Chemical industry – Page 44
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Opinion
Safety lessons from Hurricane Harvey
The chemical fires triggered by extreme flooding in Houston demonstrate the need to improve risk management
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Business
Chemours reaches truce in pollution investigation
Company will provide authorities with data on perfluorinated compound emissions into drinking water
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Opinion
An opportunity ignored
Dismissing ideas that were ‘not invented here’ is like walking past a $100 bill
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Business
Hurricanes’ chemical consequences
Gulf coast petrochemical plants move to restart operations, while concerns persist about the fallout from hurricane Irma
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Business
Teva sells off contraceptive device in $1.1bn deal
CooperSurgical to acquire Paragard as Teva seeks to offload assets
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Business
HB Fuller targets growth with trio of deals
Adhesives manufacturer will buy one Brazilian and two US glue companies
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Business
Takeda tightens focus on core areas with multiple deals
Japanese firm is remodelling its R&D efforts through collaboration and licensing deals, and selling off non-core businesses
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Business
FDA warns Pfizer subsidiary over Epipen malfunctions
Manufacturer did not fully investigate reports of patients dying after auto-injector failures
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Business
Eli Lilly to cut 3500 jobs
Company will close sites in US and China, and provide incentives for early retirement
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Article
Pharma supply chains pick up pace
Contract suppliers are increasingly important in reducing time to market
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Business
Asia’s age of regulation
Safety legislation and data sharing in Asia is making progress but highlights a global challenge
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Article
In-house training speeds up metabolism
Business plugs DMPK skills gap to improve drug discovery
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Article
The benefits of blends
Blends are a simple way to improve productivity, efficiency and safety
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Business
EU investigates Bayer’s Monsanto takeover plan
Commission raises concerns over reduced competition across pesticide and seed markets
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Business
Hurricane hammers US chemical industry
Petrochemical sites along Houston’s seaboard are offline, and flooding has caused explosions at an Arkema facility
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Business
Mexichem to buy Netafim in $1.5bn deal
Takeover brings Netafim’s smart irrigation technology that could be applied across other markets
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Business
US firm fined for mishandling ammonia
Demakes will pay $130,000 to settle violations and has spent $300,000 upgrading systems