Business news – Page 50
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BusinessLong road to recovery for Puerto Rico pharmaceuticals
As inhabitants begin to rebuild their lives after the devastation of hurricane Maria, the island’s drug manufacturers are recovering slowly
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PodcastSodium dichromate
Discover the compound at the heart of a multi-million dollar legal case and an Oscar–winning role for Julia Roberts
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BusinessUS state passes law blocking generic drug price-gouging
Despite industry opposition, Maryland will be able to fine companies for ‘excessive and unjustified’ price increases
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BusinessAmgen partners to launch biosimilars in China
US biopharma and Chinese generics firm will co-develop medicines from Amgen’s pipeline focused on inflammation and oncology
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BusinessUS probes opioid manufacturers
Attorneys general from 41 states will investigate companies over alleged fraudulent marketing and distribution of painkillers
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BusinessHelium and rubber added to EU critical raw materials list
New classification sees nine materials pass threshold of supply risk, while two are downgraded
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OpinionShould individual companies be blamed for climate change?
Argument ignores consumers’ responsibility driven by our energy demands
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BusinessBASF to buy Solvay’s polyamide business
€1.6bn deal covers 2400 employees at sites in Europe, Asia and the Americas
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FeaturePhotoredox: charge of the LED brigade
Forget fluorescent light bulbs, photochemistry has become a lot more sophisticated
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BusinessTeva to sell off women’s health businesses for $1.4bn
Deals continue Teva’s bid to get rid of non-core businesses and raise cash to service its debts
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BusinessIndustry intervenes in chemical regulation lawsuits
Trade groups back up US EPA against environmental campaigners’ complaints of relaxation in new rules
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BusinessAllergan sidesteps patent review with tribal deal
Native Americans agree to use sovereign immunity to protect intellectual property from double challenge
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BusinessAlexion axes 20% of its global workforce
600 jobs lost amid restructure as firm moves to Boston life sciences hub
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BusinessAkzoNobel paint plant is ‘world’s most sustainable’
Biomass and solar-powered UK factory will recycle water and solvents, and is more flexible to reduce waste
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OpinionSafety lessons from Hurricane Harvey
The chemical fires triggered by extreme flooding in Houston demonstrate the need to improve risk management
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BusinessChemours reaches truce in pollution investigation
Company will provide authorities with data on perfluorinated compound emissions into drinking water
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OpinionAn opportunity ignored
Dismissing ideas that were ‘not invented here’ is like walking past a $100 bill
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BusinessHurricanes’ chemical consequences
Gulf coast petrochemical plants move to restart operations, while concerns persist about the fallout from hurricane Irma