Chemical industry – Page 75
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BusinessUS pushes for global phase-out of HFCs
Executive actions and industry commitments aim to speed up adoption of alternatives to hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse gases in refrigeration and air conditioning
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BusinessFreeing a world of fixers
Company profile: Sugru mouldable silicone rubber lets you mend what’s broken and hack stuff better
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Eastman snaps up Taminco for $2.8bn
Purchase will strengthen Eastman in niche markets and offers cost savings
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Pharma sales ‘will reach $1 trillion’ in 2014
Report predicts continued growth as sales reach an all-time high
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Cipla targets asthma market with Advair copy
Indian pharma company Cipla has launched a generic version of GSK’s best selling drug
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Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014
Results for the first half held back by stagnant sales and production dips
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BusinessBP faces $18bn fine over Deepwater
US judge rules that BP’s recklessness caused blowout through ‘gross negligence or willful misconduct’, but the firm will appeal
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Servier to appear in adverts over lack of transparency
Adverts in the medical press will name French pharma firm for failing to comply with disclosure rules
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Piramal exits drug discovery in India
Company will concentrate on generic medicines and clinical and contract research.
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Novo Nordisk quits inflammation R&D and cuts jobs
Firm will return to primary focus on diabetes and obesity
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Halliburton settles Deepwater Horizon claims
Company will pay $1.1bn for damage to property and commercial fishing
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Exelexis slashes workforce by 70%
Poor clinical trial performance pushes company into cost-cutting drive
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BusinessRoche to buy InterMune for respiratory boost
$8.3bn deal gives Roche a leading position in pulmonary fibrosis
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DuPont settles pollution charges for $1.3m
Allegations relate to eight hazardous chemical leaks in West Virginia between 2006 and 2010
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Clinical collaborations drive cancer immunotherapy
Companies race to pair up chemotherapy drugs with immune system-boosting antibodies to greatest effect in trials
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OpinionDeath of a reagent
Fashion and progress combine to mean some reactions and reagents persist, while others fall by the wayside, says Derek Lowe
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Illumina targets cancer diagnostics
Sequencing will improve tests and speed up clinical trials processes for big pharma partners
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Sanofi snaps up inhaled insulin licence
Deal gives Mannkind access to global manufacturing and distribution for recently-approved Afrezza
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Single shot antibiotic approved for skin infections
Third drug in three months approved under US antimicrobials incentive scheme
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GSK’s China troubles continue
Analysts say stings will only drive corruption into less visible channels