28.07.2017
- The European Commission (EC) has confirmed reports that its officials carried out unannounced inspections on the premises of companies active in ethylene purchasing in mid-May. The...
24.07.2017
- Industry leaders from European and UK pharmaceutical and life science associations have written a joint letter to the chief Brexit negotiators Michel Barnier (EU) and David Davis...
20.07.2017
- The European Commission has accused Israeli drugmaker Teva and its US subsidiary Cephalon of breaching antitrust rules. Regulators classed an agreement between the companies to...
10.07.2017
- The European Commission (EC) has called out Germany’s Merck KGaA for breach of EU rules in the 2015 acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich. The regulatory body said that during the merger...
22.06.2017
- Bayer’s talks with European Commission competition authorities about its plan to acquire US rival Monsanto have been good and “constructive” thus far, CEO Werner Baumann told...
22.06.2017
- The European Commission has greenlighted the acquisition of Dong Energy’s oil and gas production by Switzerland-based Ineos. The more than $1 billion purchase includes ten gas and...
11.05.2017
- The UK chemical industry is seeking clarity on the future of chemicals regulation after Brexit. In a recent report, the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee called on the...
19.04.2017
- Germany’s chemical workers union IG BCE has called on the federal government to push for relocation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to Germany. Currently based in London...
