Business Digest
The acquisition of Jinan Fertiliser, located in Tai’an City, China, by Chinese producer of non-precipitated calcium carbonate and coal-based products Shengda Tech, based in Shandong Province, has been...
China & the Asian challenge
The migration of automotive and electronics production and markets to Asia presents a major challenge for the European chemical industry. According to Bruno Rudnik, senior consultant and deputy chief ...
Electronics & electrical
In the global electrical and electronics market, production roughly equals volume, and each stood at around €2,600bn in 2007, according to Andreas Gontermann, chief economist at the German Electrical ...
Business Digest
Neil Eisberg Swiss pharma major Novartis saw net sales rise by 11% in 2007 to reach $39.8bn resulting in a 66% increase in net income to $12bn. The figures include contributions from Medical Nutrition...
Companies, technology & environment
US chemical giant Dow Chemical and Petrochemical Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum, have signed a joint venture formation agreement covering the creation of their previously an...