Chemical industry – Page 102
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Pfizer to spin off animal health business
New company Zoetis should start independent trading by July 2013
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Coca-Cola collaborates on bio-PET project
Global drinks giant Coca-Cola is teaming up with Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble to increase the use of bio-based polyethylene terephthalate
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Plastics makers to win from electric cars
Demand for lightweight plastics in electric vehicles to hit $73 million by 2017
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UK nuclear fuel site faces 2018 closure
The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (Thorp) at Sellafield in the UK will close in 2018
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FeatureFeeding a growing world
Pesticides play a vital role in food production. So do they really deserve their tarnished public image? Sarah Houlton investigates
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Takeda buys into Brazil for 540m reals
Multilab makes generics and over-the-counter branded products
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Solvay opens 200 employee Indian R&D centre
Belgian chemical company opens centre in Savli, Gujarat State
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BusinessHDL drug class struggling after latest flop
The failure of another ‘good’ cholesterol-raising drug and a new genetic study casts shadow over HDL hypothesis
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BusinessDrug watchdogs mark out global territory
US and European regulatory agencies are leading worldwide collaborations to ensure drugs from outside their borders are safe
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Pharma firms see mixed fortunes in Quebec
Canada’s pharmaceutical and life sciences hub hit by cutbacks as effects of global slowdown continue to be felt
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Business roundup: May 2012
Pharmaceutical New cholesterol drugs on the horizon The new candidate reduced "bad" LDL cholesterol by 40-72% in the trial Sanofi has reported Phase II data for a new drug candidate for lowering cholesterol levels in patients already taking statins. Over an 8-12 week period, the candidate reduced ...
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BusinessAstraZeneca seeks to refill dry pipeline with gout drug
UK pharma giant splashes out $1.26 billion on US gout specialist Ardea Biosciences
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Dow partners with Oz university
Dow is to partner with the University of Queensland in Australia
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Seroquel patent row continues
The legal tug of war over the right to sell generic versions of Seroquel (quetiapine) tablets continues
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Half of sun products have BASF UV filters
German chemical giant BASF says that 50% of all ‘sun care’ products sold today contain its organic UV-A filters
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US approves new anaemia drug
US authorities have approved Omontys (peginesatide) injections for treating anaemia in dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease
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Business roundup: April 2012
Pharmaceutical A pill to keep you off the pints? Source: © IStockphoto Beer today, gone tomorrow - Selincro tablets might help patients put their alcohol problems behind them Phase III trials of Selincro (nalmefene) tablets show that it outperforms placebo treatment when used to help patients with ...
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Light materials from Bayer
Bayer has launched a lightweight material designed to replace steel in railway locomotive and carriage construction