Chemical Business Newsbase articles from September 2001, page 9

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PHARMA JAPAN: Plasma storage period to be shortened upon shortage: Japan.
September 21, 2001... The supply of Kogenate (octocog alfa), the Factor VIII preparation from Bayer for treatment of haemophilia has been suspended, leading to shortages. Kogenate held 45% of the Japanese market for Factor VIII. On 31 Aug 2001, the...

PHARMA JAPAN: JAN (Japanese Accepted Name) notified for 16 substances.
September 21, 2001... On 3 Sep 2001, accepted names for 14 of 16 substances submitted to the Evaluation and Licensing Division of PMSB, Japan, were listed. These were for palivizumab (genetic recombination), dalfopristin, quinupristin, celecoxib, cetrorelix...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: BP: chemicals: two buyers for Fosroc.
September 21, 2001... Construction chemicals producer Fosroc is to be sold by BP and there are believed to be at least two companies expressing interest. These are WR Grace, US, and resin producer Rinol, Germany. The sale is part of BP's strategy to...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: UK surfactants: Manro close to concluding sale.
September 21, 2001... At the end of week beginning 10 Sep 2001, the sale of the UK surfactants operations of Manro Performance Chemicals was due to be completed. 122 staff are employed at the company's facilities in Stalybridge, Manchester. Bulk surfactants...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Pharmaceuticals pricing policy: Pfizer defends dual pricing.
September 21, 2001... A formal complaint has been filed with the competition authorities in the European Union by the Spanish drug wholesalers federation, Fedifar. The complaint is against Pfizer which operates a dual pricing system in Spain. Pfizer is...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Henkel of America exercises its call option on adhesives joint ventures.
September 21, 2001... The call option to acquire the 50% stake in Liofol, US, and Liofol, Brazil, from its partner, Lord, has been exercised by Henkel of America.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Switzerland: Quadrant to focus on plastics.
September 21, 2001... In order to concentrate its operations in the plastics sector, the 77.2% stake in Mobag, a construction contractor, has been sold by Quadrant, Switzerland. Private investors have acquired the company, the management of which already owns...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Merck streamlines businesses.
September 21, 2001... The speciality chemicals and laboratory products operations of Merck KGaA are to be combined as part of the company's restructuring plan. The Chemistry unit will be established on 1 Jan 2002. Substantial savings are also forecast...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Profits slump for Yule Catto in 1H 2001.
September 21, 2001... A 27% drop in pretax income from continuing operations was recorded by Yule Catto in 1H 2001 to #18.3 M. In 2H 2000, the results were #11.1 M. A easing of prices for raw materials and better production at its fragrances facility in...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Appeals filed by General Electric and Honeywell after merger rejection.
September 21, 2001... Following the rejection of plans for a $41 bn merger between General Electric and Honeywell on 3 Jul 2001 by the European Commission, an appeal has been lodged by the two companies with the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Early retirement taken by Dow Chemical employees.
September 21, 2001... The number of job losses that will be implemented by Dow Chemical has been reduced as at least 329 of its staff have opted to take early retirement on a voluntary basis. By the end of 2001, 260 jobs are to be lost from the Michigan...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Italy: EniChem/Sabic deal gets closer.
September 21, 2001... Within a few weeks, a deal is expected to be announced between EniChem, Italy, and Sabic, Saudi Arabia. For at least 12 months, the chemical businesses of EniChem have been up for sale. Sabic is believed to be particularly interested...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: US coatings: Valspar axes plants after Lilly purchase.
September 21, 2001... In 2000, $975 M was paid by Valspar to purchase its paints and coatings rival, Lilly. The deal included debts amounting to $213 M. Following the acquisition, a 5% staff reduction is being planned by Valspar, amounting to 350 people....

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Serbia privatisation: agency attracts buyers interest.
September 21, 2001... Four chemical companies, two pharmaceutical producers and a rubber company are to be privatised by the Serbian privatisation agency. In Belgrade, Duga produces paints, dyes and finishes. Sulfates and pesticides are produced in...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Russia investment: a strategic manoeuvre by Sibur.
September 21, 2001... In order to take direct control of BorsodChem, the Hungarian PVC producer, Sibur plans to acquire CE Oil and Gas' 59% stake in the company. This will be added to the 25% stake already held by Sibur. Sibur is also interested in...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Czech Republic: Unipetrol: high interest in stake sale.
September 21, 2001... FNM, the Czech National Property Fund has received expressions of interest in the purchase of a 63% stake in Unipetrol, the refinery and petrochemical conglomerate from around 20 companies and consortia. Non-binding preliminary offers...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Romania sale: talks to begin over Viromet.
September 21, 2001... Negotiations for the sale of a 75.06% stake in Viromet have been started with two companies by APAPS, the Romanian privatisation agency. The companies are Dow Chemicals, Israel, and Lindsell Enterprises, Cyprus, which is an investment...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Germany: Wacker-Chemie: accident in furnace.
September 21, 2001... Two employees were killed in an accident in the melting furnace of the ceramics facilities of Wacker-Chemie in Kempten, Germany. The company has closed the plant and production will not restart until the cause of the accident has been...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Italy: caprolactam: Radici acquires unit.
September 21, 2001... EniChem has sold its 120,000 tonne/y caprolactam facility in Marghera, Italy, to Radici's subsidiary, Radicinylon. Turnover of the plant, which employs 450, is EUR 180 M/y. Assuming approval is received from the boards of the two...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: India to sell HOC (Hindustan Organic Chemicals).
September 21, 2001... A 32.61% stake in Hindustan Organic Chemicals is to be offered for sale by the Indian government. Phenol, acetone, aniline, nitroaromatics, chlorobenzene, acetanilide and formaldehyde are produced by the company at its facilities in...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Air Liquide buy: Balazs Analytical Laboratory.
September 21, 2001... In a move that will enable the analytical services offered to the semiconductor sector to be improved, Air Liquide has acquired the US semiconductor analysis company, Balazs Analytical Laboratory. No financial details have been disclosed.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Deal completed: Ferro buys dmc2 businesses from OM.
September 21, 2001... The OM group has sold the electronic materials, performance pigments, glass systems and cerdec ceramics operations of dmc2 to Ferro Corp for around $535 M. In 2000, revenues of the acquired businesses amounted to $520 M.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Merger approved by the US Federal Trade Commission: Chevron and Texaco.
September 21, 2001... The establishment of ChevronTexaco by the merger of Chevron and Texaco has been approved by the US Federal Trade Commission. The market value of the new company is put at over $100 bn. The chemicals operations of Chevron Phillips...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Resin production: LG Dow Polycarbonate.
September 21, 2001... Production of polycarbonate has been started by LG Dow Polycarbonate at its 65,000 tonne/y facility in Yosu, South Korea. Capacity at the unit is to be increased to 130,000 tonne/y. LG Chem Investment and Dow Chemical are the partners...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Marketing deal for monopropylene glycol.
September 21, 2001... Monopropylene glycol produced by Repsol Quimica is to be marketed in North America by JLM Marketing. The grades available include industrial, USP and Kosher certified. The companies have been doing business together for 15 years.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: VAM (vinyl acetate monomer) plant to open: BP.
September 21, 2001... In Oct 2001, full production of vinyl acetate monomer is to be started in Hull, UK, by BP. Capacity is 250,000 tonne/y.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Operation to close: PolyOne in Tillsonburg.
September 21, 2001... The Tillsonburg, Canada, facilities of PolyOne for the production of performance additives and elastomers are to be closed in response to falling demand. Elastomer facilities in Ohio and Wisconsin, US, will take over production.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Capacity expanded: PPG Industries' synthetic printing sheet.
September 21, 2001... Capacity for the production of synthetic printing sheet based on silica is to be expanded at Barberton, OH, by PPG Industries when it brings a second full-scale line onstream in early Sep 2001.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Ammonia production: cutbacks help recovery.
September 21, 2001... Ammonia prices in Yuzhnyy have risen following reduced production levels in the Ukraine. Short-term problems of oversupply in the region have been relieved by the cutbacks. However, weak demand from the US has resulted in a sharp...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Para-xylene contract price: producers revise 4Q 2001 price ideas.
September 21, 2001... The price levels contemplated by para-xylene producers in Europe are being revised in the light of continuing increases in the price of crude oil. Customers are being supplied from stock from DuPont SA's facilities in Wilton, UK, which...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Frutarom: a recipe for success.
September 21, 2001... By 2005, the Israeli flavour and fragrances group, Frutarom, aims to achieve a turnover of $300 M/y. In Feb 2001, it paid $16 M for the flavours and ingredients operations of CPL Aromas, UK. This will enhance the international...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Danish probe into PVC products.
September 21, 2001... The levels of organotin and cadmium compounds in some PVC products has been investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency in Denmark. Vinyl flooring and wallpaper were found to contain large amounts of tributyltin biocide.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Impact assessment: Canada to develop regulations.
September 21, 2001... Regulations requiring and environmental impact assessment to be conducted for ingredients for drugs, cosmetics, food and personal care products are to be developed by the health department in Canada. The move has been triggered by the...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Lawsuit over plans: Aventis CropScience.
September 21, 2001... Plans to make public information on glyfosinate pesticide are to be challenged in the courts by Aventis CropScience. It claims that UK government plans will contravene its intellectual property rights.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Flame retardants ban: EU rules before risk results: octabromodiphenylether, decabromodiphenylether.
September 21, 2001... Although the risk assessments on octabromodiphenylether (octa- BDE) and decabromodiphenylether (deca-BDE) have not yet been completed, the European Parliament has backed a recommendation from the European Commission to ban them, together with...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: US: integrin receptors: five years of research bears fruit for Merck.
September 21, 2001... After five years of research, the full structure of the integrin alphaVbeta3 receptor has been determined by a team from Merck KGaA and the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Biological processes are controlled by integrin receptors...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Borealis semiconductors: a new wafer patent.
September 21, 2001... A method for preparing an extremely smooth surface on a silicon wafer has been granted a US patent. The method has been developed by Borealis Exploration's subsidiaries, Power Chips and Cool Chips. The smoother the surface, the more...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Investment round: Phoqus.
September 21, 2001... In a second round of funding led by the UK biotechnology venture investor, Abingworth, #13.2 M has been raised by Phoqus to enable its continued development of an electrostatic coating system for depositing active drugs and coatings onto...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Common cold cure: Aventis Pharmaceuticals and ViroPharma to collaborate.
September 21, 2001... Joint development and promotion of Picovir (pleconaril) will be undertaken in North America by Aventis Pharmaceuticals and ViroPharma. Sanofi-Synthelabo has licensed the new oral anti-viral treatment for the common cold to the partners....

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: DuPont patents for insecticides donated to Purdue Research Foundation.
September 21, 2001... Because they no longer form part of the company's strategic business direction, more than 30 patents, toxicology and field data for two compounds shown to control beetles and mites, respectively, have been donated to Purdue Research...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: US: Syntroleum GTL project in final stages of preparation.
September 21, 2001... In 4Q 2001, the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 70 bbl/day gas-to-liquids facility in Port of Catoosa, Tulsa, OK, is due to be awarded by Syntroleum and Marathon Oil. The $36 M facility is due onstream in early...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: UK: Nippon Gohsei advanced EVOH plans.
September 21, 2001... Subject to agreement by BP and to planning permission, a Soarnol ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) facility is to be built at Saltend, Hull, UK, by Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry (Nippon Gohsei). Capacity will be 15,000...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Pharmaceuticals: Merck invests in Singapore.
September 21, 2001... A second facility for production of pharmaceuticals is to be built in Singapore by Merck at a cost of more than $100 M. Capital investment in Singapore by the company will then exceed $500 M. The formulation facility is to be built...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Industrial gases: Southern Air Products starts up Chinese facility.
September 21, 2001... The province's largest production facility for industrial gases has been brought onstream in Guangdong Province, China, by Southern Air Products. Gaseous nitrogen capacity is 165,000 tonne/y, with a combined capacity for liquid oxygen,...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Sasol to get gas from Mozambique.
September 21, 2001... Plans for the construction of a pipeline to transport natural gas from Mozambique to South Africa has been approved by the respective governments and a joint venture is to be established with Sasol. Initially, Sasol will use the gas as...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Grant for Neochim for operational review.
September 21, 2001... A review of the operations of Neochim, Bulgaria, is to be carried out by a US company using a grant from the US Trade and Development Agency. The operational procedures, equipment and technology will be assessed and upgrades recommended....

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Qafco go ahead for fertilizer project.
September 21, 2001... Plans for Qafco IV fertilizer facilities in Messaied, Qatar, have been approved by Qatar Fertiliser Co (Qafco). Ammonia capacity will be 660,000 tonne/y, with urea capacity being 1 M tonne/y. A formaldehyde production unit will also...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Jacobs/BP deal for emissions reduction at Texas City.
September 21, 2001... NOx and SOx emissions from BP's refinery at Texas City are to be reduced with the work being carried out by Jacobs Group under a five- year deal.

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: US: engineering polymers: BP ups polymers capacity prior to Solvay transfer.
September 21, 2001... By 4Q 2001, capacity for production of Radel R polyphenylsulfone and Radel A polyethersulfone at BP's facilities in Marietta, OH, is to be increased by 40%, and capacity in Augusta, GA, for production of sulfone monomer is to be increased by...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Poland: propylene oxide: Rokita chooses CDI to study expansion.
September 21, 2001... A feasibility study for plans by Rokita to expand its propylene oxide capacity at Brzeg Dolny, Poland, is to be conducted by CDI Engineering Group, US. The $40 M project will raise capacity to 50,000 tonne/y. A grant for the study...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: CPChem: styrenics: progress on Venezuela unit.
September 21, 2001... A feasibility study for a 500,000 tonne/y production facility for styrene in Paraguana, Venezuela, is to be carried out by Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) and Pequiven. Production is due to be started in 2007, with output mainly being...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: catering for chemicals.
September 21, 2001... The Port of Rotterdam has encouraged investment by chemical companies within its area. There are now four refineries and 36 chemical facilities there, with 13 tank and storage companies and pipelines totalling 1300 km. The port...

HET FINANCIEELE DAGBLAD: Pharming partial bankruptcy.
September 21, 2001... The courts in the Hague have declared Pharming Intellectual Property bankrupt. Pharming has been in receivership since 10 Aug 2001 and is still holding talks aimed at its continued survival.

PRESS RELEASE: Petrobras delays plans to acquire foreign company.
September 21, 2001... Brazilian federal oil giant Petrobras has postponed plans to acquire a foreign oil company as part of its strategy to boost oil output overseas. The authorities said that the company couldn't make any decisions for as long as the climate...

PHARMA JAPAN: AstraZeneca reports good long-term pill study data for Crestor.
September 21, 2001... Long-term Phase III studies conducted by AstraZeneca on Crestor (rosuvastatin) are reported to have shown good results compared with other major statins in treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Outline results are given. By the end of...

PHARMA JAPAN: Fujisawa German subsidiary obtains marketing rights for fluvastatin.
September 21, 2001... With effect from 1 Sep 2001, German comarketing rights for fluvastatin have been granted to Klinge Pharma by Novartis. Klinge Pharma is the German subsidiary of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical. The drug is being sold under the Lochol trade...

PHARMA JAPAN: Tsuruha to acquire Rivers in Kawasaki.
September 21, 2001... On 2 Nov 2001, an exchange of shares will take place which will transfer full ownership of the drugstore chain operator, Rivers, in Kawasaki, to Tsuruha, which operates drugstores in Sapporo. In year ended Aug 2000, sales by Rivers...

PHARMA JAPAN: Tahiro to wholesale Caswell-Massey products.
September 21, 2001... In spring 2001, a sole agency agreement for sale of US company Caswell-Massey's cosmetics in Japan was concluded with Tashiro Yakuhin. Sales have been started in Kyoto and Hiroshima. Tashiro Yakuhin is negotiating with other...

PHARMA JAPAN: BDJ: new media for selective separation of Bacillus cereus.
September 21, 2001... A new medium for the isolation and differentiation of Bacillus cereus has been launched in Japan by Nippon Becton Dickinson (BDJ) under the BD BBL MYP (Mannitol-Egg-Polymixin) Agar label. The organism is one that causes food poisoning.

PHARMA JAPAN: Air Liquide: half-year sales up 12.9% in 1H 2001.
September 21, 2001... In 1H 2001, sales of Air Liquide rose 12.9% to EUR 4312.8 M. There was a 12.4% increase in operating profits to EUR 595.5 M and an 11.0% rise in net profits to EUR 328.6 M. Healthcare division sales of hospital sanitation services and...

PHARMA JAPAN: Sosei signs drug discovery agreement with BioFocus.
September 21, 2001... A collaborative agreement has been signed with BioFocus plc, US, by Sosei Co Ltd, Japan. The Retroviral Display system developed by BioFocus will be used by Sosei to accelerate the reevaluation of hundreds of compounds under the Sosei...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Rotterdam builds on its strengths.
September 21, 2001... Over 20% of the added value for the chemical industry in the Netherlands comes from the 36 chemical companies that operate within the port of Rotterdam. A new facility has recently been brought onstream at Rozenburg by Quest...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: staying on course: Lyondell/Bayer.
September 21, 2001... The construction of worldscale facilities for production of propylene oxide and styrene was started on reclaimed land in the Maasvlakte area of the port of Rotterdam in Jun 2001 by a joint venture between Lyondell and Bayer. Lyondell is...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: Eastman Chemical: building for the future.
September 21, 2001... With PET capacity in Europe totalling 380,000 tonne/y, Eastman Chemical is the region's biggest producer of PET packaging. At Rotterdam, the company has a facility with a capacity of 130,000 tonne/y. It has also located its 290,000...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: Huntsman: perfect symbiosis.
September 21, 2001... The $2.8 bn acquisition of ICI's polyurethanes, titanium dioxide, aromatics and petrochemicals operations gave Huntsman various assets in the port of Rotterdam, including two MDI facilities with capacities of 90,000 tonne/y and 160,000...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: ExxonMobil: tailored solutions.
September 21, 2001... A 1.5 M tonne/y aromatics facility is operated by ExxonMobil at Botlek in the port of Rotterdam area. This is one of the largest worldwide facilities of its kind taking in aromatic streams from other ExxonMobil sites in France, Italy,...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: new faces at the port: Ineos: a clear direction.
September 21, 2001... 27% of the worldwide market for methacrylates is held by Ineos, which acquired acrylics facilities in the port of Rotterdam from ICI in Nov 1999. Polymethyl methacrylate capacity at the site is 30,000 tonne/y and this can be expanded by...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: new faces at the port: Kraton Polymers makes a success of independence.
September 21, 2001... In Feb 2001, Ripplewood, an investment bank, acquired the Kraton Polymers operations at Pernis from Shell. Shell is focusing on core petrochemical operations and sold the polyisoprene and styrene block copolymer production facilities as...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: new faces at the port: Shin-Etsu exceeds expectations.
September 21, 2001... The performance of the Rovin PVC operations exceeded the expectations of its new owners, Shin-Etsu, in 2000. The facilities were acquired from joint venture partners, Akzo Nobel and Shell, in Dec 1999. In the port of Rotterdam, Rovin...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: new faces at the port: Astral Group: the next logical step forward.
September 21, 2001... Construction of a 270,000 tonne/y petroleum coke calciner facility is due to be started by Astral Calcining on reclaimed land at the Maasvlakte near Rotterdam later in 2001. This will be the company's first calcined petroleum coke...

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS: Port of Rotterdam: a veritable hub for methanol.
September 21, 2001... In 2000, almost one third of overall methanol consumption in Europe, amounting to some 2 M tonne/y, was handled at the port of Rotterdam. Methanol is the port's largest bulk chemical in terms of volume handled. By 2004, the port...

PHARMA JAPAN: Japan: new drugs in the research and development pipeline. [14 tables].
September 21, 2001... Tables give details of the research and development position for new drugs from Yamanouchi, Mochida Pharmaceutical, Chugai, Chugai Lilly Clinical Research Co Ltd, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharmaceutical and Daiichi. Where...

FARMERS WEEKLY: GM trials put in dock: agreement to consider ethical concerns.
September 21, 2001... The UK's Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission reports that ethical concerns of the public as well as strategic and economic issues must be accommodated before commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops. The...

FARMERS WEEKLY: Take-all treatment launch under fire: Monsanto criticized for restricted supplies.
September 21, 2001... Monsanto has been criticized by some UK agrochemical distributors for the insufficient supply of their new seed dressing Latitude for autumn use. Latitude (silthiofam) is recently approved for the control of take-all in wheat. It is...

FARMERS WEEKLY: Future energy source? Bio-ethanol/petrol blend for UK coming soon.
September 21, 2001... British Biogen has been charged by the government to come up with the UK's next sustainable fuel source. The company speculates that this will be bioethanol produced from waste starchy material from crops such as potatoes, sugar beet,...

BAYER FOUR SEASONS: New weapon against couch: Bayer gets new herbicide approved.
September 21, 2001... Bayer has received approval for the use of its new grass herbicide in winter wheat. Attribut (previously coded MKH6561) containing the new active ingredient propoxycarbazone-sodium has the unique ability to control couchgrass in the...

FEDERAL REGISTER: Secondary direct food additives permitted in food for human consumption.
September 21, 2001... The US Food and Drug Administration is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a mixture of peroxyacetic acid, octanoic acid, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, peroxyoctanoic acid, and 1-...

FEDERAL REGISTER: Oxythioquinox products cancellation order.
September 21, 2001... This notice announces the US Environmental Protection Agency's cancellation order for the product and use cancellations as requested by Bayer Corp for all products containing oxythioquinox (Morestan) and accepted by EPA, pursuant to section...

FEDERAL REGISTER: Government-owned inventions: availability for licensing.
September 21, 2001... The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the US Government (National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, DHHS) and are available for licensing in the US in accordance with 35 USC 207 to achieve expeditious...

FEDERAL REGISTER: Trichloroethylene health risk assessment.
September 21, 2001... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the availability of a report titled, "Trichloroethylene Health Risk Assessment: Synthesis and Characterization," External Review Draft, (EPA/600/P- 01/002A). The draft...

BUSINESS LINE: Zydus buys 'Aten' for Rup 750 M.
September 21, 2001... Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila Ltd (Zydus) has bought the anti-hypertensive drug 'Aten' from the Mumbai-based Kopran Ltd for Rup 750 M. Aten, which recorded sales of Rup 370 M in 2000-2001 has a market share of 39% in the cardiovascular...

BUSINESS LINE: Prices of three petro products hiked.
September 21, 2001... The Indian oil companies have hiked the prices of naphtha to Rup 11,320/tonne from Rup 10,870/tonne, furnace oil to Rup 8800/klt from Rup 8420/kl and LSHS to Rup 9430/tonne from Rup 9020/tonne, with effect from 15 Sep 2001. The hike...

BUSINESS LINE: Nalco divestment on backburner; expansion plans initiated to be completed by May 2002.
September 21, 2001... The Government of India is unlikely to divest its stake in the National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco), with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry opining against the disinvestment. Instead the Committee has suggested speeding up of...

BUSINESS LINE: Unfair trade practice charge: MRTPC dismisses review application of Reliance.
September 21, 2001... The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) has rejected the review application filed by Reliance Industries Ltd (Reliance) against its cease and desist order of 26 Mar 1999. The Director General (Investigation and...