14, 2001... Galapagos Genomics and the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) have signed an agreement covering the identification and testing of new therapeutic targets for treating Alzheimer's disease. Galapagos will contribute its Phenoselect...

ELEMENTS: Multiple sclerosis drugs: Serono and Biogen pursue war through press statements.
September 14, 2001... In their press statements, both Biogen and Serono claimed victory after the Geneva court of justice announced its ruling. Biogen claims that the ruling was in its favour because it banned Serono from publishing the results of its Evidence...

ELEMENTS: US National Institutes of Health lists approved suppliers of stem cells.
September 14, 2001... The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have published a list of 10 research centres worldwide whose 64 lines of embryonic stem cells may be used in research funded by the US government. The centres are: Wisconsin Alumni Research...

ELEMENTS: Eisai stops vitamin E production in the US.
September 14, 2001... Eisai has announced the end to vitamin E production and wholesale chemical product sales in the US. The Japanese group's US subsidiary had more than doubled its sales between 1999-2001 (from $352 M to $931 M), thanks mainly to sales of...

ELEMENTS: Zofran: Dr Reddy submits registration applications to US FDA.
September 14, 2001... Dr Reddy has submitted 3 registration applications for generic versions of GlaxoSmithKline's antiemetic Zofran (ondansetron) in doses of 4 mg, 8 mg and 24 mg. If they are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, Dr Reddy will...

ELEMENTS: European Union approval for UCB's Xyzal.
September 14, 2001... The European Union has approved UCB's antiallergic drug Xyzal for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis, constant allergic rhinitis and chronic urticaria. The drug is taken once daily and is a non-sedative antihistamine. UCB...

ELEMENTS: Marked growth in AES Laboratoires' turnover.
September 14, 2001... AES Laboratoires posted a 171% increase in its consolidated 2Q turnover to EUR 15.7 M. This increase was mainly due to sales of its Prionics tests, used in diagnosing bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The company expects sales of its...

ELEMENTS: Industrial gases: Air Liquide goes back to work with a change of structure and president.
September 14, 2001... Air Liquide's chairman and managing director Alain Joly will soon be replaced by Benoit Potier who will become the president of the group's board. In 2000 Joly's proposals for closer ties with BOC were rejected by the US competition...